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Best Waste Management and Disposal journals

147 Scopus-active journals are ranked in Waste Management and Disposal. All are listed below, ranked by CiteScore percentile — 38 of them sit in quartile Q1. Every title links to a full profile with Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, DOAJ and open-access details.

# Journal CiteScore Percentile Quartile WoS ABDC OA
1 Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology 35.7 99th Q1 SCIE – No
2 Energy and Environmental Materials 26.6 99th Q1 SCIE – No
3 Resources, Conservation and Recycling 23.6 98th Q1 SCIE – No
4 Biofuel Research Journal 23.5 97th Q1 ESCI – Yes
5 Cleaner Materials 23.4 96th Q1 ESCI – Yes
6 Reviews in Environmental Science and Biotechnology 23.4 96th Q1 SCIE – No
7 Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry 21.7 95th Q1 SCIE – No
8 Water Research 21.6 95th Q1 SCIE – No
9 Journal of Hazardous Materials 20.8 94th Q1 SCIE – No
10 Bioresource Technology 20.7 93rd Q1 SCIE – No
11 Science of the Total Environment 18.8 93rd Q1 – – No
12 Circular Economy 17.5 92nd Q1 ESCI – Yes
13 Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring and Management 16.7 91st Q1 – – No
14 npj Clean Water 16.6 91st Q1 SCIE – Yes
15 Journal of CO2 Utilization 16.1 90th Q1 SCIE – Yes
16 Current Pollution Reports 15.2 89th Q1 SCIE – No
17 Journal of Hazardous Materials Letters 15 89th Q1 ESCI – Yes
18 Resources, Conservation and Recycling Advances 14.7 88th Q1 ESCI – Yes
19 Environmental Science and Technology Letters 14.2 87th Q1 SCIE – No
20 Waste Management 14 87th Q1 SCIE – No
21 Journal of Environmental Management 13.9 86th Q1 SCIE – No
22 Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances 12.8 85th Q1 ESCI – Yes
23 Sustainable Materials and Technologies 12.4 85th Q1 SCIE – No
24 Waste Management and Research 11.1 84th Q1 SCIE – No
25 Water Security 11 83rd Q1 ESCI – No
26 Water-Energy Nexus 11 83rd Q1 – – Yes
27 Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research 10.9 82nd Q1 ESCI – Yes
28 Sustainable Environment Research 10.9 82nd Q1 SCIE – Yes
29 Environmental Challenges 10.8 81st Q1 – – Yes
30 Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 10.2 80th Q1 SCIE – No
31 Journal of Water Process Engineering 9.6 79th Q1 SCIE – No
32 Bioresource Technology Reports 9.3 79th Q1 ESCI – No
33 GCB Bioenergy 9 78th Q1 SCIE – Yes
34 Biomass and Bioenergy 8.9 77th Q1 SCIE – No
35 Waste Management Bulletin 8.6 77th Q1 ESCI – Yes
36 Water Emerging Contaminants and Nanoplastics 8.4 76th Q1 – – No
37 International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry 8.3 75th Q1 SCIE – No
38 Journal of Remanufacturing 8 75th Q1 – – No
39 Recycling 7.5 74th Q2 ESCI – Yes
40 Water Research X 7.5 73rd Q2 SCIE – Yes
41 Waste Disposal and Sustainable Energy 7.4 73rd Q2 ESCI – No
42 GeoHealth 7.3 72nd Q2 SCIE – Yes
43 Atmospheric Pollution Research 7.3 71st Q2 SCIE – No
44 Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering 7 71st Q2 SCIE – No
45 International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation 7 70th Q2 SCIE – No
46 Biomass (Switzerland) 6.7 69th Q2 ESCI – Yes
47 Emergent Materials 6.7 69th Q2 ESCI – No
48 Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology 6.6 68th Q2 SCIE – No
49 Environmental Technology Reviews 6.6 67th Q2 – – No
50 Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials 6.6 67th Q2 SCIE – No
51 Environmental Geotechnics 6.4 66th Q2 SCIE – No
52 Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management 6.4 65th Q2 SCIE – No
53 Progress in Nuclear Energy 6.4 65th Q2 SCIE – No
54 Waste and Biomass Valorization 6.2 64th Q2 SCIE – No
55 Biofuels 6.2 63rd Q2 SCIE – No
56 Cleaner Waste Systems 6.1 63rd Q2 ESCI – Yes
57 Hydrology 6 62nd Q2 ESCI – Yes
58 Global Journal of Environmental Science and Management 5.8 61st Q2 ESCI – Yes
59 Advances in Bioenergy 5.6 61st Q2 – – No
60 Process Integration and Optimization for Sustainability 5.5 60th Q2 ESCI – No
61 Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste 5.4 59th Q2 ESCI – No
62 Environmental Technology (United Kingdom) 5.3 59th Q2 SCIE – No
63 Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association 5.1 58th Q2 SCIE – No
64 Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy 4.8 57th Q2 SCIE – No
65 Remediation 4.8 57th Q2 ESCI – No
66 Journal of Water and Health 4.8 56th Q2 SCIE – Yes
67 Water Resources Protection 4.8 55th Q2 – – No
68 World Journal of Environmental Biosciences 4.7 55th Q2 – – No
69 Journal of Environmental Quality 4.5 54th Q2 SCIE – No
70 Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 4.4 53rd Q2 SCIE – No
71 Environmental Forensics 4 53rd Q2 SCIE – No
72 Environmental Engineering Science 3.9 52nd Q2 SCIE – No
