Official Journal of the International Society for Sanitation Studies (ISSS)

OPEN ACCESS

All published articles are free to read.

PEER-REVIEWED

A double-blind peer-review process.

CHARGE FREE

No Article Processing Charges (APC).

In April 2022, this journal changed its name from Sanitation Value Chain to Sanitation and became the official journal of the “International Society for Sanitation Studies (ISSS).”

Latest Article

Research Report

Factors Affecting Faecal Sludge Emptying and Transportation Entrepreneurship: A Case Study in Mzuzu, Malawi

Patricia Tendai Chibwe

Original Article

Rethinking Menstrual Hygiene Management Education and Practices in Uganda: A De-womanising Approach

Ian Karusigarira

Research Report

Impact of Sanitation Insecurity on Women: A Case from Rural Odisha in India

Oleena Chaudhuri

Original Article

The Impact of Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Menstrual Education on Menstrual Hygiene Management Practices in an Urban Slum of Indonesia

Kotomi Sato, Umi Hamidah, Akira Sai, Mayu Ikemi, Ken Ushijima, Neni Sintawardani, Taro Yamauchi

Review

A Short History of the Utilization of Nightsoil in Agriculture

Yuko Shirai, Stephen J. Leisz, Kazutake Kyuma

Introduction to Special Issue

Co-creation of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene in Local Communities with NGOs during the COVID-19 Pandemic: From Hunter-gatherers to Urban Dwellers in Cameroon

Taro Yamauchi, Koji Hayashi, Akira Sai

Research Report

Sensitization Campaign against COVID-19 and Household Attitudes Towards Sanitation Facilities (TamTam Mobile Reports)

Simon-Pierre D. Etoga, Koji Hayashi, Akira Sai, Taro Yamauchi

Research Report

COVID-19 Countermeasures and Sanitation Co-creation through Women’s Agricultural Activities (Mutcare Reports)

Charles Gaston Zobome, Koji Hayashi, Akira Sai, Taro Yamauchi

Research Report

Eradication of Open Defecation in the Face of COVID-19 in Hunter-gatherer Societies: Challenges Faced and a Sense of Belonging among Baka Hunter-gatherers in Cameroon (Association Okani Reports)

Venant Messe, Charles Nsonkali, Koji Hayashi, Akira Sai, Taro Yamauchi

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ABOUT THE JOURNAL

AIMS AND SCOPE

Sanitation is an open access, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to publishing papers on global sanitation, ranging from science, technology, and health to its sociocultural aspects.

Generally our journal relates to the following fields:

  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Hygiene, Public Health, and Risk Assessment
  • Engineering, Agriculture, and Environmental Sciences
  • Resource Recovery and Reuse
  • Business Models
  • Field Studies

We welcome papers by early career researchers, particularly from low and middle-income countries.

Types of manuscripts: original articles, research reports, reviews, perspectives.

Published articles’ research regions
Sub-Saharan Africa
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Southeast Asia
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South Asia
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East Asia
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Non-specific areas
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EDITORIAL BOARD

Editor-in-chief

Taro YAMAUCHI

Hokkaido University, Japan

Deputy editor-in-chief

Hidenori HARADA

Kyoto University, Japan

Seiji NAKAO

Kyoto University, Japan

Ken USHIJIMA

Hokkaido Research Organization, Japan

Editors

Taku FUJIWARA

Kyoto University, Japan

Aileen HUELGAS-ORBECIDO

De La Salle University, Philippines

Takashi INOUE

Hokkaido University, Japan

Makoto NISHI

Hiroshima University, Japan

Imasiku Anayama NYAMBE

University of Zambia, Zambia

Sebastian Ignacio Charchalac OCHOA

Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Guatemala

Michael Angelo B. PROMENTILLA

De La Salle University, Philippines

Daisuke SANO

Tohoku University, Japan

Takao SHIMIZU

Kyoto Seika University, Japan

Yuko SHIRAI

Kyoto Seika University, Japan

Neni SINTAWARDANI

National Research and Innovation Agency, Indonesia

Elli W. SUGITA

Osaka University, Japan

ISSN

2758-0334 (Online)