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Carbon Neutrality

Springer · China · Est. 2022

ISSN2731-3948

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

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

111

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 90d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

2.179

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

167

Total Citationsi

3,907

2yr Mean Citednessi

9.89

Open Impact Factor alternative

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.

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?

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?

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

Citations received

2022

1.3k

2023

806

2024

329

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.

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

Frequently asked questions about Carbon Neutrality

Is Carbon Neutrality a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Carbon Neutrality: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Carbon Neutrality?

Carbon Neutrality 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 9.89.

Is Carbon Neutrality indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

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

What is the aims and scope of Carbon Neutrality?

How much does it cost to publish in Carbon Neutrality?

Carbon Neutrality is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.