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Recycling

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland · Est. 1979

ISSN2313-4321eISSN2313-4321

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.962

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.484

Total Worksi

932

Total Citationsi

16,111

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.95

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Green & Sustainable Science & Technology; Materials Science (miscellaneous); Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law; Waste Management and Disposal.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1979

Annual Volume~ 151 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications932

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

OA Since2014

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~6 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Swiss National Library

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2313-4321 / 2313-4321

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Swiss National Library

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

1.6k

2019

1.1k

2020

3.6k

2021

2.3k

2022

1.7k

2023

128

1.4k

2024

230

767

2025

112

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.

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q1

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ2

Waste Management and DisposalQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Green & Sustainable Science & Technology

Scopus Categories

Waste Management and DisposalManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawMaterials Science (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Recycling and Waste Management TechniquesMunicipal Solid Waste ManagementExtraction and Separation ProcessesMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionRecycled Aggregate Concrete PerformanceSustainable Supply Chain ManagementConcrete and Cement Materials ResearchInnovative concrete reinforcement materialsRecycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials productionbiodegradable polymer synthesis and properties

Frequently asked questions about Recycling

Is Recycling a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Recycling: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Recycling?

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 3.95.

Is Recycling indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Recycling is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Recycling?