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Progress in Rubber, Plastics and Recycling Technology

RAPRA Technology Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2002

ISSN1477-7606eISSN1478-2413

SJR Q3✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.352

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.683

Total Worksi

457

Total Citationsi

4,079

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.88

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Materials Science, Composites; Polymer Science; Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous); Materials Chemistry; Organic Chemistry; Polymers and Plastics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2002

Annual Volume~ 25 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications457

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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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?

RAPRA Technology Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1477-7606 / 1478-2413

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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

375

2019

362

2020

228

2021

180

2022

170

2023

191

2024

2025

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)Q3

Materials ChemistryQ3

Organic ChemistryQ3

Polymers and PlasticsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Materials Science, CompositesPolymer Science

Scopus Categories

Polymers and PlasticsOrganic ChemistryChemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Materials Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Polymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesPolymer crystallization and propertiesbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesNatural Fiber Reinforced CompositesRecycling and Waste Management TechniquesMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing TechnologiesPolymer composites and self-healingPolymer Science and PVCTribology and Wear Analysis

Frequently asked questions about Progress in Rubber, Plastics and Recycling Technology

Is Progress in Rubber, Plastics and Recycling Technology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Progress in Rubber, Plastics and Recycling Technology: 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 Progress in Rubber, Plastics and Recycling Technology?

Progress in Rubber, Plastics and Recycling Technology 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 2.88.

Is Progress in Rubber, Plastics and Recycling Technology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Progress in Rubber, Plastics and Recycling Technology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Progress in Rubber, Plastics and Recycling Technology?