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Polymer Journal

Nature Publishing Group · United Kingdom

ISSN0032-3896eISSN1349-0540

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.621

H-Index

118

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.774

Total Works

8,255

Total Citations

154,084

2yr Mean Citedness

3.15

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Polymer Journal promotes research from all aspects of polymer science from anywhere in the world and aims to provide an integrated platform for scientific communication that assists the advancement of polymer science and related fields. The journal publishes Original Articles, Notes, Short Communications and Reviews. Subject areas and topics of particular interest within the journal's scope include, but are not limited to, those listed below: Polymer synthesis and reactions Polymer structures Physical properties of polymers Polymer surface and interfaces Functional polymers Supramolecular polymers Self-assembled materials Biopolymers and bio-related polymer materials Polymer engineering

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Frequencymonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications8,255

Publisher OrgSpringer Nature

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

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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7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Nature Publishing Group

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0032-3896 / 1349-0540

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Materials ChemistryQ2

Polymers and PlasticsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Polymer Science

Scopus Categories

Polymers and PlasticsMaterials Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationPolymer crystallization and propertiesSynthesis and properties of polymersbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesPolymer Nanocomposites and Properties