Polymer

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands

ISSN0032-3861eISSN1873-2291

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.826

H-Indexi

339

SNIPi

1.02

Total Worksi

41,194

Total Citationsi

1,594,717

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.84

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Polymer is an interdisciplinary journal dedicated to publishing innovative and significant advances in Polymer Physics, Chemistry, and Technology. It publishes original research from all areas of polymer science and technology with emphasis on molecular or meso-scale interpretation of data. The scope no longer includes the biomedical applications of polymers.

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General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencySemimonthly, 1992-

StatusActive

Total Publications41,194

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0032-3861 / 1873-2291

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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

25k

2019

1.1k

26k

2020

19k

2021

16k

2022

875

11k

2023

1.2k

11k

2024

1.4k

5.3k

2025

1.1k

461

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.

Materials ChemistryQ1

Organic ChemistryQ1

Polymers and PlasticsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Polymer Science

Scopus Categories

Polymers and PlasticsOrganic ChemistryMaterials Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Polymer crystallization and propertiesPolymer Nanocomposites and Propertiesbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationSynthesis and properties of polymers

Frequently asked questions about Polymer

Is Polymer a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Polymer: 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 Polymer?

Polymer 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 3.84.

Is Polymer indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Polymer is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.