73 Environmental Quality Management 3.8 51st Q2 ESCI – No
74 Journal of Energy Engineering 3.8 51st Q2 SCIE – No
75 Advances in Chemical Pollution, Environmental Management and Protection 3.8 50th Q2 – – No
76 Anthropocene Coasts 3.7 50th Q2 ESCI – No
77 Water Conservation Science and Engineering 3.7 49th Q3 ESCI – No
78 Urban Science 3.7 48th Q3 ESCI – Yes
79 Nuclear Engineering and Design 3.6 48th Q3 SCIE – No
80 International Journal of Environmental Studies 3.3 47th Q3 – – No
81 Water Conservation and Management 3.2 46th Q3 – – No
82 Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development 3.1 46th Q3 SCIE – No
83 Radioprotection 3.1 45th Q3 SCIE – No
84 BioResources 3.1 44th Q3 SCIE – Yes
85 Journal of Radiological Protection 3.1 44th Q3 SCIE – No
86 Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering 2.9 43rd Q3 SCIE – No
87 ACS Sustainable Resource Management 2.8 42nd Q3 – – No
88 Discover Environment 2.8 41st Q3 ESCI – Yes
89 Proceedings of Institution of Civil Engineers: Waste and Resource Management 2.8 41st Q3 ESCI – No
90 Journal of Marine Environmental Engineering 2.8 40th Q3 – – No
91 Environment and Natural Resources Journal 2.7 40th Q3 – – Yes
92 Journal of Environmental Engineering Technology 2.7 39th Q3 – – No
93 Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine 2.6 38th Q3 SCIE – Yes
94 CONSTRUCTION 2.5 38th Q3 – – No
95 Acta Technologica Agriculturae 2.5 37th Q3 ESCI – Yes
96 Water SA 2.4 36th Q3 SCIE – Yes
97 Worldwide Waste 2.4 36th Q3 – – Yes
98 Sustainable Textiles: Production, Processing, Manufacturing and Chemistry 2.4 35th Q3 – – No
99 Environmental Footprints and Eco-Design of Products and Processes 2.4 34th Q3 – – No
100 Environmental Research, Engineering and Management 2.4 34th Q3 – – No
101 Handbook of Environmental Chemistry 2.3 33rd Q3 – – No
102 International Journal of Recycling of Organic Waste in Agriculture 2.3 32nd Q3 ESCI – Yes
103 Geosystem Engineering 2.2 32nd Q3 ESCI – No
104 International Journal of Hydrology Science and Technology 2.2 31st Q3 ESCI – No
105 Advances in Environmental Technology 2.1 30th Q3 – – Yes
106 Highlights of Sustainability 2.1 30th Q3 ESCI – No
107 Atom Indonesia 1.8 28th Q3 ESCI – Yes
108 International Journal of Human Capital in Urban Management 1.8 28th Q3 – – Yes
109 Detritus 1.8 27th Q3 ESCI – Yes
110 Indonesian Journal of Urban and Environmental Technology 1.8 26th Q3 – – No
111 Holistic Approach to Environment 1.7 26th Q3 – – Yes
112 International Journal of Environment and Pollution 1.7 25th Q3 SCIE C No
113 WSEAS Transactions on Environment and Development 1.7 24th Q4 – – No
114 Journal of Water and Environment Technology 1.6 24th Q4 ESCI – Yes
115 Journal of Safety and Environment 1.5 23rd Q4 – – No
116 China Mining Magazine 1.5 22nd Q4 – – Yes
117 Jurnal Kesehatan Lingkungan 1.4 22nd Q4 – – Yes
118 Journal of Environmental Informatics Letters 1.4 21st Q4 – – No
119 Bulletin of the Tomsk Polytechnic University, Geo Assets Engineering 1.4 20th Q4 ESCI – Yes
120 Environmental Research and Technology 1.4 20th Q4 – – No
121 Journal of Environmental Science and Sustainable Development 1.4 19th Q4 – – No
122 Journal of Environmental Health and Sustainable Development 1.4 18th Q4 – – Yes
123 Engenharia Sanitaria e Ambiental 1.3 18th Q4 SCIE – Yes
124 Urban Sustainability 1.2 17th Q4 – – No
125 Compost Science and Utilization 1.2 16th Q4 SCIE – No
126 Jurnal Pengelolaan Sumberdaya Alam dan Lingkungan 1.2 16th Q4 – – Yes
127 Journal of Applied Research in Water and Wastewater 1.2 15th Q4 – – Yes
128 Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management 1.2 14th Q4 – – No
129 REM - International Engineering Journal 1.1 14th Q4 – – Yes
130 Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology 1.1 13th Q4 ESCI – Yes
131 ASEAN Journal on Science and Technology for Development 1.1 12th Q4 – – Yes
132 Environment Protection Engineering 1.1 12th Q4 SCIE – No
133 Revista Internacional de Contaminacion Ambiental 1.1 11th Q4 SCIE – No
134 Nukleonika 1 10th Q4 SCIE – Yes
135 Progress in Industrial Ecology 0.9 10th Q4 – – No
136 Chinese Journal of Environmental Engineering 0.9 9th Q4 – – No
137 International Journal of Environment and Waste Management 0.9 8th Q4 ESCI – No
138 Environmental Sanitation Engineering 0.7 8th Q4 – – No
139 Journal of Korea Society of Waste Management 0.7 7th Q4 – – No
140 Advances in Science and Engineering Technology International Conferences, ASET 0.6 6th Q4 – – No
141 Journal of Environmental Studies 0.4 4th Q4 – – Yes
142 Waste Forum 0.4 4th Q4 – – No
143 Environmental Resources Research 0.4 3rd Q4 – – Yes
144 World of Metallurgy - ERZMETALL 0.2 2nd Q4 – – No
145 Radwaste Solutions 0.1 1st Q4 – – No
146 BioCycle 0 0th Q4 – – No
147 Resource Recycling 0 0th Q4 – – No

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