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How to spot predatory journals →01Impact factor
Impact factor of Carbon (2026)
The impact factor shown here is the 2-year mean citedness: citations received in a year by the papers Carbon published in the two previous years, divided by the number of those papers. That is the same formula as the Journal Impact Factor, applied to the open citation data of OpenAlex. The journal is not listed in JCR 2024, so it has no official Journal Impact Factor from Clarivate; the value above is how often its recent papers are cited.
Rank in its subject categories
- Q1Materials Science, Multidisciplinaryrank 38 of 489 journals
- Q1Chemistry, Physicalrank 20 of 195 journals
Quartiles here rank journals of the same Web of Science category by 2-year citedness; they are not the official JCR quartiles.
Citations and papers per year
Article processing charge listed at about US$4,830.
02Fee waivers
APC waivers and discounts for Carbon
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Retractions and research integrity at Carbon
Most common reasons (a retraction can have several):
Carbon has 5 retracted papers in the Retraction Watch database, the latest in Apr 2020. A retraction count is not a verdict on a journal: large journals publish more and journals that investigate actively retract more. The trend and the reasons tell you more than the number.
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03Indexing
Indexing of Carbon
| List | Status |
|---|---|
| Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) | Not listed |
| Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) | Not listed |
| Arts & Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) | Not listed |
| Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) | Not listed |
| Scopus | Not listed |
| Journal Citation Reports 2024 | Not listed |
From the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab, updated 1 March 2026. Indexing can change: confirm on the Web of Science Master Journal List or the Scopus source list before submitting. Official Journal Impact Factors and JCR quartiles are published by Clarivate; the impact factor and quartile on this page are calculated from OpenAlex open data (see how the impact factor works).
04What it publishes
What Carbon publishes: real papers
Words that appear most often in the titles of the papers published here that we track. Choose one to see those papers:
05Papers by our mentors
Papers by ScholarsColab mentors in Carbon
- Carbon‐based 2D materials: synthesis, characterization, and their green energy applications202417 citations
Dr. Minakshi
06More papers
More papers published in Carbon
Papers by other researchers from the publication records ScholarsColab tracks, with their year and citations. Author names are not shown.
07Reviewer comments
Reviewer comments and rejection reasons for Carbon
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08Similar journals
Journals similar to Carbon
Journals that publish the closest work to the papers above:
- PLoS ONESCIEScopusJCR 202425 similar papers
- Frontiers in ChemistrySCIEScopusJCR 202413 similar papers
- International Journal of Advanced Science and EngineeringScopus3 similar papers
- Frontiers in Energy ResearchSCIEScopusJCR 20249 similar papers
- Frontiers in Bioengineering and BiotechnologySCIEScopusJCR 20243 similar papers
- Journal of NanomaterialsScopus4 similar papers
09Journal Finder
Find the right journal for your paper
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Paste your title, keywords or abstract. We match it against 156,503 published journal papers, by ScholarsColab mentors and other researchers, and show where the closest work appeared, with each journal’s indexing (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024).
How it works: no AI or language model is used. Your words are matched against the titles of real published journal papers, by our mentors and by other researchers (shown without names); journals are ranked by how many closely matching papers they published. Indexing comes from the SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI, Scopus and JCR 2024 lists, matched by journal name; “not found in our indexing lists” does not prove a journal is unindexed. Always check a journal’s scope and current indexing before submitting.
10Questions
Frequently asked questions
What is the impact factor of Carbon?
Based on OpenAlex citation data (October 2026), the 2-year impact factor of Carbon is 12.1: papers it published in the two previous years were cited 12.1 times on average in a year. The journal is not listed in JCR 2024, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor.
What is the h-index of Carbon?
The h-index of Carbon is 389 (OpenAlex, October 2026): 389 of its papers have each been cited at least 389 times. Its i10-index is 19,882.
What is the APC of Carbon?
OpenAlex lists an article processing charge (APC) of about US$4,830 for Carbon (data from October 2026). APCs change and can differ by article type, country or discounts, so confirm the current charge on the journal’s website before submitting.
Is Carbon a Q1 journal?
By 2-year citedness, Carbon ranks 38 of 489 journals in Materials Science, Multidisciplinary, which places it in Q1 of that Web of Science category. This ranking is calculated by ScholarsColab from OpenAlex data; the official JCR quartile can differ.
Is Carbon indexed in Scopus?
Carbon is not listed in the Scopus list, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is Carbon an SCIE journal?
Carbon is not listed in SCIE or the other Web of Science indexes, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is Carbon in Journal Citation Reports (JCR)?
Carbon is not listed in the JCR 2024 list, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
What topics does Carbon publish?
The papers published in Carbon that we track most often mention carbon, materials, synthesis, characterization, green, energy. Check the journal’s aims and scope for its full coverage.
Have ScholarsColab mentors published in Carbon?
Yes. 1 paper by 1 mentor was published in Carbon in 2024, with 17 citations in total.
Has Carbon retracted papers?
Yes. The Retraction Watch database lists 5 retracted papers in Carbon, 2 of them in the last 10 years; the most common reasons are duplication of content through error by journal/publisher, concerns/issues about data, concerns/issues about results and/or conclusions. A retraction count alone is not a verdict on a journal; look at the trend and the reasons. Data updated October 2026.
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