Carbon Balance and Management is dedicated to publishing original research related to the understanding of the global carbon cycle, as well as methodologies for its measurement and analysis and reviews of topics within the field. This includes studies of spatial and temporal distributions of carbon pools and fluxes, control and feedback mechanisms of the carbon-climate system and points of intervention for managing the carbon-climate-human system. The journal supports the work of the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) by providing governmental and non-governmental organizations with instantaneous access to contemporary knowledge, including paradigm shifts and consensual views.
New article collection: Carbon mitigation potential in land: Lessons learned, present actions, and future priorities
Land-based mitigation options are crucial to achieve net-zero emissions. Conservation and changes in land use and land management practices can reduce net emissions of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide from all sectors; increase the quantity of carbon stored in soils and above ground vegetation; and generate fuels that recycle carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Moreover, land-based mitigation is estimated to be cheap in comparison to energy sector abatement, and it provides other benefits to society like enhancing wildlife habitat, improving water quality, and lessening soil erosion.
New article collection: Water and carbon cycles in a changing climate
A new article collection has opened for submissions in Carbon Balance and Management. Water and carbon cycles in a changing climate investigates the interactions between the carbon cycle and water systems and how these relate to climate change. Visit the collection page for a list of topics in the scope of this collection and submission guidelines.
Articles
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Exploring the role of canopy cover and environmental factors in shaping carbon storage in Desa’a forest, Ethiopia
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Influence of thinning on carbon storage mediated by soil physicochemical properties and microbial community composition in large Chinese fir timber plantation
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Montane evergreen forest deforestation for banana plantations decreased soil organic carbon and total nitrogen stores to alarming levels
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The Greenhouse gas Observations of Biospheric and Local Emissions from the Upper sky (GOBLEU): a mission overview, instrument description, and results from the first flight
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Carbon sequestration via wood burial
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Mapping and monitoring carbon stocks with satellite observations: a comparison of methods
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Current remote sensing approaches to monitoring forest degradation in support of countries measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) systems for REDD+
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Revised methane emissions factors and spatially distributed annual carbon fluxes for global livestock
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Global carbon dioxide removal rates from forest landscape restoration activities
Aims and scope
Open article collections
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Science-based options for Paris agreement implementation
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Quote from the Editor-in-Chief
"In addition to its traditional role in providing diagnosis and prediction of the changes in the global carbon cycle, science has now also a role in helping society mitigate the changes by revealing the effectiveness of globally concerted actions on reducing CO2 sources and enhancing CO2 sinks. Carbon Balance and Management is the journal that helps scientists to meet this challenge."
Dr. Georgii Alexandrov
Editor-in-Chief
Annual Journal Metrics
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Citation Impact 2023
Journal Impact Factor: 3.9
5-year Journal Impact Factor: 4.8
Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 1.373
SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): 1.146Speed 2023
Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 14
Submission to acceptance (median days): 220Usage 2023
Downloads: 432,355
Altmetric mentions: 376
- ISSN: 1750-0680 (electronic)