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Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1988

ISSN1879-0658

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

2.629

H-Indexi

267

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.618

Total Worksi

7,989

Total Citationsi

485,765

2yr Mean Citednessi

8.36

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Engineering, Environmental; Environmental Sciences; Economics and Econometrics; Waste Management and Disposal.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1988

FrequencyIrregular

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications7,989

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1879-0658

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

N/A

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

482

44k

2019

620

52k

2020

672

44k

2021

612

30k

2022

462

15k

2023

617

11k

2024

564

3.2k

2025

238

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Economics and EconometricsQ1

Waste Management and DisposalQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, EnvironmentalEnvironmental Sciences

Scopus Categories

Waste Management and DisposalEconomics and Econometrics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Recycling and Waste Management TechniquesEnvironmental Impact and SustainabilityMunicipal Solid Waste ManagementExtraction and Separation ProcessesSustainable Supply Chain ManagementRecycled Aggregate Concrete PerformanceMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionFood Waste Reduction and SustainabilityEnvironmental Sustainability in BusinessSustainable Industrial Ecology

Frequently asked questions about Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Is Resources, Conservation and Recycling a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Resources, Conservation and Recycling: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Resources, Conservation and Recycling?

Resources, Conservation and Recycling is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 8.36.

Is Resources, Conservation and Recycling indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Resources, Conservation and Recycling is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Resources, Conservation and Recycling?