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Macromolecules

American Chemical Society · United States

ISSN0024-9297eISSN1520-5835
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
1.257
H-Indexi
411
SNIPi
1.222
Total Worksi
52,310
Total Citationsi
2,791,047
2yr Mean Citednessi
4.71
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
6
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Polymer Science; Inorganic Chemistry; Materials Chemistry; Organic Chemistry; Polymers and Plastics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
FrequencyAnnual
StatusActive
Total Publications52,310
Publisher OrgAmerican Chemical Society
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription
Peer Review
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
American Chemical Society
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0024-9297 / 1520-5835
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
1k
37k
2019
1.1k
36k
2020
1.1k
29k
2021
1.1k
23k
2022
997
16k
2023
1.1k
12k
2024
1.2k
6.1k
2025
825
526
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Inorganic ChemistryQ1
Materials ChemistryQ1
Organic ChemistryQ1
Polymers and PlasticsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Polymer Science

Scopus Categories

Polymers and PlasticsOrganic ChemistryInorganic ChemistryMaterials Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationPolymer crystallization and propertiesbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesPolymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesBlock Copolymer Self-Assembly

Frequently asked questions about Macromolecules

Is Macromolecules a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Macromolecules: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Macromolecules?

Macromolecules is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 4.71.

Is Macromolecules indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Macromolecules is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Macromolecules?

Subject areas: Polymer Science; Inorganic Chemistry; Materials Chemistry; Organic Chemistry; Polymers and Plastics.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref