Call for Papers: Recent Advances in Sludge Management
Dear all related colleagues of Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management(JMCWM)
The Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management (IF 2.7 of 2023), which is thepeer-reviewed journal of the Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management(JSMCWM) and the Korea Society of Waste Management (KSWM), is currently runninga Special Issue entitled "Recent Advances in Sludge Management". The special issue isrelated to the 19th IWA conference on Sludge Management (21-24th October, 2025) inKyoto, Japan. Prof. Masaki Takaoka (Kyoto University), Prof. Banu Örmeci (CarletonUniversity), Prof. F. Dilek Sanin (Middle East Technical University) and Prof. Kazuyuki
Oshita (Kyoto University) are serving as responsible editors for this issue. We expect you
could make an excellent contribution based on your expertise and recent achievements
in following areas;[1] Sludge Treatment; Sludge thickening, digestion, conditioning, dewatering, drying,composting and thermal treatment.
[2] Recycling and resource recovery.
[3] Emerging contaminants in sludge.
[4] Industrial sludge management & fecal sludge management[5] Energy recovery and greenhouse gas emission[6] Lifecycle analysis of sludge management system.
[7] Land application[8] New policy and legal framework of sludge management
We are interested in sociological studies, filed studies, laboratory studies and practicalimplementation, in the form of Original articles, Notes, and Review. All manuscripts for
the JMCWM special issue of "Recent Advances in Sludge Management " will be subject
to follow standard rules and review process for peer reviewed papers; including thereview of each manuscript by at least two international experts. The deadline for paper
submission is December 31, 2024. The accepted papers will be published in early
September 2025 (Volume 27).
There will be no page charge for authors in this Special Issue. Authors who choose topublish open access in JMCWM are required to pay an article-processing charge (APC).

The APC for all published articles is as follows, subject to VAT or local taxes whereapplicable: £2190.00/$3090.00/€2490.00. Open access papers will be available to allreaders under the free of charge. Instruction for Authors is available at JMCWM site on
Springer Link. You find the other information for submitting and publication.
https://www.springer.com/journal/10163
Please select “Special Feature: Original Article”, “Special Feature: Note” or “SpecialFeature: Review” on this site. Your desire to submit the paper for the Special Issue of the19th IWA conference on Sludge Management should be mentioned in the Author
Comments space.
If the paper is accepted, the author has to present the work at the 19th IWA conference
on Sludge Management. The conference web site is the following:https://iwa-19th-sludgemanagement.jp/
Please submit your manuscript using the online system, Editorial Manager (EM):https://www.editorialmanager.com/jmcw/
Your specification to submit for the Special Issue of the " Recent Advances in Sludge
Management" should be appreciated. Please mention thereon in space of Author
Comments, as shown in the figure.

Special issue of 19th IWA conference on Sludge Management