Journal profile

Waste management & research : the journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA

Publisher: Sage Publications
ISSN0734-242X | 0734-232X | 1096-3669 | 1399-3070 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor
4.10
Citation rate 5.30 1,453 total citations
h5-index 53 h5 depth signal
Cited share 87.0% 241 of 277
Total citations 1,453 Citation footprint
Metric signal 5.45 External metric anchor
Self-citation 3.6% 52 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

China 305
India 144
Brazil 117
Italy 96
United States 89

Citing Fields of Research

Sustainability Studies 875
Environmental Remediation 412
Environmental Sciences 405
Energy Systems & Technologies 183
Climate Change 117

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 5,253 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 277 241 cited publications
Last 12 months 153 12.8 publications/month
Open access share 21.6% 33 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country China 305 citing publications
Leading citing field Sustainability Studies 875 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 2 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v19n1, Feb. 2001-
PubMed
v19n1, Feb. 2001-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Sustainability Studies

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association
Contributor
International Solid Waste Association

Broad Categories

Environmental Health Toxicology Sustainability Studies

MeSH Descriptors

Refuse Disposal Waste Management

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

04
Md. Ehsanur Rashid, Md. Sazzadul Hoque, Md. Nazim Hossain et al.
Textile industry generates huge finishing waste, including brush fiber (BF) from sueding/emerizing processes. Although BF is often discarded, it is already available in loose fibrous form and can provide pre-colored feedstock when collec...
05
Samuel Nketia Boateng, Richard Arthur, Isaac Mbir Bryant et al.
Mechanical pre-treatment can improve anaerobic digestion of lignocellulosic residues, but the effect of rice husk (RH) particle size during co-digestion with cow paunch content has received limited attention. This study evaluated whether...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from cover.

In 2020, the subtitle changed to The journal for a sustainable circular economy.

Also issued online.

Published under the auspices of ISWA, the International Solid Waste Association, 1995-