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Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1986

ISSN1530-8030

SJR Q3✓ 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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 75% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.355

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.445

Total Worksi

1,469

Total Citationsi

26,450

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.93

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology; Materials Science, Biomaterials; Polymer Science; Biomaterials; Materials Chemistry; Polymers and Plastics; Bioengineering.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1986

Annual Volume~ 32 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,469

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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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?

SAGE Publications Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1530-8030

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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

334

2019

495

2020

370

2021

305

2022

193

2023

150

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.

BiomaterialsQ3

Materials ChemistryQ3

Polymers and PlasticsQ3

BioengineeringQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biotechnology & Applied MicrobiologyMaterials Science, BiomaterialsPolymer Science

Scopus Categories

BioengineeringPolymers and PlasticsBiomaterialsMaterials Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsBone Tissue Engineering Materialsbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesHydrogels: synthesis, properties, applicationsAdvanced Drug Delivery SystemsNanoparticle-Based Drug DeliveryPolymer Surface Interaction Studies3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationRNA Interference and Gene Delivery

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers

Is Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers: 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 Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers?

Journal of Bioactive and Compatible 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 1.93.

Is Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers?