The Progress in Color, Colorants and Coatings (PCCC) is an international research peer reviewed Journal which is published by Institute for Color Science and Technology (ICST) in Iran. This Journal aims to provide an international forum for the prompt publication of articles concerning new concepts and innovative technologies in color, colorants and coatings. The title welcomes original, review, novel and high-impact contributions from the related color, colorants and coatings topics. All submissions to the PCCC Journal undergo a fair, supportive and Single-blind peer-review process and the title acceptance rate is about 32 %.

The PCCC Journal has been indexed in the well-known world databases mainly; Scopus (CiteScore = 7.2; 2024), Scimago Journal Rank (Q3), Chemical Abstract and DOAJ. 

 In this journal all articles are published Open Access without charge.

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