Since its launch in 2025, Reservoir Science (RS) has completed its first year of development. This editorial reviews the journal’s progress over the past year, analyzes current challenges, and outlines future strategic directions. In the past year, RS has published 18 high-quality papers contributed by 63 authors from 7 countries and regions (as of May 30, 2026). The journal has been indexed in CAS. Adopting an Open Access model (CC BY), RS has established an international editorial board and published research covering reservoir exploration, characterization, CCUS, geothermal energy, underground hydrogen storage, reservoir materials science, environmental science, and artificial intellige... More >