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Compost Science and Utilization

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1993

ISSN2326-2397

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.246

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.295

Total Worksi

1,206

Total Citationsi

23,708

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.16

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Ecology; Soil Science; Waste Management and Disposal.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1993

Annual Volume~ 11 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,206

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2326-2397

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

168

2019

371

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

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.

EcologyQ3

Soil ScienceQ3

Waste Management and DisposalQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EcologySoil Science

Scopus Categories

Waste Management and DisposalSoil ScienceEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Composting and Vermicomposting TechniquesSoil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsGrowth and nutrition in plantsDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationTechnology Use by Older AdultsAssistive Technology in Communication and MobilityICT in Developing CommunitiesEducational Robotics and EngineeringPhosphorus and nutrient management

Frequently asked questions about Compost Science and Utilization

Is Compost Science and Utilization a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Compost Science and Utilization: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Compost Science and Utilization?

Compost Science and Utilization 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 1.16.

Is Compost Science and Utilization indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Compost Science and Utilization is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Compost Science and Utilization?