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Circular Economy and Sustainability

Springer Nature · Switzerland · Est. 2021

ISSN2730-5988

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total25

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

1.047

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SNIP

1.434

Total Works

958

Total Citations

10,561

2yr Mean Citedness

3.46

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Aims & Scope

Circular Economy and Sustainability is an international peer‐reviewed journal that presents a forum for experts such as management scientists, engineers, natural scientists, decision makers, entrepreneurs, economists, social and political scientists, and industry experts to discuss in a systematic way the concepts of Circular Economy (CE) and Sustainability (S), in order to bring to the forefront a new and interdisciplinary approach of these two concepts. The journal’s aim is to promote the innovation process from technological solutions to economic, social and environmental solutions in the context of circular economy and sustainability. The journal welcomes papers that integrate at least two dimensions of circular economy and sustainability from different scientific fields.

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How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2021

Annual Volume~ 154 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications958

Publisher OrgSpringer Nature

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

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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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7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Nature

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2730-5988

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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

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.

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q1

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Sustainable Supply Chain ManagementEnvironmental Sustainability in BusinessSustainable Industrial EcologyRecycling and Waste Management TechniquesMunicipal Solid Waste ManagementEnvironmental Impact and SustainabilityFood Waste Reduction and SustainabilityInnovation and Socioeconomic DevelopmentSustainable Building Design and AssessmentMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution