Journal profile · Materials Science-Materials Science (miscellaneous)
Carbon Resources Conversion
ISSN 2588-9133 · KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. · China
Carbon Resources Conversion: CAS Zone 2 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 10.9 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 735; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 73 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Carbon Resources Conversion is published by KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 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 Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes, Human auditory perception and evaluation and Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, together about 27% of its articles. Its main subfields are Biomedical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Carbon Resources Conversion (CRC) publishes fundamental studies and industrial developments regarding relevant technologies aiming for the clean,...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science-Materials Science (miscellaneous)
Editor-in-chief Guangwen XuPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 22 in mainland China (about 45%); most named Mainland China 22, Japan 5, Greece 3, Thailand 3, United States 2 (49 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Thermochemical Biomass Conversion ProcessesEngineering13.9%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering6.9%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.1%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science6%
- Biofuel production and bioconversionEngineering5.4%
- Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceMaterials Science5.2%
- Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization StudiesEngineering4.9%
- Catalysts for Methane ReformingChemical Engineering4.6%
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 | Energy & Fuels | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Chemical | Zone 2 |
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 | Energy & Fuels | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Chemical | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Chemical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Energy & Fuels | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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)
- 10.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 14.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 14.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.55LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 43OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 168OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.67OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 55LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 397 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 41 | 41 | 13 |
| 2025 | 73 | 73 | 177 |
| 2024 | 57 | 57 | 609 |
| 2023 | 58 | 58 | 1,266 |
| 2022 | 46 | 46 | 673 |
| 2021 | 33 | 33 | 1,362 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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 735 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,100 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 735 | 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)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Graphical abstract
- Required
Article types accepted6
- book reviewContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, review articles, perspectives, comments, short…Length not stated
- editorialContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, review articles, perspectives, comments, short…Length not stated
- original research paperContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, review articles, perspectives, comments, short…Length not stated
- perspectiveContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, review articles, perspectives, comments, short…Length not stated
- review articleContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, review articles, perspectives, comments, short…Length not stated
- short communicationContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, review articles, perspectives, comments, short…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI in scientific writing
Authors are encouraged to declare the use of generative AI in scientific writing upon submission of the paper. The following guidance refers only to the writing process, and not to the use of AI tools to analyse and draw insights from data as part of the research process: Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies should only be used in the writing process to improve the readability and language o…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
All authors should have made substantial contributions to all of the following: (1) The conception and design of the study, or acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data (2) Drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content. (3) Final approval of the version to be submitted. All authors should agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work to e…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interest
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include: Employment Consultancies Stock ownership Honoraria Paid expert testimony Patent applications or registrations Grants or any other funding Affiliation with the journal as an Editor or Advisor…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
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.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Please visit our Open Access page from the Journal Homepage for more information.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
This journal operates a single anonymized review process. All contributions are 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's decision is final. Editors are not involved in decisions about papers which they have written themse…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint posting on SSRN
In support of Open Science, this journal offers its authors a free preprint posting service. Preprints provide early registration and dissemination of your research, which facilitates early citations and collaboration.<P>During submission to Editorial Manager, you can choose to release your manuscript publicly as a preprint on the preprint server SSRN once it enters peer-review with the journal. Y…
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
- KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
- Country or region
- China
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2588-9133
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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 ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Carbon Resources Conversion
What CAS zone is Carbon Resources Conversion in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Carbon Resources Conversion is in Zone 2 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Energy & Fuels / Engineering, Chemical. 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 Resources Conversion?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 10.9; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 14.5, h-index 43.
How long does peer review take at Carbon Resources Conversion?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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 Resources Conversion?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Graphical abstract: Required. 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 Resources Conversion based?
Of the 49 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 22 (about 45%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (22), Japan (5) and Greece (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Carbon Resources Conversion?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Carbon Resources Conversion is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Carbon Resources Conversion open access, and what is the APC?
Carbon Resources Conversion is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 735.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .