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Cleaner Waste Systems

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 2022

ISSN2772-9125eISSN2772-9125

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total43

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.795

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Works

509

Total Citations

3,680

2yr Mean Citedness

3.96

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on the management, reduction, and valorization of waste streams, including plastic, food, and industrial waste. It examines strategies for improving recycling rates, developing circular economy approaches, and assessing the environmental impacts of waste management practices. The scope also encompasses behavioral aspects of waste sorting, the role of governance in waste systems, and the application of life cycle assessment to various waste-related processes.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2022

Annual Volume~ 130 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications509

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2021

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~16 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2772-9125 / 2772-9125

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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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

Times cited

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)Q2

Waste Management and DisposalQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, EnvironmentalEnvironmental Sciences

Scopus Categories

Waste Management and DisposalEnvironmental Science (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Municipal Solid Waste ManagementRecycling and Waste Management TechniquesRecycled Aggregate Concrete PerformanceSustainable Supply Chain ManagementFood Waste Reduction and SustainabilityHealthcare and Environmental Waste ManagementConcrete and Cement Materials ResearchInnovative concrete reinforcement materialsRecycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials productionMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution