Clean Technologies

Clean Technologies is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal of scientific research on technology development aiming to reduce the environmental impact of human activities, and is published quarterly online by MDPI.
  • Open Access— free for readers, with article processing charges (APC) paid by authors or their institutions.
  • High Visibility: indexed within ScopusESCI (Web of Science), Inspec, AGRIS, RePEc, and other databases.
  • Journal Rank: JCR - Q2 (Environmental Sciences) / CiteScore - Q1 (Environmental Science (miscellaneous))
  • Rapid Publication: manuscripts are peer-reviewed and a first decision is provided to authors approximately 33.7 days after submission; acceptance to publication is undertaken in 5.8 days (median values for papers published in this journal in the first half of 2025).
  • Recognition of Reviewers: APC discount vouchers, optional signed peer review, and reviewer names published annually in the journal.
Impact Factor: 4.7 (2024); 5-Year Impact Factor: 4.7 (2024)
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Topic in Applied Sciences, Batteries, Clean Technol., Energies, Materials
Thermal-Related Design, Application, and Optimization of Fuel Cells and Batteries Topic Editors: Haoran Xu, Rui Cheng, Meiting Guo, Guangming Yang
Deadline: 31 August 2025
Topic in Energies, Separations, Water, Processes, Clean Technol.
Oil, Gas and Water Separation Research Topic Editors: Liming Zhang, Kai Zhang
Deadline: 15 September 2025
Topic in Clean Technol., Environments, Pollutants, Sustainability, Toxics
New Advances in Adsorptive and Extractive Methods for Pollutant Removal Topic Editors: Rui Wang, Xinpeng Liu, Yunqian Ma, Kai Zhang
Deadline: 29 September 2025
Topic in Clean Technol., Economies, FinTech, JRFM, Sustainability
Green Technology Innovation and Economic Growth Topic Editors: David (Xuefeng) Shao, Miaomiao Tao, Selena Sheng
Deadline: 31 December 2025
Special Issue in Clean Technol.
Carbon Neutrality and Renewable Energy Technologies: Opportunities and Challenges Guest Editors: Shunde Yin, Ozge Yuksel Orhan, Paitoon Tontiwachwuthikul
Deadline: 31 July 2025
Special Issue in Clean Technol.
Innovative Approaches to Circular Waste Management: Leveraging Marine and Agricultural Resources for Sustainability Guest Editors: Erika Dobroslavić, Ivona Elez Garofulić
Deadline: 15 August 2025
Special Issue in Clean Technol.
Innovative Approaches to Sustainable Design, Recovery, and Circular Management of Solid Waste Guest Editors: José Hidalgo-Crespo, Nicolas Maranzana
Deadline: 31 August 2025
Special Issue in Clean Technol.
Latest Advances in Renewable Energy Technologies Guest Editor: Denitza Zgureva
Deadline: 30 September 2025
Topical Collection in Clean Technol.
Water and Wastewater Treatment Technologies Collection Editor: Susana Rodriguez-Couto
Topical Collection in Clean Technol.
Bioenergy Technologies Collection Editor: Pedro Fernandes
Topical Collection in Clean Technol.
Clean Catalytic Technologies Collection Editor: Dmitry Yu. Murzin
Topical Collection in Clean Technol.
Review Papers in Clean Technologies Collection Editor: Sabino De Gisi
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