About this journal

Aims and scope

The Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association (J&AWMA) is one of the oldest continuously published, peer-reviewed, technical environmental journals in the world. First published in 1951 under the name Air Repair, J&AWMA is intended to serve those occupationally involved in air pollution control and waste management through the publication of timely and reliable information.

Vision

JA&WMA publishes a broad range of topics, consistent with the mission of the Air and Waste Management Association. JA&WMA publishes advances in science and technology that are relevant to making decisions for safeguarding human health and the environment with regards to air and waste management.




Mission

JA&WMA will be the leading technical communicator for applied and policy-relevant science and technology topics focused on protecting the environment and human health for air and waste management.

Journal metrics

Usage

  • 967K annual downloads/views

Citation metrics

  • 2.1 (2023) Impact Factor
  • 2.8 (2023) 5 year IF
  • 5.0 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
  • Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
  • 0.801 (2023) SNIP
  • 0.572 (2023) SJR

Speed/acceptance

  • 42 days avg. from submission to first decision
  • 61 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
  • 34 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
  • 48% acceptance rate

Editorial board

TECHNICAL EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Dr. Jeffrey L. Collett, Jr.
Colorado State University, USA

ASSOCIATE EDITORS

Tarek Abichou
Florida State University, USA
Sandhya Babel
Thammasat University, Thailand
Nefeli Bompoti
Univeristy of Connecticut, USA
Jhumoor Biswas
Indian Institute of Social Welfare Business Management, Kolkata, India
Stephanie C. Bolyard
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, USA
Christian M. Carrico
New Mexico Tech, USA
David Carruthers
Cambridge Environmental Research Consultants, UK
Ellison Carter
Colorado State University
Jiannan Chen
University of Central Florida, USA
Sophia Ghanimeh
Notre Dame University, Lebanon
Zaher Hashisho
University of Alberta, Canada
Pierre Herckes
Arizona State University, USA
Hsing-Cheng Hsi
National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Katsuya Kawamoto
Okayama University, Japan
Praveen Kolar
North Carolina State University, USA
Yanna Liang
University at Albany, SUNY, USA
Ashok Luhar
CSIRO, Australia
Valli Manickam
Administrative Staff College, India
Annette C. Rohr
Electric Power Research Institute, USA
Silvia Trini Castelli
Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Italy
Michael E. Van Brunt
Covanta, USA
Paolo Viotti
University of Rome, Italy
Felix Vogel
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canada
John T. Walker
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, USA
Chung-Shin Yuan
National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan
Hua Zhang
Tonjie Univeristy, P.R.C.
Lin Zhang
Peking University, P.R.C.

PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE

Prakash Doraiswamy, Chair
Consultant
Bret Schichtel, Vice Chair
U.S. National Park Service

EDITORIAL REVIEW BOARD

Bret Schichtel, Chair
U.S. National Park Service
Shannon Capps, Vice Chair
Drexel University
Marina Astitha
University of Connecticut
Judith Chow
Desert Research Institute
Prakash Doraiswamy
Consultant
Jenny Hand
Colorado State University
R.K.M. Jayanty
Research Triangle Institute
Ashok Kumar
University of Toledo
Naresh Kumar
Electric Power Research Institute
David Ramirez
Texas A&M University, Kingsville
Heather A. Simon
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

A&WMA HEADQUARTERS

Lisa Bucher
Managing Editor

Stephanie M. Glyptis
Executive Director, A&WMA
One Gateway Center, 3rd Floor
420 Fort Duquesne Blvd.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-1435
1-412-232-3444, fax: 1-412-232-3450

E-mail: [email protected]

Abstracting and indexing

Abstracted/Indexed in: Current Index to Statistics; CABI (listed in various services in CABI); IBZ - Internationale Bibliographie der Geistes - und Sozialwissenschaftlichen Zeitschriftenliteratur; Intenationale Bibliographie der Rezensionen Geistes - und Sozialwissenschaftlicher Literatur; EBSCOhost (listed in various services in ProQuest); Elsevier BV (BIOBASE, Compendex, EnCompassLit, Scopus); International Civil Engineering Abstracts; TEMA - Technology and Management; Gale (listed in various services in Gale); INIS Collection Search; PubMed; ArticleFirst; GeoRef; Personal Alert; ProQuest (listed in various services in ProQuest); The Engineering Index Monthly; Thomson Reuters (Current Contents, Science Citation Index, Web of Science); MEDLINE; VINITI Ran (Referativnyi Zhurnal); WasteInfo; World Ceramics Abstracts; WTI-Frankfurt eG

Open access

Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.

Why choose open access?

  1. Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
  2. Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
  3. Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
  4. Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
  5. Rigorous peer review for every open access article

Article Publishing Charges (APC)

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Association information

Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA) is a leading nonprofit, nonpartisan organization for environmental professionals, dedicated to enhancing environmental knowledge and decision-making. 

A&WMA members are academic and government researchers, professionals, and students working in the environmental science and related sectors. Become a member to participate in education programs, conferences, and volunteer opportunities.

A&WMA Member benefits include: 

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