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Plasma Processes and Polymers

Wiley-VCH Verlag · Germany · Est. 1999

ISSN1612-8869

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.541

H-Indexi

101

SNIPi

0.934

Total Worksi

3,783

Total Citationsi

75,726

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.13

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Physics, Applied; Physics, Condensed Matter; Physics, Fluids & Plasmas; Polymer Science; Condensed Matter Physics; Polymers and Plastics.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1999

FrequencyNine No. A Year, 2005-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,783

Publisher OrgWiley

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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?

Wiley-VCH Verlag

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1612-8869

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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

156

2.3k

2019

188

3.2k

2020

152

1.6k

2021

174

1.6k

2022

161

1.2k

2023

170

940

2024

156

238

2025

134

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.

Condensed Matter PhysicsQ2

Polymers and PlasticsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Physics, AppliedPhysics, Condensed MatterPhysics, Fluids & PlasmasPolymer Science

Scopus Categories

Condensed Matter PhysicsPolymers and Plastics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plasma Applications and DiagnosticsPlasma Diagnostics and ApplicationsSurface Modification and SuperhydrophobicityMetal and Thin Film MechanicsElectrohydrodynamics and Fluid DynamicsDiamond and Carbon-based Materials ResearchCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceSemiconductor materials and devicesAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsCopper Interconnects and Reliability

Frequently asked questions about Plasma Processes and Polymers

Is Plasma Processes and Polymers a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Plasma Processes and Polymers: 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 Plasma Processes and Polymers?

Plasma Processes and 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 2.13.

Is Plasma Processes and Polymers indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Plasma Processes and Polymers is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Plasma Processes and Polymers?