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Polymer Bulletin

Springer Verlag · Germany · Est. 1978

ISSN1436-2449

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

164

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 130d

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.648

H-Indexi

107

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.952

Total Worksi

13,299

Total Citationsi

182,514

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.42

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Polymer Bulletin publishes significant advances in polymer science, including chemistry, physical chemistry, physics and material science. publishes article in the categories "Biopolymers and Biomaterials" and Polymer Characterisation/ Physics and Theory/ Synthesis and Mechanism. Makes sure to pick your category. offers a home for elastomer research in the section Advanced Testing of Soft Polymer Materials

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1978

Frequency24 No. A Year <, 1983->

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications13,299

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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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?

1436-2449

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

411

8.9k

2019

411

8.3k

2020

479

8.8k

2021

673

11k

2022

448

4.8k

2023

510

3.9k

2024

603

1.6k

2025

335

127

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.

Chemistry (miscellaneous)Q2

Condensed Matter PhysicsQ2

Materials ChemistryQ2

Polymers and PlasticsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Polymer Science

Scopus Categories

Condensed Matter PhysicsPolymers and PlasticsChemistry (miscellaneous)Materials Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

biodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationPolymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesSynthesis and properties of polymersPolymer crystallization and propertiesConducting polymers and applicationsHydrogels: synthesis, properties, applicationsSilicone and Siloxane ChemistryPhotopolymerization techniques and applicationsPolymer composites and self-healing

Frequently asked questions about Polymer Bulletin

Is Polymer Bulletin a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Polymer Bulletin: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Polymer Bulletin?

Polymer Bulletin 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 3.42.

Is Polymer Bulletin indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Polymer Bulletin is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.