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Circular Economy

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 2022

ISSN2773-1677

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

2.534

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

105

Total Citationsi

2,028

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.46

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Engineering, Environmental; Environmental Sciences; Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment; Waste Management and Disposal.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2022

Annual Volume~ 25 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications105

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2021

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~14 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Koninklijke BibliotheekPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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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?

2773-1677

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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?

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 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

Citations received

750

2022

997

2023

312

2024

138

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.

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentQ1

Waste Management and DisposalQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, EnvironmentalEnvironmental Sciences

Scopus Categories

Waste Management and DisposalRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Recycling and Waste Management TechniquesMunicipal Solid Waste ManagementSustainable Supply Chain ManagementExtraction and Separation ProcessesMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionSustainable Industrial EcologyAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing TechnologiesThermochemical Biomass Conversion ProcessesRecycled Aggregate Concrete PerformanceEnvironmental Impact and Sustainability

Frequently asked questions about Circular Economy

Is Circular Economy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Circular Economy: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Circular Economy?

Circular Economy 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 5.46.

Is Circular Economy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Circular Economy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Circular Economy?