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Circular Economy and Sustainability

Springer Nature · Switzerland · Est. 2021

ISSN2730-5988
SJR Q1Scopus / SJR
Journal Impact Factor
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📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
1.08
H-Indexi
46
SNIPi
1.434
Total Worksi
958
Total Citationsi
10,561
2yr Mean Citednessi
3.46
Open Impact Factor alternative

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.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2021
Annual Volume~ 156 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications958
Publisher OrgSpringer Nature
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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/11 · 64%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer Nature
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2730-5988
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
Peer review process documented?
peer-reviewed
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
206
5.6k
2021
106
2.8k
2022
89
1.4k
2023
149
1.7k
2024
229
1.1k
2025
400
154
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.

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

Frequently asked questions about Circular Economy and Sustainability

Is Circular Economy and Sustainability a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Circular Economy and Sustainability: it is indexed in 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 Circular Economy and Sustainability?

Circular Economy and Sustainability is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 1.08.

Is Circular Economy and Sustainability indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Circular Economy and Sustainability is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Circular Economy and Sustainability?

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 c

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