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Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) · United States · Est. 2010

ISSN2153-5493eISSN2153-5515

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total78

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

325

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 141d

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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

Find the journal’s official page ↗Open the official JCR record on Clarivate ↗

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SJR Scorei

0.52

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.813

Total Worksi

889

Total Citationsi

9,907

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.98

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Engineering, Environmental; Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous); Environmental Engineering; Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology; Waste Management and Disposal; Water Science and Technology; Environmental Chemistry.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2010

Annual Volume~ 59 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications889

Publisher OrgAmerican Society of Civil Engineers

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?

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

2153-5493 / 2153-5515

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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

872

2019

105

1.9k

2020

746

2021

676

2022

429

2023

207

2024

108

2025

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.

Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Q2

Environmental EngineeringQ2

Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering GeologyQ2

Waste Management and DisposalQ2

Water Science and TechnologyQ2

Environmental ChemistryQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, Environmental

Scopus Categories

Waste Management and DisposalWater Science and TechnologyEnvironmental EngineeringGeotechnical Engineering and Engineering GeologyChemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Environmental Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Landfill Environmental Impact StudiesGroundwater flow and contamination studiesAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalElectrokinetic Soil Remediation TechniquesConcrete and Cement Materials ResearchSoil and Unsaturated FlowAdvanced oxidation water treatmentRecycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials productionHeavy metals in environmentGeotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste

Is Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste?

Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste 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 1.98.

Is Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.