《新碳材料》發(fā)表了關(guān)于有機(jī)物質(zhì)的物理、化學(xué)和技術(shù)的原始研究論文，這些有機(jī)物質(zhì)是產(chǎn)生芳香或四面體鍵合碳質(zhì)固體的前體，以及可能由這些有機(jī)前體產(chǎn)生的材料。這些材料從金剛石和石墨到焦、半焦、中間相物質(zhì)、碳、碳纖維、碳炔、富勒烯和碳納米管等。關(guān)于利用上述各種碳二次生產(chǎn)新型碳及復(fù)合材料(如碳碳復(fù)合材料)的論文也在該期刊的范圍之內(nèi)。只有當(dāng)研究與所得碳材料密切相關(guān)時(shí)，才會(huì)考慮有關(guān)有機(jī)物的論文。

New Carbon Materials publishes original research papers devoted to the physics, chemistry and technology of the organic substances that are precursors for producing aromatically or tetrahedrally bonded carbonaceous solids, and of the materials that may be produced from those organic precursors. These materials range from diamond and graphite through chars, semicokes, mesophase substances, carbons, carbon fibers, carbynes, fullerenes and carbon nanotubes, etc. Papers on the secondary production of new carbon and composite materials (for instance, carbon-carbon composites) from the above mentioned various carbons are also within the scope of the journal. Papers on organic substances will be considered only if the research has close relation to the resulting carbon materials.