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Carbon Neutrality

Springer · China · Est. 2022

ISSN2731-3948

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

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

2.321

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Works

167

Total Citations

3,907

2yr Mean Citedness

9.89

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Aims & Scope

Carbon Neutrality is a multi-disciplinary open access journal in the areas of low carbon science, technology, and policy. The mission of Carbon Neutrality is to communicate the most cutting-edge technologies in carbon neutrality to the research community. The journal covers a broad range of low-carbon research including integrated smart energy systems, renewable energy, energy storage, advanced energy materials, decarbonization of traditional energy and CCUS, advanced environmental technologies, technologies for carbon sink and sequestration, carbon finance and management, etc. The journal aims to publish advanced and up-to-date original research and review papers with highest quality in the low carbon field, to promote information and knowledge exchange on the frontier scientific research, and to contribute to the sustainable development of the world.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2022

Annual Volume~ 38 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications167

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

OA Since2021

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~10 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

CLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2731-3948

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

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

Times cited

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.

Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Q1

Energy (miscellaneous)Q1

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Energy & FuelsGreen & Sustainable Science & Technology

Scopus Categories

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Energy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Carbon Dioxide Capture TechnologiesIntegrated Energy Systems OptimizationAdvancements in Battery MaterialsHybrid Renewable Energy SystemsElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionEnvironmental Impact and SustainabilityClimate Change Policy and EconomicsCO2 Sequestration and Geologic InteractionsAdvanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques