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Polymer International

John Wiley and Sons Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1991

ISSN1097-0126

SJR Q2✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.61

H-Indexi

136

SNIPi

0.75

Total Worksi

8,791

Total Citationsi

170,375

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.01

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1991

FrequencyTwelve No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications8,791

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

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?

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1097-0126

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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

220

3.7k

2019

216

3.7k

2020

203

2.8k

2021

146

1.6k

2022

122

950

2023

144

695

2024

151

346

2025

123

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 ChemistryQ2

Organic ChemistryQ2

Polymers and PlasticsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Polymer Science

Scopus Categories

Polymers and PlasticsOrganic ChemistryMaterials Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

biodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesPolymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesPolymer crystallization and propertiesAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationSynthesis and properties of polymersConducting polymers and applicationsPolymer composites and self-healingEpoxy Resin Curing ProcessesSilicone and Siloxane ChemistryAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials

Frequently asked questions about Polymer International

Is Polymer International a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Polymer International: 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 Polymer International?

Polymer International 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 2.01.

Is Polymer International indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Polymer International is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Polymer International?