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Macromolecular Rapid Communications

Wiley-VCH Verlag · Germany

ISSN1022-1336eISSN1521-3927

SJR Q1✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.902

H-Indexi

188

SNIPi

0.833

Total Worksi

11,176

Total Citationsi

300,127

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.20

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Macromolecular Rapid Communications publishes original research in polymer science. Its scope ranges from the chemistry and physics of polymers to polymers in materials science and life sciences.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencySemimonthly, 2004-

StatusActive

Total Publications11,176

Publisher OrgWiley

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-VCH Verlag

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1022-1336 / 1521-3927

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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

306

6.8k

2019

425

9.6k

2020

408

6.6k

2021

523

7.6k

2022

408

3.9k

2023

535

3.5k

2024

586

2.1k

2025

250

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 ChemistryQ1

Organic ChemistryQ1

Polymers and PlasticsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Polymer Science

Scopus Categories

Polymers and PlasticsOrganic ChemistryMaterials Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationConducting polymers and applicationsbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesPolymer Surface Interaction StudiesAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials

Frequently asked questions about Macromolecular Rapid Communications

Is Macromolecular Rapid Communications a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Macromolecular Rapid Communications: 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 Macromolecular Rapid Communications?

Macromolecular Rapid Communications 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 3.20.

Is Macromolecular Rapid Communications indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Macromolecular Rapid Communications is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.