Aims & Scope

Aims

The Journal of Geo-Energy and Environment (JGEE) is a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to advancing fundamental and applied research on geo-energy resources and the environmental challenges associated with their exploration, development, utilization, and storage. The journal aims to deepen understanding of the geological and engineering processes governing geo-energy systems, promote efficient and responsible resource use, and support environmental protection. JGEE provides a forum for research connecting geoscience, energy engineering, and environmental science. It welcomes theoretical, experimental, field-based, and computational studies that advance scientific understanding and technological innovation in geo-energy development and environmental protection. Research on hydrogen and other emerging energy systems is also welcomed where it addresses geological resources, subsurface processes, or related environmental challenges. Complementary research in environmental geoscience and resource sustainability is also considered where it informs resource management or environmental protection. By linking fundamental research with practical applications, the journal supports the safe and sustainable development and management of geo-energy systems.

Scope

The scope of the Journal includes, but is not limited to:

• Geological processes, exploration, and assessment of geo-energy resources, including conventional oil and gas, shale oil and gas, tight oil and gas, coalbed methane, and natural gas hydrates
• Reservoir characterization and geo-energy engineering
• Geothermal energy and subsurface energy storage
• Hydrogen energy and other emerging energy technologies with geoscientific or environmental relevance
• Carbon capture, utilization, and geological storage
• Rock mechanics, geomechanics, and coupled subsurface processes
• Fluid flow and transport in geological media
• Environmental impacts, pollution control, remediation, and ecological restoration associated with geo-energy development
• Monitoring, risk assessment, and safety of geo-energy systems and subsurface engineering
• Modeling, simulation, and intelligent technologies for geo-energy and related environmental applications
• Techno-economic assessment and sustainable management of geo-energy resources and infrastructure
• Complementary studies in environmental geoscience, Earth-surface and ecosystem processes, and the assessment and management of energy and geological resources

Publication Frequency

Quarterly

Ownership

The journal is owned by Institute of Central Computation and Knowledge Inc.

Affiliated Society

International Mine Safety And Emergency Rescue Association

Author Fees

For information regarding publication fees and waiver policies, please refer to Article Processing Charge (APC). 

Archiving

All journals published by ICCK are archived in Portico, which provides permanent digital archiving for scholarly journals.

Copyright & Licensing

Articles published in JGEE will be Open-Access articles distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY). Under this license, author(s) retain ownership of the copyright for their article, but authors allow anyone to download, reuse, reprint, distribute, and/or copy articles published in JGEE, so long as the original author(s) and source are cited.

Access Policy

All articles published in this journal are freely available to readers worldwide immediately upon publication. There are no subscription charges or pay-per-view fees. Readers may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author.

Editorial Board

The Journal is guided by an Editorial Board consisting of recognized experts in the field. For the complete list of Editorial Board members, please refer to Editorial Board.

Peer Review

The journal adheres to rigorous peer review and undergoes single-blind peer review. For more details, please refer to Editorial Process and Peer Review Policy.

Editorial Process

All manuscripts submitted to JGEE should adhere to the journal's Editorial Process.

Plagiarism

Plagiarism detection is performed at ICCK using the iThenticate- Crossref Similarity Checking tool. This web-based tool is employed in the editorial process to identify potential text plagiarism. It's important to note that while iThenticate can identify matching text, it cannot independently determine whether plagiarism has occurred. Manual examination of the matching text is still necessary, and judgment must be exercised to ascertain the presence or absence of plagiarism. The similarity report might be sent to the author for revision whenever needed.

Publication Ethics Statement

ICCK is responsible for implementing rigorous peer review and strict ethical policies and standards to ensure that high quality scientific work is added to the field of scholarly publishing. ICCK takes such publishing ethics issues very seriously, and our editors are trained to enforce COPE's Core Practices and Guidelines, with a zero-tolerance policy for plagiarism, data falsification, and other behaviours. To verify the originality of content submitted to our journals, we use iThenticate/Crossref Similarity Check to check submissions against previous publications.

Advertising

The journal does not accept any commercial product advertisements until policy changes otherwise.

Direct Marketing

Journal propagation has been done through the journal website and distribution of an introduction pamphlet. Invitations to submit a manuscript are usually targeted towards presenters at conferences, seminars, or workshops related to the journal's aims and scope.

Contact

Please visit Editorial Office for details about different queries.