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Waste Disposal & Sustainable Energy
ISSN 2524-7980 · eISSN 2524-7891 · Springer Nature
Waste Disposal & Sustainable Energy: CAS Zone 3 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,490; median 153 days to acceptance (94 articles, last 24 months); 50 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Waste Disposal & Sustainable Energy is published by Springer Nature and is in Zone 3 of Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Municipal Solid Waste Management, Recycling and Waste Management Techniques and Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes, together about 31.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Waste Disposal & Sustainable Energy (WDSE) is an international multi-disciplinary journal focusing on low-carbon waste disposal/treatment and sustainable energy utilization. WDSE publishes high-quality original research papers, review papers, perspectives, and short communications. It provides a platform not only for basic research but also for industrial interests. It broadly encompassed various waste disposal and sustainable energy sources related topics. It emphasizes the application of waste disposal and sustainable energy technology to environmental and earth issues. Subject areas include, but are not limited to: Low-carbon and sustainable technologies for waste disposal/treatment Sustainable technologies for pollution control Invention of instrumentation and new methods for waste characterization and treatment Environmental impacts of waste and waste disposal/treatment Sustainable energy utilization, energy conversion and energy recovery State-of-art waste-to-energy technologies, e.g., incineration, gasification, pyrolysis Analysis and optimization of energy processes Treatment and utilization of combustion/incineration residue Climate change mitigation and carbon neutrality technologies Local, regional and international case studies of waste disposal and sustainable energy Governance, legislation, and policy for waste disposal and sustainable energy
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Jianhua YanPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 41 in mainland China (about 52%); most named Mainland China 41, United Kingdom 8, United States 7, Hong Kong, China 3, Italy 2 (79 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Municipal Solid Waste ManagementEnvironmental Science11.3%
- Recycling and Waste Management TechniquesEnvironmental Science10.3%
- Thermochemical Biomass Conversion ProcessesEngineering9.6%
- Recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials productionEngineering6.8%
- Concrete and Cement Materials ResearchEngineering6.4%
- Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceMaterials Science4.5%
- Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalEnvironmental Science4.3%
- Healthcare and Environmental Waste ManagementMedicine4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Energy & Fuels | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Green & Sustainable Science & Technology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Green & Sustainable Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Energy & Fuels | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexINSPECCASPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
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 (publisher) 2025
- 4.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 7.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.88LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 107OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.01OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 11.76%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 50LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,025Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 112,600Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 313 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 54 | 10 | 49 |
| 2025 | 50 | 5 | 159 |
| 2024 | 36 | 5 | 353 |
| 2023 | 54 | 18 | 737 |
| 2022 | 33 | 5 | 711 |
| 2021 | 29 | 6 | 501 |
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
153 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 113 days – 202 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 37 days (94 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 192 days
- Sample
- 94 articles with submission and acceptance dates (108 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
- Submission to first decision
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer review, Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,490 / EUR 2,790 / GBP 2,490 | — | — | |
| 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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
Article types accepted1
- editorialSingle-blind peer review This journal follows a single-blind reviewing procedure. This journal also publishes special/guest-edited issues. The peer review proce…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Open access, Peer review, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Generative AI Images
LLMs do not satisfy authorship criteria Model summary
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
Competing interests disclosure required Model summary
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
Data availability statement required Model summary
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Waste Disposal & Sustainable Energy, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Single-blind peer review
Single-blind peer review Model summary
This journal follows a single-blind reviewing procedure. This journal also publishes special/guest-edited issues. The peer review process for these articles is the same as the peer review process of the journal in general. Additionally, if a guest editor authors an article in their issue/collection, they will not handle the peer review process. The benefit of single-blind peer review is that it is…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of a clinical trial is "any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes". The WHO defines health interventions as “A health intervention is an act performed for, with or on behalf of a person or population whose purpose is to ass…
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
- Springer Nature
- ISSN
- 2524-7980
- Electronic ISSN
- 2524-7891
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 8, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Waste Disposal & Sustainable Energy
What CAS zone is Waste Disposal & Sustainable Energy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Waste Disposal & Sustainable Energy is in Zone 3 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Energy & Fuels / Environmental Sciences / Green & Sustainable Science & Technology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Waste Disposal & Sustainable Energy?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 4.1 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 7.4, h-index 32.
How long does peer review take at Waste Disposal & Sustainable Energy?
Based on the dates recorded on 94 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 153 days (interquartile range 113–202 days). 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Waste Disposal & Sustainable Energy?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Waste Disposal & Sustainable Energy based?
Of the 79 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 41 (about 52%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (41), United Kingdom (8) and United States (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Waste Disposal & Sustainable Energy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Waste Disposal & Sustainable Energy is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, INSPEC and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Waste Disposal & Sustainable Energy open access, and what is the APC?
Waste Disposal & Sustainable Energy is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,490.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .