On November 1, 2021, Avanti Publishers entered into an agreement with the Petroleum Engineering School, Southwest Petroleum University. With the agreement in effect, the ownership of the International Journal of Petroleum Technology (ISSN: 2409-787X) has been transferred from Avanti Publishers to the Petroleum Engineering School, Southwest Petroleum University.
Avanti Publishers will continue to provide editorial and production services (for IJPT) to the Petroleum Engineering School, Southwest Petroleum University, in the capacity of their publishing partner. IJPT will also remain to be hosted on the website of Avanti Publishers.