The invention discloses a preparation method for organic phase carbon dots. The preparation method comprises the steps that raw material are fetched and added into a reaction kettle, and the raw materials are subjected to a solvothermal reaction for 0.5-72 hours under the condition of 150-300 DEG C, so that an organic phase carbon dot solution is obtained; liquid is concentrated, an obtained solvent returns to the reaction kettle for cycle use, and solid is dried to obtain organic phase carbon quantum dots, wherein the raw materials are one of or the composition of several of N,N-dimethyl formamide, N,N-dimethylacetamide, dimethyl sulfoxide, normal hexane, cyclohexane, methylbenzene and xylene. The technological method is simple and rapid, reaction conditions are simple and friendly to environment, yield is high, and reaction time is reduced. The adopted raw materials are cheap and easy to obtain, catalyst does not need to be added, and the solvent can continue to be recycled. The prepared organic phase carbon dots have good dispersity in an organic solvent, and have wide application in the fields of organic coating, substance detection, catalysis, fluorescent ink, novel nanocomposite, novel electrochemical electrodes, novel optical materials and the like.