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Waste Management

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1979

ISSN1879-2456

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.726

H-Index

279

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.732

Total Works

11,976

Total Citations

636,910

2yr Mean Citedness

6.18

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on the valorization and management of various waste streams, including agricultural biomass, construction and demolition waste, and industrial byproducts. Research explores integrated strategies for upgrading waste into valuable products like lactic acid, artificial humic substances, and biofertilizers, alongside assessing the environmental performance of recycling and waste-to-energy processes.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1979

FrequencyEighteen Issues A Year, 2019-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications11,976

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1879-2456

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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?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Waste Management and DisposalQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, EnvironmentalEnvironmental Sciences

Scopus Categories

Waste Management and Disposal

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Recycling and Waste Management TechniquesMunicipal Solid Waste ManagementRecycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials productionExtraction and Separation ProcessesLandfill Environmental Impact StudiesThermochemical Biomass Conversion ProcessesAnaerobic Digestion and Biogas ProductionRecycled Aggregate Concrete PerformanceMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionComposting and Vermicomposting Techniques