Recycling

Recycling is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal on the recycling and reuse of material resources, including circular economy published bimonthly online by MDPI.
  • Open Access— free for readers, with article processing charges (APC) paid by authors or their institutions.
  • High Visibility: indexed within Scopus, ESCI (Web of Science)FSTA, Inspec, AGRIS, and other databases.
  • Journal Rank: CiteScore - Q1 (Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law)
  • Rapid Publication: manuscripts are peer-reviewed and a first decision is provided to authors approximately 20.9 days after submission; acceptance to publication is undertaken in 4.9 days (median values for papers published in this journal in the first half of 2025).
  • Recognition of Reviewers: reviewers who provide timely, thorough peer-review reports receive vouchers entitling them to a discount on the APC of their next publication in any MDPI journal, in appreciation of the work done.
Impact Factor: 4.6 (2024); 5-Year Impact Factor: 4.9 (2024)
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Topic in Buildings, Materials, Recycling, Sustainability
Sustainable Building Materials Topic Editors: Bingxiang Yuan, Waseim Ragab Azzam, Binbin Yang, Shiyuan Huang
Deadline: 15 July 2025
Topic in Buildings, Clean Technol., Materials, Recycling, Sustainability
Circular Economy Innovations and Breakthroughs for Built Environments Topic Editors: Sakdirat Kaewunruen, Katerina Tsikaloudaki, Ruben P. Borg, Yunlong Guo
Deadline: 31 August 2025
Topic in Materials, Mining, Recycling, Resources, Sustainability, Minerals, Geosciences, Environments
Sustainable Recycling and Reuse of Industrial By-Products or Waste from Geo-Resource Exploitation Topic Editors: Sossio Fabio Graziano, Rossana Bellopede, Giovanna Antonella Dino, Nicola Careddu
Deadline: 30 November 2025
Topic in Clean Technol., Materials, Molecules, Recycling, Water, Nanomaterials, Catalysts
Advanced Composites for Waste Valorization and Pollutant Degradation Topic Editors: Iwona Kuzniarska-Biernacka, Ana Sofia Mestre
Deadline: 31 January 2026
Special Issue in Recycling
Recycled Materials in Sustainable Pavement Innovation Guest Editors: José Neves, Ana Cristina Freire
Deadline: 15 July 2025
Special Issue in Recycling
Lithium-Ion and Next-Generation Batteries Recycling Guest Editor: Sascha Nowak
Deadline: 31 August 2025
Special Issue in Recycling
Biomass Revival: Rethinking Waste Recycling for a Greener Future Guest Editor: Salustiano Mato De La Iglesia
Deadline: 1 October 2025
Special Issue in Recycling
Rubber Waste and Tyre Stewardship Guest Editor: Shifeng Wang
Deadline: 31 October 2025
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