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Polymer Science - Series A

Pleiades Publishing · United States · Est. 2006

ISSN1555-6107

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.259

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.353

Total Worksi

2,179

Total Citationsi

17,198

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.99

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Polymer Science, Series A is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes experimental and theoretical articles and critical reviews devoted to physicochemical studies of the structure and properties of polymers. The journal encompasses all fundamental aspects of macromolecular science. Contributions should be of marked novelty and interest for a broad readership. The journal has the aim to become an international publication and publishes manuscripts originally submitted in English from all countries along with translated works.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2006

Annual Volume~ 61 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications2,179

Publisher OrgPleiades Publishing

Region🌍 Global South

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

CLOCKSSPortico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Pleiades Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1555-6107

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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?

CLOCKSS, Portico

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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

103

956

2019

467

2020

108

565

2021

366

2022

274

2023

129

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.

Materials ChemistryQ3

Polymers and PlasticsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Polymer Science

Scopus Categories

Polymers and PlasticsMaterials Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Polymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesPolymer crystallization and propertiesAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterizationbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesSynthesis and properties of polymersConducting polymers and applicationsSurfactants and Colloidal SystemsHydrogels: synthesis, properties, applicationsRheology and Fluid Dynamics StudiesMaterial Properties and Applications

Frequently asked questions about Polymer Science - Series A

Is Polymer Science - Series A a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Polymer Science - Series A: 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 Polymer Science - Series A?

Polymer Science - Series A 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 0.99.

Is Polymer Science - Series A indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Polymer Science - Series A is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.