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Fibers and Polymers

Korean Fiber Society · South Korea · Est. 2000

ISSN1229-9197eISSN1875-0052

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.46

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.67

Total Worksi

5,808

Total Citationsi

87,608

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.74

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Fibers and Polymers is a monthly platform of state-of-the-art research in fiber and polymer science. Bridges the gap between fiber science and polymer science. Covers interdisciplinary topics of chemistry, physics, engineering of fibers, polymers, textiles and composites. Official journal of the Korean Fiber Society.

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Korea

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2000

Frequencymonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,808

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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?

Korean Fiber Society

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1229-9197 / 1875-0052

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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

301

5.6k

2019

326

5.1k

2020

414

5.5k

2021

309

2.6k

2022

421

3.4k

2023

373

2.4k

2024

474

1.3k

2025

256

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.

Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Q2

Chemistry (miscellaneous)Q2

Polymers and PlasticsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Materials Science, TextilesPolymer Science

Scopus Categories

Polymers and PlasticsChemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Chemistry (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Dyeing and Modifying Textile FibersTextile materials and evaluationsElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsNatural Fiber Reinforced CompositesAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsMechanical Behavior of Compositesbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesFiber-reinforced polymer compositesAdvanced Cellulose Research StudiesConducting polymers and applications

Frequently asked questions about Fibers and Polymers

Is Fibers and Polymers a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Fibers and Polymers: 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 Fibers and Polymers?

Fibers and Polymers 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 2.74.

Is Fibers and Polymers indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Fibers and Polymers is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.