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Waste Disposal and Sustainable Energy

Springer International Publishing · China · Est. 2019

ISSN2524-7891
SJR Q2WOS ESCIScopus / SJR
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.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.644
H-Indexi
31
SNIPi
1.149
Total Worksi
289
Total Citationsi
3,872
2yr Mean Citednessi
2.91
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Waste Disposal & Sustainable Energy (WDSE) is an international multi-disciplinary journal focusing on low-carbon waste disposal/treatment and sustainable energy utilization, which publishes high-quality original research papers, review papers, perspectives, and short communications. Publishes cutting-edge studies of waste disposal and sustainable energy. Indexed by ESCI, EI, Scopus, CSCD, CNKI, SCImago, etc. Advances knowledge of waste disposal and highlights new approaches for energy utilization. Offers chances for authors to be chosen as the best papers with generous reward.

General Information

Country / RegionChina
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2019
Annual Volume~ 47 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications289
Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media
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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

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer International Publishing
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2524-7891
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
26
1.1k
2019
31
876
2020
29
492
2021
33
698
2022
54
721
2023
36
339
2024
50
146
2025
50
28
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.

PollutionQ2
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentQ2
Waste Management and DisposalQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Energy & FuelsEnvironmental SciencesGreen & Sustainable Science & Technology

Scopus Categories

Waste Management and DisposalRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentPollution

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Municipal Solid Waste ManagementRecycling and Waste Management TechniquesThermochemical Biomass Conversion ProcessesRecycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials productionConcrete and Cement Materials ResearchCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceHealthcare and Environmental Waste ManagementMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalCoal and Its By-products

Frequently asked questions about Waste Disposal and Sustainable Energy

Is Waste Disposal and Sustainable Energy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Waste Disposal and Sustainable Energy: 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 Waste Disposal and Sustainable Energy?

Waste Disposal and Sustainable Energy 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 2.91.

Is Waste Disposal and Sustainable Energy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Waste Disposal and Sustainable Energy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Waste Disposal and Sustainable Energy?

Waste Disposal & Sustainable Energy (WDSE) is an international multi-disciplinary journal focusing on low-carbon waste disposal/treatment and sustainable energy utilization, which publishes high-quality original research papers, review papers, perspectives, and short communications. Publishes cutting-edge studies of waste disposal and sustainable energy. Indexed by ESCI, EI, Scopus, CSCD, CNKI, SCImago, etc. Advances knowledge of waste disposal and highlights new approaches for energy utilization. Offers chances for authors to be chosen as the best papers with generous reward.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref