Recently, the editorial department of Marine Origin Petroleum Geology received a confirmation letter from the Scopus Global Content Selection and Advisory Board (CSAB) for inclusion. The confirmation letter states that Marine Origin Petroleum Geology has consistently included academically reliable articles and is relevant to international academic or professional audiences in this field; the citations from other journals currently covered by Scopus demonstrate the academic relevance of Marine Origin Petroleum Geology; Marine Origin Petroleum Geology has clear goals and scope/journal policies, which are consistent with the journal's content.

Scopus is an international journal database launched by Elsevier, and is also the world's largest abstract and citation database, covering the world's most extensive scientific and medical literature abstracts, references, and indexes. Its usage rate and recognition abroad can be comparable to SCI. At present, Scopus has collected nearly 30 000 journals worldwide, including approximately 1000 Chinese journals, all of which are high-quality journals in various disciplines in China.

The inclusion in the Scopus database signifies that Marine Origin Petroleum Geology has international communication channels and capabilities, and the published papers can achieve effective international dissemination, which is conducive to enhancing the author's international reputation and the journal's international influence. Marine Origin Petroleum Geology will take this opportunity to continue efforts in expanding high-quality manuscript sources, strengthening thematic publishing, enhancing digital publishing level, and enhancing dissemination capabilities, in order to enhance the level of publication and academic influence.