Overview
Waste Management & Research The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy, published by SAGE Publishing (United Kingdom), published 727 papers in 2021–2025, and these papers have received 12,128 citations so far. Its h-index is 130 and its two-year mean citedness is 4.35. On the ITS Journal Score it ranks #2,426 of 62,158 ranked journals and #167 of 2,058 in Environmental Science.
Key figures
Citations are those received so far by the papers published in these years, so the most recent years have had less time to collect them. Two-year mean citedness is OpenAlex's measure of how often recent papers are cited; it is similar in idea to, but not the same as, an impact factor. Citation impact trend compares how often a journal's 2024-25 papers are cited with how often its 2021-22 papers were cited, each measured against all ranked journals' papers of the same years, so newer papers are not at a disadvantage. "Not enough papers" or "Not enough data" means fewer than 50 papers in one of the two-year periods (or fewer than 50 citations to the earlier papers). Values above +300% or below -90% are shown as "+300% or more" or "-90% or less": such extreme values come from very low citation counts for the earlier papers.
Papers and citations by year
| Year | Papers | Citations so far to that year's papers | Open-access papers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 192 | 5,557 | 53 |
| 2021 | 194 | 5,129 | 66 |
| 2022 | 143 | 3,188 | 77 |
| 2023 | 129 | 2,149 | 69 |
| 2024 | 150 | 1,337 | 94 |
| 2025 | 111 | 325 | 50 |
What it publishes
The leading research topics of its papers (OpenAlex topic classification). Select a topic to find other journals that publish on it.
Similar journals
Ranked journals that publish on the same topics.
| Journal | Field | Score | Papers 2021–2025 | Open access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Journal of Environment and Waste Management | Environmental Science | 49.2 | 715 | 3% |
| The Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management | Environmental Science | 52.7 | 269 | 1% |
| Detritus | Environmental Science | 52.2 | 296 | 100% |
| Waste Management | Environmental Science | 88.7 | 2,780 | 33% |
| Waste | Environmental Science | 66.9 | 131 | 100% |
| Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Waste and Resource Management | Environmental Science | 49.4 | 98 | 13% |
| Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management | Environmental Science | 78.1 | 1,319 | 22% |
| Recycling | Environmental Science | 76.6 | 636 | 100% |
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Identity and sources
- ISSN-L: 0734-242X
- Print ISSN: 0734-242X
- Electronic ISSN: 1096-3669
- Publisher: SAGE Publishing
- Listed in DOAJ: No
- Crossref: ISSN found in Crossref
- OpenAlex: S161551636
- Journal website: www.sagepub.com
Figures come from OpenAlex (papers, citations, h-index, topics), Crossref (ISSN check) and DOAJ (open-access listing and fees). They change as records are corrected, so treat them as a dated snapshot. This page does not state whether the journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science or PubMed.
Questions
What is the ITS Journal Score of Waste Management & Research The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy?
It is 79.2 out of 100, which places it #2,426 among ranked journals. The score combines citation impact (45%), h-index (35%) and size (20%) from open OpenAlex data.
What is the impact factor of Waste Management & Research The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy?
This site does not publish Journal Impact Factors, which belong to Clarivate. As an open alternative, its two-year mean citedness in OpenAlex is 4.35.
Is Waste Management & Research The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy open access?
49% of its papers from 2021–2025 are recorded as open access.
Does Waste Management & Research The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy charge a publication fee?
The fee is not recorded in our data. This does not mean the journal is free. Check the journal's own website for its current fees.