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Journal of Elastomers and Plastics

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0095-2443eISSN1530-8006

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.353

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.736

Total Worksi

1,767

Total Citationsi

14,232

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.98

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Materials Science, Multidisciplinary; Polymer Science; Materials Chemistry; Polymers and Plastics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyEight Issues A Year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,767

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0095-2443 / 1530-8006

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

649

2019

462

2020

576

2021

381

2022

299

2023

301

2024

154

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.

Materials ChemistryQ3

Polymers and PlasticsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Materials Science, MultidisciplinaryPolymer Science

Scopus Categories

Polymers and PlasticsMaterials Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Polymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesPolymer crystallization and propertiesPolymer composites and self-healingbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesNatural Fiber Reinforced Composites

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Elastomers and Plastics

Is Journal of Elastomers and Plastics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Elastomers and Plastics: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Elastomers and Plastics?

Journal of Elastomers and Plastics 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 1.98.

Is Journal of Elastomers and Plastics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Elastomers and Plastics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Elastomers and Plastics?