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

EDITOR:
Frederick Michel Jr - Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, The Ohio State University 
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 
Linda Chalker-Scott - Puyallup Research and Extension Center, 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 
Daryl McCartney - Edmondton Waste Management Centre of Excellence, Canada 
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 
Michael Raviv - Newe Ya'ar Research Center, Isreal 
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 
Sudharsan Varma - Newe Ya'ar Research Center, Israel 
Kevin Wilkinson - Department of Primary Industries, Australia 
Todd Williams - Ch2M Hill 
Gladis Zinati - Rodale Institute, Pennsylvania