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Macromolecular Research

Polymer Society of Korea · South Korea · Est. 1996

ISSN1598-5032eISSN2092-7673

SJR Q2✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.594

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.618

Total Worksi

3,579

Total Citationsi

50,719

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.48

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Macromolecular Research is a monthly scientific journal covering all aspects of polymer science, engineering, and technology. Publishes reserach articles, reviews, communications, notes and feature articles. Coverage extends to such topics as nanotechnology, biotechnology and information technology.

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Korea

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1996

Frequencymonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,579

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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?

Polymer Society of Korea

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1598-5032 / 2092-7673

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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

197

2.4k

2019

116

1.6k

2020

114

1.2k

2021

106

1.1k

2022

126

1.2k

2023

121

896

2024

130

435

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)Q2

Materials ChemistryQ2

Organic ChemistryQ2

Polymers and PlasticsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Polymer Science

Scopus Categories

Polymers and PlasticsOrganic ChemistryChemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Materials Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Conducting polymers and applicationsbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationPolymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesSynthesis and properties of polymersElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsPolymer crystallization and propertiesOrganic Electronics and PhotovoltaicsHydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications

Frequently asked questions about Macromolecular Research

Is Macromolecular Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Macromolecular Research: 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 Macromolecular Research?

Macromolecular Research 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 3.48.

Is Macromolecular Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Macromolecular Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.