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Colloid and Polymer Science

Springer Verlag · Germany · Est. 1906

ISSN1435-1536

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.451

H-Indexi

146

SNIPi

0.663

Total Worksi

25,982

Total Citationsi

267,424

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.63

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Colloid and Polymer Science publishes significant advances in colloid and polymer science and its interdisciplinary interactions.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1906

Annual Volume~ 168 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications25,982

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

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5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Verlag

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1435-1536

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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?

N/A

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

130

1.7k

2019

202

3.1k

2020

140

1.6k

2021

124

1.2k

2022

167

1.3k

2023

146

920

2024

191

541

2025

152

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

Polymers and PlasticsQ2

Colloid and Surface ChemistryQ3

Physical and Theoretical ChemistryQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, PhysicalPolymer Science

Scopus Categories

Colloid and Surface ChemistryPolymers and PlasticsPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryMaterials Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Surfactants and Colloidal SystemsAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationPhysics and Engineering Research ArticlesBiomedical and Chemical ResearchPolymer crystallization and propertiesbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesElectrostatics and Colloid InteractionsPolymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesEngineering and Materials Science StudiesSynthesis and properties of polymers

Frequently asked questions about Colloid and Polymer Science

Is Colloid and Polymer Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Colloid and Polymer Science: 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 Colloid and Polymer Science?

Colloid and Polymer Science 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 2.63.

Is Colloid and Polymer Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Colloid and Polymer Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Colloid and Polymer Science?