Journal profile · Earth and Planetary Sciences-Earth-Surface Processes
Carbon Research
ISSN 2731-6696 · Springer · Singapore
Carbon Research: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 137 days to acceptance (97 articles, last 24 months); 71 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Carbon Research is published by Springer. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal and Environmental remediation with nanomaterials, together about 35% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal Carbon Research is an international multidisciplinary platform for communicating advances in fundamental and applied research on natural and engineered carbonaceous materials that are associated with ecological and environmental functions, energy generation, and global change. It is dedicated to serving as an innovative, efficient and professional platform for researchers in the field of carbon around the world to deliver findings from this rapidly expanding field of science.Carbon Research publishes articles related with an emphasis on, but not limited to the following: Engineered carbonaceous materials and their applications to environmental remediation and restoration; Natural carbonaceous materials and their biogeochemical cycling and ecological functions; Carbon and renewable energy generation; Carbon cycle, non-CO₂ greenhouse gases and global change; Carbon neutrality and carbon-negative technologies; Carbon emission management and policies; Other related novel sciences and technologies with global perspectives
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Earth and Planetary Sciences-Earth-Surface Processes
Editor-in-chief Fengchang WuPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 44 in mainland China (about 51%); most named Mainland China 44, Australia 6, United States 5, Canada 3, Czechia 3 (87 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsAgricultural and Biological Sciences19.1%
- Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalEnvironmental Science9.7%
- Environmental remediation with nanomaterialsEngineering6.3%
- Thermochemical Biomass Conversion ProcessesEngineering5.9%
- Marine and coastal ecosystemsEarth and Planetary Sciences5.7%
- Climate Change Policy and EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.5%
- Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.1%
- Heavy metals in environmentEnvironmental Science3.5%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earth-Surface Processes | Q1 | 2/184 | — |
| Environmental Science (miscellaneous) | Q1 | 7/307 | — |
| Engineering (miscellaneous) | Q1 | 8/300 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexCASPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 19.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.31LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.88LetPub ·
- h-index
- 41OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 170OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 13.34OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,025Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 486,900Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 299 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 66 | 66 | 2,419 |
| 2025 | 71 | 71 | 2,283 |
| 2024 | 80 | 80 | 1,604 |
| 2023 | 50 | 50 | 863 |
| 2022 | 32 | 32 | 223 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
137 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 107 days – 164 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 67 days (97 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 209 days
- Sample
- 97 articles with submission and acceptance dates (147 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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 20 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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 accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 0 | — | — | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted9, with length limits
- brief reportThe article types published by Carbon Research include Research, Review, Perspective, Comment, and Brief Report. ResearchThis kind of article should have a maxi…main text ≤ 4,500 words
- commentThe article types published by Carbon Research include Research, Review, Perspective, Comment, and Brief Report.Length not stated
- commentaryThe article types published by Carbon Research include Research, Review, Perspective, Comment, and Brief Report. ResearchThis kind of article should have a maxi…Length not stated
- editorialSingle-blind peer review This journal follows a single-blind reviewing procedure. This journal also publishes special/guest-edited issues. The peer review proce…Length not stated
- perspectiveThe article types published by Carbon Research include Research, Review, Perspective, Comment, and Brief Report. ResearchThis kind of article should have a maxi…main text ≤ 4,000 words
- researchThe article types published by Carbon Research include Research, Review, Perspective, Comment, and Brief Report.Length not stated
- research articleThe article types published by Carbon Research include Research, Review, Perspective, Comment, and Brief Report. ResearchThis kind of article should have a maxi…main text ≤ 8,000 words
- reviewThe article types published by Carbon Research include Research, Review, Perspective, Comment, and Brief Report. ResearchThis kind of article should have a maxi…main text ≤ 10,000 words
- review articleThe article types published by Carbon Research include Research, Review, Perspective, Comment, and Brief Report. ResearchThis kind of article should have a maxi…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Generative AI Images
LLMs do not satisfy authorship criteria; use must be documented. Model summary
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
Originality and approval requirements at submission. Model summary
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Competing Interests
Competing interests disclosure required. Model summary
Authors are requested to disclose interests that are directly or indirectly related to the work submitted for publication. Interests within the last 3 years of beginning the work (conducting the research and preparing the work for submission) should be reported. Interests outside the 3-year time frame must be disclosed if they could reasonably be perceived as influencing the submitted work. Disclo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
Data availability statement required for all original research. Model summary
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Articles in Springer Nature open access journals do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
Copyright remains with authors in open access journals. Model summary
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Carbon Research, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Single-blind peer review
This journal follows a single-blind reviewing procedure. This journal also publishes special/guest-edited issues. The peer review process for these articles is the same as the peer review process of the journal in general. Additionally, if a guest editor authors an article in their issue/collection, they will not handle the peer review process. The Guest Editors select the referees and correspond …
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
- Springer
- Country or region
- Singapore
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2731-6696
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Carbon Research
How long does peer review take at Carbon Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 97 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 137 days (interquartile range 107–164 days); authors report an average review time of about 16 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Carbon Research?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: Author–date; Suggested reviewers: 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 Research based?
Of the 87 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 44 (about 51%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (44), Australia (6) and United States (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Carbon Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Carbon Research is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Carbon Research open access, and what is the APC?
Carbon Research is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .