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WoS ESCI Q3Scopus Q1SCImago #5,200CAS 3区Gold OA

Recycling

Country: Switzerland•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q3•Scopus SJR: 0.962•SCImago Rank: #5,200•Identifier (ISSN):2313-4321(Print)•Articles / Year: 159•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,229 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q3
5.2
↑ +0.6

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
51

51 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ3
Self-Citation Rate6.5%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
159articles/year
100% Gold OA•85.06% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q3(IF: 5.2)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 5.2)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 4.6)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 4.6)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 4.3)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Recycling is a leading international peer-reviewed journal publishing original research, clinical updates, and reviews indexed in Clarivate Web of Science (SCIE) with Q3 quartile ranking.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Engineering84.9%Biology71.5%Ecology61.8%Waste management59.5%Chemistry57%Materials science52.7%Organic chemistry49.3%Environmental science47.6%Physics43.9%Composite material42.7%Geography39.3%Computer science37.3%Business36.8%Economics33%Geology32.5%Archaeology29.6%History29.6%Thermodynamics27.1%Metallurgy27.1%Mathematics25.9%Political science21.9%Law21.4%Mechanical engineering21.1%Quantum mechanics20.2%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #5,200Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2016-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Environmental ScienceMaterials Science
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.962

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
51

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
6.24

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,229 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations2,123
3-Year Documents317
Citable Documents314

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate36.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q1
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ2
Waste Management and DisposalQ2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Environmental Science & Ecology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区GREEN & SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Gold OA
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
GREEN & SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
JCRESCI
58/114Q3
GREEN & SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
JCIESCI
64/114Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—15994
20254.62321,034
20244.61291,563
20234.3971,881
2022—972,489
2021—813,814
2020—341,115
2019—631,628
2018—581,854
2017—252,159
2016—20677
2015—5182
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Recycling

WoS Q3
34562023202420254.60
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:4.6

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 6.5%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: a70b18f8-bc9c-4f57-85ef-0f1b1959352c
Database Updated: 2026-10-01