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Progress in Polymer Science

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0079-6700eISSN1873-1619

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

6.25

H-Indexi

373

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

5.369

Total Worksi

2,087

Total Citationsi

494,892

2yr Mean Citednessi

20.21

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Progress in Polymer Science publishes state-of-the-art overview articles in polymer science and engineering. The journal covers traditional fields of polymer science, including chemistry, physics, and engineering involving polymers, as well as interdisciplinary developing fields. These include functional and specialty polymers, biomaterials, polymers and drug delivery, polymers in electronic applications, composites, conducting polymers, liquid crystalline materials, and the interphases between polymers and ceramics, and new fabrication techniques.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyTwelve No. A Year 2003-

StatusActive

Total Publications2,087

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

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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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0079-6700 / 1873-1619

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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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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

Citations received

14k

2019

9.4k

2020

8.6k

2021

4.5k

2022

4.3k

2023

2.5k

2024

909

2025

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.

Ceramics and CompositesQ1

Materials ChemistryQ1

Organic ChemistryQ1

Polymers and PlasticsQ1

Surfaces and InterfacesQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Polymer Science

Scopus Categories

Surfaces and InterfacesPolymers and PlasticsOrganic ChemistryMaterials ChemistryCeramics and Composites

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationEducational Robotics and Engineeringbiodegradable polymer synthesis and properties

Frequently asked questions about Progress in Polymer Science

Is Progress in Polymer Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Progress in Polymer Science: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Progress in Polymer Science?

Progress in Polymer Science 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 20.21.

Is Progress in Polymer Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Progress in Polymer Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.