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Carbon Neutralization
ISSN 2769-3333 · eISSN 2769-3325 · Wiley · Australia
Carbon Neutralization: CAS Zone 2 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 21.5 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 3,000; median 82 days to acceptance (94 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 59% (journal website); 129 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Carbon Neutralization is published by Wiley and is classed under Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Advancements in Battery Materials, Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies and Advanced battery technologies research, together about 36.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Carbon Neutralization is an international journal that addresses the growing scientific interests and needs in cutting-edge energy technology involving carbon utilization and carbon emission control. It serves as a high-quality platform for researchers working in a wide variety of scientific areas to communicate their findings and critical opinions as well as bring the communities of advanced material and energy together to contribute to this emerging field. Carbon Neutralization aims at publishing environmental science, ecosystems, carbon capture and storage, renewable energy, solar energy, fuel cells, batteries, hydrogen energy, energy harvesting devices, bioenergy, biofuels, electrocatalysis, and photocatalysis, etc. It prompts new technologies leading to the control of carbon emission and green production of carbon materials. The journal recognizes the complexity of issues, and therefore particularly welcomes innovative interdisciplinary research with wide impact. Carbon Neutralization invites you to submit original research and review articles. All papers will be published online as soon as they are accepted and will be fully citable. In addition, there are no article publication charges for the first three publication years (2022-2024). Readership Materials scientists, chemists, physicists, environmental and analytical scientists, engineers from academia and industry as well as policymakers. Indexing Information Astrophysics Data System (Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory) CAS: Chemical Abstracts Service (ACS) Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) Emerging Sources Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics) INSPEC (IET) SCOPUS (Elsevier) Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Rose AmalPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 14 in mainland China (about 35%); most named Mainland China 14, Australia 9, Singapore 6, Canada 4, Italy 2 (40 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advancements in Battery MaterialsEngineering15.4%
- Advanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesEngineering12%
- Advanced battery technologies researchEngineering9%
- Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionEnergy8.1%
- Supercapacitor Materials and FabricationMaterials Science6.6%
- Advanced Battery Technologies ResearchEngineering5.4%
- Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesEnergy5%
- Arctic and Russian Policy StudiesSocial Sciences3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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 2 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | 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
Web of ScienceINSPECCASPublisher website
Other: Astrophysics Data System
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)
- 21.5Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 21.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 18.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 18.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 18.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 4.34LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 49OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 163OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 14OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 82LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 112Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 199,606Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 422 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 98 | 98 | 278 |
| 2025 | 129 | 129 | 1,469 |
| 2024 | 88 | 88 | 2,662 |
| 2023 | 68 | 68 | 1,841 |
| 2022 | 39 | 39 | 1,365 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
82 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 60 days – 103 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 27 days (94 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 111 days
- Sample
- 94 articles with submission and acceptance dates (234 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 59%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 59%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 22 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 22 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 71 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 28 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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 3,000 / GBP 2,500 / EUR 2,880 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 0 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,650 / GBP 1,949 / EUR 2,298 | Yes | — |
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)
What to prepare9 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Required
- Cover letter
- Optional
Article types accepted4, with length limits
- editorialResearch Article Research Articles are unsolicited, peer-reviewed reports of original research results. The essential findings presented in a Research Article s…Length not stated
- original researchResearch Article Research Articles are unsolicited, peer-reviewed reports of original research results. The essential findings presented in a Research Article s…Length not stated
- research articleResearch Article Research Articles are unsolicited, peer-reviewed reports of original research results. The essential findings presented in a Research Article s…main text ≤ 8,000 words
- reviewResearch Article Research Articles are unsolicited, peer-reviewed reports of original research results. The essential findings presented in a Research Article s…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship Authorship
The list of authors should accurately indicate who contributed to the work. All those listed as authors should qualify for authorship according to the following criteria: Have made substantial contributions to conception and design, or acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data; Been involved in drafting the manuscript or revising it critically for important intellectual content; …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
All authors must declare financial/commercial conflicts of interest. If the authors have no conflicts of interest, this should be stated.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing/Repositories
Carbon Neutralization encourages authors to share the data and other artefacts supporting the results in the paper by archiving them in an appropriate public repository. Authors may provide a data availability statement, including a link to the repository they have used, so that this statement can be published in their paper. Shared data should be cited. All accepted manuscripts may choose to publ…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Professional Conduct and Publication Ethics
Follows COPE core practices and handles research and publication misconduct accordingly. Model summary
The journal requires that you include in the manuscript details IRB approvals, ethical treatment of human and animal research participants, and gathering of informed consent, as appropriate. You will be expected to declare all conflicts of interest, or none, on submission. Please review Wiley’s policies surrounding human studies, animal studies, clinical trial registration, biosecurity, and resear…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Permissions
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Understanding Open Access
As an open access journal, all articles in Carbon Neutralization are freely available to read, download and share immediately on publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Policy
The acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to our readership. Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are single-blind peer reviewed. Papers will only be sent to review if the Editor-in-Chief determines that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements. Wiley's policy on confidentiality of the review process …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Uses iThenticate CrossCheck to detect overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts. Model summary
This journal uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts.
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
- Wiley
- Country or region
- Australia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2769-3333
- Electronic ISSN
- 2769-3325
- Society / sponsor
- Wenzhou University
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 5, Issue 5 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Carbon Neutralization
What CAS zone is Carbon Neutralization in?
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 Neutralization?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 21.5 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 18.2, h-index 49.
How long does peer review take at Carbon Neutralization?
Based on the dates recorded on 94 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 82 days (interquartile range 60–103 days); authors report an average review time of about 8 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 59% (2025). 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Carbon Neutralization?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: Chicago; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Required; Cover letter: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Carbon Neutralization based?
Of the 40 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 14 (about 35%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (14), Australia (9) and Singapore (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Carbon Neutralization?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Carbon Neutralization is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, INSPEC and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Carbon Neutralization open access, and what is the APC?
Carbon Neutralization is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,000.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .