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Carbon Capture Science & Technology
ISSN 2772-6568 · ELSEVIER · ENGLAND · Quarterly · Founded 2021
Carbon Capture Science & Technology: CAS Zone 2 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 10.2 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,000; review about 54 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); 190 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Carbon Capture Science & Technology is published by ELSEVIER and is in Zone 2 of Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies, Membrane Separation and Gas Transport and Chemical Looping and Thermochemical Processes, together about 39.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Carbon Capture Science & Technology (CCST) is a gold open access journal for the publication of cutting-edge high-impact research covering all aspects of carbon capture. It is an Official Publication of the Institution of Chemical Engineers.The journal welcomes contributions from engineers, chemists, economists, biologists, environmental and social scientists alike. Papers which report significant progress at the interface between these disciplines are particularly encouraged.CCST publishes original research papers, review papers, perspectives, and short communications. Topics which will be considered for publication by CCST include, but are not limited to the following:Pre-combustion carbon captureHydrogen production through gasification of hydrocarbon feedstockWater gas shift reactionWhole process of pre-combustion carbon captureCO2 removal from biogas and syngasPost-combustion carbon captureCO2 absorptionCalcium loopingCryogenic CO2 removalMembrane separation for carbon captureCO2 desublimationCarbon capture during combustionOxy-fuel combustionChemical loopingOther carbon capture processesDirect air capture (DAC)Biological carbon captureCarbon capture in AntarcticaCarbon mineralizationProcess integration and intensificationProcess and reactor modelling for carbon captureTechno-economic analysis of carbon capture processIntegrated carbon capture and utilisation (ICCU)Carbon capture and storage (CCS)Carbon capture and utilisation (CCU)Carbon capture and transportationEnvironmental, social and political analysis of carbon capture technologiesSocial impact analysis for carbon captureCarbon capture managementLife cycle assessment for carbon capture technologies developmentPolicy research related to carbon captureMaterials- and chemistry-related carbon capture scienceDevelopment of functional materials for CO2 capture, purification, storage or utilizationDevelopment of carbon capture materials from hydrocarbon feedstockMechanistic studies of the chemistry processes in CO2 capture, purification, storage or utilizationOther research related to carbon emission reductionGasification of hydrocarbon feedstockPyrolysis of hydrocarbon feedstockHydrothermal treatment of hydrocarbon feedstockOther biomass utilization technologiesCO2 utilization and conversionCO2 transportation and storageCCST offers rapid review and publication. Initial editorial decisions are normally made within 3 days while the first editorial decision after peer review is normally made within 4 weeks. The journal aims to provide a first decision with reviewer comments within four weeks of submission. First publication decision, for papers that are not within the journal's scope, is made within three days of submission.The official abbreviation for the journal is Carbon Capture Sci. Technol.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Chunfei WuPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 47 in mainland China (about 35%); most named Mainland China 47, United Kingdom 39, United States 9, Italy 6, Australia 4 (135 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Carbon Dioxide Capture TechnologiesEngineering23.4%
- Membrane Separation and Gas TransportEngineering9%
- Chemical Looping and Thermochemical ProcessesEngineering7%
- CO2 Sequestration and Geologic InteractionsEnvironmental Science6.9%
- Catalysts for Methane ReformingChemical Engineering6.2%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.3%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.2%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Chemical | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Environmental | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Green & Sustainable Science & Technology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Green & Sustainable Science & Technology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Environmental | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Chemical | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedPublisher website
Other: Crossref
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 10.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 14.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 14.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.92LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.07LetPub ·
- h-index
- 46OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 218OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.54OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 167LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 654 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 132 | 132 | 54 |
| 2025 | 190 | 190 | 1,010 |
| 2024 | 163 | 163 | 2,106 |
| 2023 | 87 | 87 | 1,986 |
| 2022 | 61 | 61 | 3,123 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | 1,388 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
54 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 9 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 9 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 54 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 1 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 9 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 2,000 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,000 / EUR 1,870 / GBP 1,600 / JPY 248,060 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,000 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,300 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Open calls for papers4, by deadline
- Synergies between Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage Technologies and Building MaterialsDeadline
- 5th China Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Technology ConferenceDeadline
- Advances in Carbon Capture, Utilization, Storage and Carbon Management TechnologiesDeadline
- 8th International Conference on Chemical Looping - Special IssueDeadline
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
Article types accepted5
- accountsAccounts are short, concise overviews of a series of research, mainly produced from the author's own laboratory.Length not stated
- full-length research articlesThe journal welcomes submissions in the form of Short Communications, Full-Length Research Articles, Review Articles and Perspectives.Length not stated
- perspectivesThe journal welcomes submissions in the form of Short Communications, Full-Length Research Articles, Review Articles and Perspectives.Length not stated
- review articlesThe journal welcomes submissions in the form of Short Communications, Full-Length Research Articles, Review Articles and Perspectives.Length not stated
- short communicationsThe journal welcomes submissions in the form of Short Communications, Full-Length Research Articles, Review Articles and Perspectives.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI in scientific writing
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Author contributions
For transparency, we require corresponding authors to provide co-author contributions to the manuscript using the relevant CRediT roles. The CRediT taxonomy includes 14 different roles describing each contributor's specific contribution to the scholarly output. The roles are: Conceptualization; Data curation; Formal analysis; Funding acquisition; Investigation; Methodology; Project administration;…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interest
Corresponding authors, on behalf of all the authors of a submission, must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential conflicts of interest include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Originality checked via Crossref Similarity Check. Model summary
To verify compliance, your article may be checked by Crossref Similarity Check and other originality or duplicate checking software.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
License agreement required upon acceptance. Model summary
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a 'License Agreement' (see more information on this). Permitted third party reuse of open access articles is determined by the author's choice of user license.Author rightsAs an author you (or your employer or institution) have certain rights to reuse your work. More information.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Please visit our Open Access page for more information about open access publishing in this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Peer review type: single anonymized review process. Model summary
This journal operates a single anonymized review process. All contributions will be initially assessed by the editor for suitability for the journal. Papers deemed suitable are then typically sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles. The Editor'…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint sharing allowed anywhere at any time. Model summary
Please note that preprints can be shared anywhere at any time, in line with Elsevier's sharing policy. Sharing your preprints e.g. on a preprint server will not count as prior publication (see 'Multiple, redundant or concurrent publication' for more information).
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- ELSEVIER
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2021
- ISSN
- 2772-6568
- Society / sponsor
- Institution of Chemical Engineers
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Carbon Capture Science & Technology
What CAS zone is Carbon Capture Science & Technology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Carbon Capture Science & Technology is in Zone 2 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Engineering, Chemical / Engineering, Environmental / Green & Sustainable Science & Technology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Carbon Capture Science & Technology?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 10.2; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 14.5, h-index 46.
How long does peer review take at Carbon Capture Science & Technology?
The publisher reports about 54 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 9 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Carbon Capture Science & Technology based?
Of the 135 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 47 (about 35%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (47), United Kingdom (39) and United States (9). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Carbon Capture Science & Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Carbon Capture Science & Technology is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Carbon Capture Science & Technology open access, and what is the APC?
Carbon Capture Science & Technology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,000.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .