Journal profile
Waste Technology
ISSN 2338-6207 · Diponegoro University · Indonesia
Waste Technology: fully open access; no APC; review about 3 weeks (community reports).
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Waste Technology is published by Diponegoro University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production, Municipal Solid Waste Management and Composting and Vermicomposting Techniques, together about 30.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Waste Technology (WasTech) [ISSN: 2338-6207] is an open access international journal published by Waste Resources Research Center (WRRC) University of Diponegoro Semarang Central Java Indonesia. Waste Technology (WasTech) aim to publishes original papers, reviewed papers, case studies and short communications on the fundamentals, theoriticals as well as applications of waste technology. The scope Waste Technology (WasTech) are all areas of the science and technology in waste treatment; waste to product; waste to energy; biomass and biological waste treatment; waste technology management; water treatment; principles of recycle, reuse, and recovery (3R); and waste treatment engineering to pollution prevention. Papers showing how research results can be used to design, accounts of experimental or theoretical research work bringing new perspectives to established principles, highlighting unsolved problems or indicating directions for future research, are particularly welcome. Contributions that deal with new developments in plant or processes and that can be given quantitative expression are encouraged. Published by Waste Resources Research Center (WRRC), Diponegoro University - Indonesia WasTech by http://ejournal.undip.ac.id/index.php/wastech is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Ir. Budiyono, MSiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Indonesia 8, Iran 2, Türkiye 2, Vietnam 2, Nigeria 2 (19 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas ProductionEngineering12.7%
- Municipal Solid Waste ManagementEnvironmental Science10.5%
- Composting and Vermicomposting TechniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.5%
- Biofuel production and bioconversionEngineering6.7%
- Waste Management and RecyclingEnvironmental Science6.7%
- Landfill Environmental Impact StudiesEnvironmental Science6%
- Wastewater Treatment and ReuseEnvironmental Science5.2%
- Healthcare and Environmental Waste ManagementMedicine5.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
Indexed in: no record yet.
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
DOAJPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, Open Archives, Mendeley, DIPO Indexing, EyeSource, getCITED, DRJI, ResearchBible, Index Copernicus, Researchgate, SCIRUS, JournalSeek, ScienceCentral, CiteULike
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
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 73 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | 38 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 3 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 prepare9 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 350 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 10
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 7,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted2, with length limits
- original article. Manuscript Structure STANDARD PAPERS. Original articles should not exceed 7000 words inclusive of all parts of the paper apart from online Suppomain text ≤ 7,000 words
- reviewade available to the referees. REVIEWS. Reviews should not exceed 8000 words inclusive of all parts of the paper. The layout should follmain text ≤ 8,000 words
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
- Diponegoro University
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2338-6207
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Waste Technology
How long does peer review take at Waste Technology?
Authors report an average review time of about 3 weeks. 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 Technology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 350 words; Keywords: ≤ 10; Manuscript length: ≤ 7,000 words; Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. 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 Technology based?
Of the 19 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Indonesia (8), Iran (2) and Türkiye (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Waste Technology?
The journal's website lists DOAJ; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Waste Technology open access, and what is the APC?
Waste Technology is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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: .