International Journal of Hydrocarbons
Publishing groundbreaking research in hydrocarbon engineering, petroleum extraction optimization, refining process innovations, petrochemical production, and sustainable energy technologies meeting global energy demands while minimizing environmental impact through scientific advancement.
Join a dynamic international community of petroleum engineers, organic chemists, energy researchers, chemical engineers, and sustainability scientists pioneering cleaner fossil fuel technologies and carbon management solutions during the renewable energy transition.
Research Engineering Domains
Comprehensive coverage across petroleum engineering, organic chemistry, process optimization, and environmental sustainability advancing hydrocarbon science worldwide.
Extraction Technology
Advanced petroleum extraction from conventional reservoirs and unconventional resources including shale formations and tar sands through enhanced oil recovery, hydraulic fracturing, and horizontal drilling techniques maximizing reservoir contact.
- Enhanced oil recovery methods
- Hydraulic fracturing optimization
- Horizontal well design
- Reservoir simulation modeling
Refining Processes
Crude oil separation and conversion into valuable products through distillation, catalytic cracking, hydrocracking, and reforming processes producing gasoline, diesel, and petrochemical feedstocks with optimized energy efficiency.
- Catalytic cracking innovations
- Hydroprocessing technologies
- Process integration strategies
- Energy efficiency optimization
Petrochemical Production
Conversion of petroleum derivatives into chemical building blocks for plastics, polymers, and consumer products through steam cracking, aromatics extraction, methanol synthesis, and polymerization technologies.
- Steam cracking efficiency
- Aromatics separation
- Polymer synthesis
- Specialty chemical production
Combustion Chemistry
Understanding hydrocarbon combustion mechanisms enabling cleaner energy conversion through ignition chemistry research, soot formation pathway studies, nitrogen oxide reduction, and alternative combustion strategies.
- Ignition quality optimization
- Emissions reduction
- Catalytic converter development
- Advanced combustion modes
Environmental Remediation
Hydrocarbon contamination cleanup through bioremediation utilizing microorganisms, phytoremediation employing plants, chemical oxidation technologies, and monitored natural attenuation for sustainable site management.
- Biodegradation processes
- Soil remediation methods
- Groundwater treatment
- Risk assessment protocols
Carbon Management
Carbon capture utilization and storage enabling continued fossil fuel use while mitigating climate impact through post-combustion capture, geological storage, and carbon utilization producing chemicals and fuels.
- CO2 capture technologies
- Geological sequestration
- Carbon utilization pathways
- Lifecycle emissions analysis
Bridging Laboratory and Industry
The International Journal of Hydrocarbons serves petroleum engineers optimizing reservoir recovery, organic chemists investigating reaction mechanisms, energy researchers developing cleaner technologies, and chemical engineers design ing efficient operations advancing hydrocarbon science across disciplines.
Comprehensive Research Scope
We publish investigations spanning organic chemistry studying hydrocarbon transformations, petroleum geology characterizing source rock maturation, reservoir engineering research optimizing production through numerical simulation, chemical engineering process development for separation and purification, environmental science examining hydrocarbon fate and transport, and materials science investigating corrosion in high-temperature high-pressure environments.
Global Energy Impact
Hydrocarbons provide eighty-five percent of global primary energy with continued demand through mid-century despite renewable growth. Our research enables extraction efficiency improvements, refining process optimization, emissions reduction technologies, and carbon management solutions ensuring energy security during transition.
Editorial Excellence
Our international editorial board comprises petroleum engineering professors with industry experience, organic chemistry researchers expert in hydrocarbon transformations, chemical engineers specializing in process optimization, and environmental scientists ensuring highest scientific standards including validated analytical methodologies following ASTM International standards and rigorous statistical analysis.
Membership Investment
Select the tier supporting your energy research dissemination goals and publication frequency requirements.
Membership Advantages
Expert Peer Review
Manuscripts receive evaluation by internationally recognized petroleum engineering and energy chemistry specialists with deep domain expertise matching your research focus ensuring rigorous scientific assessment and constructive feedback improving manuscript quality.
Accelerated Publication
Members receive expedited manuscript handling with priority editorial screening within seventy-two hours, accelerated peer review averaging four weeks for initial decisions, and fast-track publication within three weeks following acceptance for practice-changing research requiring immediate industry implementation.
Priority processing enables rapid dissemination of breakthrough discoveries in enhanced oil recovery methods, refining process innovations, emissions reduction technologies, and carbon capture advancements improving global energy production efficiency and environmental sustainability.
Global Industry Impact
Open access publication ensures your hydrocarbon research immediately reaches petroleum companies implementing technological innovations, chemical engineers optimizing processes, and regulatory agencies developing evidence-based environmental policies worldwide.
Cost Savings
Membership provides thirty to fifty percent reductions on article processing charges enabling dissemination of more energy research while managing constrained grant budgets efficiently supporting academic institutions and industrial R&D laboratories.
Research Network
Connect with leading petroleum engineering universities, national oil companies, international energy corporations, petrochemical manufacturers, and government research laboratories advancing hydrocarbon science from fundamental chemistry through technological innovation and commercialization.
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