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Progress in Polymer Science

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0079-6700eISSN1873-1619

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

6.089

H-Index

373

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

5.369

Total Works

2,087

Total Citations

494,892

2yr Mean Citedness

20.21

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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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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

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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.

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