Journal History

2016	The inaugural issue was released. Recycling was published as a quarterly journal.
2019	Recycling was indexed in Scopus - Elsevier.
2020	Recycling received its first CiteScore (2019) of 2.9.
2021	Recycling received a CiteScore (2020) of 4.3. Recycling was indexed in Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)—Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics).
2022	Recycling received a CiteScore (2021) of 4.8. Recycling adopted a bimonthly publication schedule.
2023	Recycling received a CiteScore (2022) of 5.4. Recycling received its first Impact Factor (4.3).
2024	Recycling received its 2023 Impact Factor (4.6), ranked 41/90 (Q2) in “Green & Sustainable Science & Technology”. Recycling received its CiteScore (2023) of 6.8.
2025	Recycling received its 2024 Impact Factor (4.6). Recycling received its CiteScore (2024) of 8.9, ranked 33/150 (Q1) “Waste Management and Disposal”, 88/460 (Q1) “General Materials Science” and 55/406 (Q1) “Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law”. Recycling announced the first edition of the Best Paper awards.
2026	Recycling adopted a monthly publication schedule. The year 2026 marks the 10th Anniversary of Recycling.