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Carbon Trends

Elsevier B.V. · United Kingdom · Est. 2020

ISSN2667-0569eISSN2667-0569

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total78

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.771

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.904

Total Worksi

619

Total Citationsi

6,652

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.87

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Materials Science, Multidisciplinary; Chemistry (miscellaneous); Materials Chemistry; Materials Science (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2020

Annual Volume~ 117 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications619

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2019

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~7 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2667-0569 / 2667-0569

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

Citations received

330

2020

120

2.4k

2021

1.4k

2022

1.4k

2023

126

1.2k

2024

153

737

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Chemistry (miscellaneous)Q2

Materials ChemistryQ2

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Materials Science, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Chemistry (miscellaneous)Materials Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Graphene research and applicationsCarbon Nanotubes in CompositesSupercapacitor Materials and FabricationAdvancements in Battery MaterialsGraphene and Nanomaterials ApplicationsDiamond and Carbon-based Materials ResearchFiber-reinforced polymer compositesCarbon and Quantum Dots ApplicationsElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionConducting polymers and applications

Frequently asked questions about Carbon Trends

Is Carbon Trends a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Carbon Trends: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Carbon Trends?

Carbon Trends is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 4.87.

Is Carbon Trends indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Carbon Trends is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Carbon Trends?