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Plastics Engineering

Society of Plastics Engineers · United States

ISSN0091-9578

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q4+5

Total5

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 Score

0.101

H-Index

CiteScore

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Total Works

2,868

Total Citations

1,931

2yr Mean Citedness

0.00

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Plastics Engineering provides information on machinery, technological advances, materials innovations, and sustainability within the plastics industry. The journal covers advancements and developments relevant to plastics professionals.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

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

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Acceptance Rate—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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2025

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.

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