Resources Conservation & Recycling Advances

Resources, Conservation & Recycling Advances is a gold open access companion journal to Resources, Conservation & Recycling, published by Elsevier since 2021 and continuing Resources, Conservation & Recycling: X, covering sustainable resource management and the circular economy, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 8.3 and a first quartile rank of 50 of 395 in environmental sciences《资源保护与再循环进展》（Resources, Conservation & Recycling Advances）是（Resources, Conservation & Recycling）的金色开放获取姊妹刊，由（Elsevier）自 2021 年起出版，并延续（Resources, Conservation & Recycling: X），覆盖资源可持续管理与循环经济，2025 年影响因子为 8.3，在环境科学类 395 种期刊中列第 50 位，居第一四分位。

Scope

• The journal publishes research on the sustainable management and conservation of resources该刊刊载资源可持续管理与保护方面的研究。
• Circular economy approaches and resource sustainability, including reuse, recycling and recovery, are central areas循环经济路径与资源可持续性，包括再利用、再循环与回收，是其核心方向。
• The transformation processes involved in a transition toward more sustainable production and consumption systems are emphasised该刊强调向更可持续的生产与消费体系转变所涉及的转型过程。
• Contributions on critical materials, industrial ecology, life cycle assessment and resource efficiency are welcome有关关键材料、工业生态学、生命周期评价与资源效率的来稿均受欢迎。
• The journal seeks emerging resource management and sustainability topics and implements a rapid review process to communicate them promptly该刊关注新兴的资源管理与可持续性议题，并以快速评审流程及时传播。
• It has an independent editorial board and peer review process separate from the parent journal Resources, Conservation & Recycling该刊拥有独立于母刊（Resources, Conservation & Recycling）的编委会与同行评审流程。
• As a gold open access journal it levies an article publishing charge of 1,750 United States dollars with no subscription charges作为金色开放获取期刊，该刊收取 1750 美元文章处理费，不设订阅费用。

History

• The journal began publication in October 2021 as the open access companion to Resources, Conservation & Recycling该刊于 2021 年 10 月开始出版，作为（Resources, Conservation & Recycling）的开放获取姊妹刊。
• It continues Resources, Conservation & Recycling: X, the earlier open access companion title registered under ISSN 2590-289X该刊延续此前的开放获取姊妹刊（Resources, Conservation & Recycling: X），其刊号为 2590-289X。
• The title is published by Elsevier in Amsterdam and issues four issues in each year该刊由（Elsevier）在阿姆斯特丹出版，每年出 4 期。
• It is indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index, with a first Journal Impact Factor reported in the mid-2020s该刊收录于（Emerging Sources Citation Index），其影响因子在 2020 年代中期首次公布。
• Published impact factors moved from 6.4 for the 2024 edition to 8.3 for the 2025 edition其影响因子由 2024 年版的 6.4 上升至 2025 年版的 8.3。
• Its 2025 rank of 50 of 395 in environmental sciences places the journal in the first quartile of the category该刊 2025 年在环境科学类 395 种期刊中列第 50 位，居该类别第一四分位。

Editors

• The editor-in-chief is Ming Xu, professor in the School of Environment at Tsinghua University and formerly of the University of Michigan现任主编为（Ming Xu），（Tsinghua University）环境学院教授，此前任职于（University of Michigan）。
• His research covers industrial ecology, life cycle assessment and the environmental implications of emerging technologies其研究覆盖工业生态学、生命周期评价，以及新兴技术的环境影响。
• He served as president of the International Society for Industrial Ecology for 2023 and 2024 and leads the Tian Gong life cycle data initiative他曾于 2023 至 2024 年任国际工业生态学会主席，并主持天工生命周期数据计划。
• The journal maintains its own editorial board, so that the companion to Resources, Conservation & Recycling handles its submissions independently该刊维持独立的编委会，使其作为（Resources, Conservation & Recycling）姊妹刊独立处理来稿。
• Associate and assistant editors cover resource policy, waste and recycling technology, and sustainability assessment副编辑与助理编辑覆盖资源政策、废弃物与再循环技术，以及可持续性评价。
• Submissions are handled through the publisher's online editorial manager system, and the journal prioritises rapid handling of topical contributions稿件经出版方在线编辑系统处理，该刊对时效性强的论文优先快速处理。