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Plastics Engineering

Society of Plastics Engineers · United States

ISSN0091-9578

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q446

Total46

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⚡ 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

Bottom 25%

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.133

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

2,868

Total Citationsi

1,931

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous); Materials Chemistry; Polymers and Plastics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 6 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications2,868

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Society of Plastics Engineers

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0091-9578

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

200

122

2017

162

110

2018

184

2019

220

2020

203

2021

2023

2024

2025

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.

Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Q4

Materials ChemistryQ4

Polymers and PlasticsQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Polymers and PlasticsChemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Materials Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Polymer Science and PVCPolymer Foaming and CompositesRheology and Fluid Dynamics StudiesRecycling and Waste Management TechniquesPolymer crystallization and properties

Frequently asked questions about Plastics Engineering

Is Plastics Engineering a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Plastics Engineering: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 46/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Plastics Engineering?

Plastics Engineering is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.133.

Is Plastics Engineering indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Plastics Engineering is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Plastics Engineering?