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Polymer Reviews

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United States · Est. 1971

ISSN1558-3724eISSN1558-3716

SJR Q1✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

2.047

H-Indexi

112

SNIPi

3.053

Total Worksi

440

Total Citationsi

42,277

2yr Mean Citednessi

10.23

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Polymer Reviews publishes topical issues, consisting of invited high quality reviews on topics of current interest in all areas of macromolecular science and engineering. The journal is dedicated to publishing research in the field of Materials Science.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1971

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications440

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1558-3724 / 1558-3716

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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

4.3k

2019

1.3k

2020

1.8k

2021

1.6k

2022

682

2023

732

2024

147

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.

Biomedical EngineeringQ1

Chemistry (miscellaneous)Q1

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ1

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsQ1

Materials ChemistryQ1

Polymers and PlasticsQ1

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Polymer Science

Scopus Categories

Polymers and PlasticsBiomedical EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringElectronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentChemistry (miscellaneous)Materials Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

biodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsConducting polymers and applicationsAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationPolymer composites and self-healingPolymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesPolymer crystallization and propertiesCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisHydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications

Frequently asked questions about Polymer Reviews

Is Polymer Reviews a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Polymer Reviews: 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 Reviews?

Polymer Reviews 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 10.23.

Is Polymer Reviews indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Polymer Reviews is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.