Journal profile · ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL-ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
JOURNAL OF THE AIR & WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
ISSN 1096-2247 · eISSN 2162-2906 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Founded 1995
JOURNAL OF THE AIR & WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.39; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 124 days to acceptance (88 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 66 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JOURNAL OF THE AIR & WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. and is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Air Quality and Health Impacts, Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols and Vehicle emissions and performance, together about 49.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association (J&AWMA) is one of the oldest continuously published, peer-reviewed, technical environmental journals in the world. First published in 1951 under the name Air Repair, J&AWMA is intended to serve those occupationally involved in air pollution control and waste management through the publication of timely and reliable information. Vision JA&WMA publishes a broad range of topics, consistent with the mission of the Air and Waste Management Association. JA&WMA publishes advances in science and technology that are relevant to making decisions for safeguarding human health and the environment with regards to air and waste management. Mission JA&WMA will be the leading technical communicator for applied and policy-relevant science and technology topics focused on protecting the environment and human health for air and waste management.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL-ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Editor-in-chief Jeffrey L. CollettPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 3 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Air Quality and Health ImpactsEnvironmental Science21.7%
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosolsEarth and Planetary Sciences15%
- Vehicle emissions and performanceEngineering12.6%
- Air Quality Monitoring and ForecastingEnvironmental Science9.3%
- Odor and Emission Control TechnologiesChemical Engineering5.3%
- Indoor Air Quality and Microbial ExposureEnvironmental Science3.6%
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsEnvironmental Science3.4%
- Wind and Air Flow StudiesEnvironmental Science2.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Environmental | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Environmental | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Environmental | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexWeb of ScienceMEDLINEPubMedGeoRefCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, Current Index to Statistics, CABI, EBSCOhost, International Civil Engineering Abstracts, TEMA - Technology and Management, Gale, INIS Collection Search, ArticleFirst, Personal Alert, VINITI Ran (Referativnyi Zhurnal), WasteInfo, World Ceramics Abstracts, WTI-Frankfurt eG
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 2.39LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.61LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.61Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.78LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.78Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 89LetPub ·
- h-index
- 138OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,872OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.97OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 11.23%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 60LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 985,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,572 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 58 | 18 | 20 |
| 2025 | 66 | 27 | 132 |
| 2024 | 70 | 51 | 425 |
| 2023 | 71 | 55 | 491 |
| 2022 | 90 | 38 | 948 |
| 2021 | 111 | 46 | 1,923 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
124 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 98 days – 166 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 42 days (88 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 179 days
- Sample
- 88 articles with submission and acceptance dates (149 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 28%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 15 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 79 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 45 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication
- 15 daysPublisher website ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal, part of Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program. Model summary
Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increa…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 1995
- ISSN
- 1096-2247
- Electronic ISSN
- 2162-2906
- Society / sponsor
- Air & Waste Management Association
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 76, Issue 9 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF THE AIR & WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
What CAS zone is JOURNAL OF THE AIR & WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL OF THE AIR & WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Environmental / Environmental Sciences / Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of JOURNAL OF THE AIR & WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.39; CiteScore 5.1, h-index 138.
How long does peer review take at JOURNAL OF THE AIR & WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION?
Based on the dates recorded on 88 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 124 days (interquartile range 98–166 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 28%. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of JOURNAL OF THE AIR & WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index JOURNAL OF THE AIR & WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF THE AIR & WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, Web of Science, MEDLINE, PubMed, GeoRef and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is JOURNAL OF THE AIR & WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION open access, and what is the APC?
JOURNAL OF THE AIR & WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .