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Carbon Letters

SPRINGER JAPAN KK · Singapore · Est. 2000

ISSN2233-4998

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.944

H-Index

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.145

Total Works

1,710

Total Citations

25,501

2yr Mean Citedness

6.02

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Carbon Letters is a comprehensive journal covering a full spectrum of carbon materials and carbon-rich molecules. Features research on various carbons and their secondary production of new carbon and composite materials. Covers papers on organic substances with a close relation to the resulting carbon materials. Includes research on alternative energy solutions and clean energy technologies.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSingapore

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2000

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,710

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SPRINGER JAPAN KK

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2233-4998

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Ceramics and CompositesQ1

Energy Engineering and Power TechnologyQ1

Inorganic ChemistryQ1

Materials ChemistryQ1

Organic ChemistryQ1

Process Chemistry and TechnologyQ2

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, MultidisciplinaryMaterials Science, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Process Chemistry and TechnologyOrganic ChemistryRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentInorganic ChemistryEnergy Engineering and Power TechnologyMaterials ChemistryCeramics and Composites

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Graphene research and applicationsSupercapacitor Materials and FabricationFiber-reinforced polymer compositesAdvancements in Battery MaterialsCarbon Nanotubes in CompositesConducting polymers and applicationsAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalGraphene and Nanomaterials ApplicationsCarbon and Quantum Dots ApplicationsAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies