Guide for Authors
Journal scope
Waste Management is devoted to the presentation and discussion of information on solid waste generation, characterization, minimization, collection, separation, recycling, treatment and disposal, as well as manuscripts that address solid waste management policy, education, and economic and environmental assessments. The journal addresses various types of solid wastes including municipal (e.g., residential, institutional, commercial), agricultural, construction and demolition, household hazardous, coal combustion residues and other non-hazardous industrial wastes.
Manuscripts that describe processes related to materials production with no application to the solid waste system will not be considered. Manuscripts on the treatment and disposal of biosolids from wastewater treatment will only be considered if they describe a process that is also applicable to other solid wastes (e.g., anaerobic digestion, char production, thermal treatment, but not dewatering). Manuscripts that focus on human behavior must discuss practical policy implications. While manuscripts on facility siting are in scope, it is essential for the authors to explain the new contribution in the cover letter as we get many submissions that do not represent significant innovation.
The following topics are not in the journal?s scope: wastewater, mining waste, hazardous industrial waste, radioactive waste, material science, land application of waste-derived products. Manuscripts on waste valorization are welcome in cases where the waste is a major part of the valorization process.
We welcome both fundamental and applied research that can be related to problems of interest to solid waste researchers, practitioners and/or policy makers. Well documented case studies will be considered but they must describe results that can be applied beyond the specific location of the case study. Manuscripts that focus on the use of a waste material in a new product are often more suitable for a journal that focuses on the material properties of the product. For example, studies on the use of a waste in transportation materials (concrete, asphalt) should be sent to journals that focus on those materials. In considering whether a manuscript is suitable for publication in Waste Management, authors should consider whether the information is of potential use to solid waste researchers, practitioners and/or policymakers. The following are some of the major areas in which papers are solicited:
Generation and characterization
Minimization
Recycling and reuse
Storage, collection, transport, and transfer
Treatment (mechanical, biological, chemical, thermal, other)
Landfill disposal
Environmental assessments
Economic analysis
Policy and regulations
Education and training
Planning
Types of article
Waste Management considers the following types of papers for publication:
Full Length Articles (maximum of 6500 words) - a traditional full-length manuscript that describes original research or a well-documented case study. More detail on the word count is given below.
Review Articles - A synthesis and critical analysis of a research area. Reviews that focus on bibliometric information are not of interest to Waste Management. Authors wishing to submit a Review Article must first send a letter to the Editorial Office describing the topic of the review, the proposed contents of the review, and the senior author's expertise and resume in the area of the review. The Editors-in-Chief will decide on whether a review will be considered.
Timely Advances in Waste Management(less than 4000 words) - These articles should describe an important issue in solid waste management and may include current research directions, research needs and policy proposals. These articles are intended to offer a broad perspective on an important topic in the overall area of solid waste management and engineering and should provide a careful but focused summary of available information. This type of article is not expected to be a presentation of preliminary research. Authors are asked to present a brief description of their proposed article to the Editors-in-Chief (wmeditorialoffice@gmail.com) prior to formal submission.
Short Communications (less than 3,500 words) - A presentation of original research or a case study that is significant but more limited in scope than a full-length article.
Discussions (less than 3,500 words) - An editorial or a comment on a published manuscript. Editorials are only considered with prior approval of the Editors-in-Chief.
The word count does not include the abstract, references, nomenclature, acknowledgements, and appendices. Full length articles are limited to a combined total of 8 tables and figures. If the length of the manuscript, by either the word count or the number of tables and figures, exceeds the limit, then the authors must justify this in their cover letter.
Manuscripts that do not adhere to the length limits will be returned for revision prior to review. Additional material may be included in the E-component and will PTS Clean-up: published in electronic form only.
Submission checklist
You can use this list to carry out a final check of your submission before you send it to the journal for review. Please check the relevant section in this Guide for Authors for more details.
Ensure that the following items are present:
One author has been designated as the corresponding author with contact details:
• E-mail address
• Full postal address
All necessary files have been uploaded:
Manuscript:
• Include keywords
• Nomenclature or Abbreviation list
• All figures (include relevant captions)
• All tables (including titles, description, footnotes)
• Ensure all figure and table citations in the text match the files provided
• Indicate clearly if color should be used for any figures in print
Graphical Abstracts / Highlights files (where applicable)
Supplemental files (where applicable)
Further considerations
• Manuscript has been 'spell checked' and 'grammar checked'
• All references mentioned in the Reference List are cited in the text, and vice versa
• Permission has been obtained for use of copyrighted material from other sources (including the Internet)
• A competing interests statement is provided, even if the authors have no competing interests to declare
• Journal policies detailed in this guide have been reviewed
• Referee suggestions and contact details provided, based on journal requirements
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