The Journal of Hazardous Materials publishes full-length research papers, review articles, and perspectives that improve our understanding of the hazards and risks that certain materials pose to public health and the environment. Papers that deal with ways of assessing the impact and mitigating the risks of hazardous materials (HM) are within the scope of the journal.
The Journal publishes high-impact contributions on:

Characterization of the Harmful Effects of Chemicals and Materials (including contaminants of emerging concern)
Advances in Measurement and Monitoring of HM
Transport and Fate of HM in Environment
Impact Assessment and Mitigation
Physico-chemical and Separation Processes for HM Removal
Advanced Oxidation Process for HM Removal
Thermal Processes for HM Removal
Biological Processes for HM Removal
Demonstrated Safer and Cleaner Technologies with minimization of hazardous effects of HM
Resource Recovery (Energy and Materials) from HM with reduction of hazardous effects of HM

However, the following areas are excluded:

Non-hazardous materials
Work place health and safety
Municipal wastewater treatment research focusing on the removal of regular organic and nutrient compounds
Greenhouse gas mitigation
The manufacturing of explosives
Fire/flame and/or flame retardants that do not focus on hazardous effects of the materials.
Environmental epidemiology

Full-length research papers 
Review Article
Letter to the Editor