Compost Science & Utilization is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal that reports on advancements and breakthroughs in the science and engineering of compost production, compost product quality, and the utilization of composted materials.
The journal will consider articles on the following;
compost microbial ecology;
novel feed stocks;
odor reduction and control;
contaminant issues and mitigation;
compost analysis techniques;
plant disease suppression using composts;
compost fertility;
composting as part of integrated biorefineries;
pathogens and composting;
compost and soil quality;
bioremediation via composting;
composting as a tool to address climate change and other topics.
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and if found suitable for further consideration, will be peer-reviewed by independent and anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
Publication office: Taylor & Francis Group, 530 Walnut Street, Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Journal metrics
Usage
24K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
2.0 (2023) Impact Factor
2.0 (2023) 5 year IF
4.1 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
0.618 (2023) SNIP
0.328 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
2 days avg. from submission to first
decision
20% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors
who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication.
However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s
quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it
should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to
support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside
other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its
readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In
addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
the following metrics
(find out why).
Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
Linda Chalker-Scott - Washington State University, USA
Associate Editors:
Tom Aspray - Solidsense Ltd, UK Danielle Marie Delp - Rutgers University, USA Huseyin Husnu Kayikcioglu - Ege University, Turkey Robert Michitsch - University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, USA Sven E. Svenson - Southeast Missouri State University, USA
Editorial Board:
Maria Pilar Bernal - Spanish National Research Council, Madrid David Beyer - Department of Plant Pathology, Penn State University William Brinton - Woods End Research Laboratory, Maine Sally Brown - University of Washington Fatih Buyuksonmez - San Diego State University Craig Cogger - Washington State University David Crohn - University of California, Riverside Marco de Bertoldi - Department of Food Science, University of Udine, Italy Tom Glanville - Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University James Harsh - Washington State University Joseph Jenkins - Joe Jenkins, Inc., USA Harold Keener - Food, Agriculture and Biological Engineering, The Ohio State University Matthew Krause - BioWorks, NY, USA Guoxue Li - College of Resources and Environment, China Agricultural University Ji Li - College of Resources and Environment, China Agricultural University Abigail Maynard - Department of Soil and Water, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Bruce Miller - Utah State University Francesco Montemurro - Agricultural Research Council, Italy Ralph Noble - East Malling Research, England Monica Ozores-Hampton - University of Florida John Pecchia - Pennsylvania State University Richard Pratt - New Mexico State University Tom Richard - Department of Agricultural Engineering, Penn State University Robert Rynk - State University of NY, Cobbleskil Edward Stentiford - University of Leeds, England Jean Vandergheynst - University of California, Davis Kevin Wilkinson - Department of Primary Industries, Australia Todd Williams - Ch2M Hill Gladis Zinati - Rodale Institute, Pennsylvania
Abstracting and indexing
Compost Science & Utilization is currently abstracted/indexed in: CABI Agriculture & Environment Abstracts, CSA Biotechnology and Environmental Engineering Abstracts, EBSCOhost Abstracts, Elsevier Compendex and GEOBASE Abstracts, PubMed, ProQuest Science Abstracts, and Thomson Reuters Biological Abstracts and Science Citation Index
Open access
Compost Science & Utilization 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?
Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
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