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Polymer Science - Series C

Pleiades Publishing · United States · Est. 2000

ISSN1811-2382eISSN1555-614X

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 (1 more)+6

Total84

Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

134

days submission → published

measured · last 18 articles · accept 76d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.203

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.443

Total Worksi

372

Total Citationsi

3,552

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.36

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Polymer Science, Series C is a peer-reviewed journal publishing novel and interesting theoretical and experimental articles on current topics in macromolecular science. Only solicited publication possible in the journal. Published once a year. Novelty and interest for a broad readership are core requirements for submissions. The journal aims to be an international publication accepting submissions in English globally.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2000

FrequencyYearly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications372

Publisher OrgPleiades Publishing

Region🌍 Global South

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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?

Pleiades Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1811-2382 / 1555-614X

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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

123

2019

240

2020

298

2021

106

2022

2023

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.

Polymers and PlasticsQ3

Chemistry (miscellaneous)Q4

Materials ChemistryQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Polymer Science

Scopus Categories

Polymers and PlasticsChemistry (miscellaneous)Materials Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationMaterial Properties and ApplicationsSynthesis and properties of polymersPolymer Science and ApplicationsSurfactants and Colloidal SystemsEpoxy Resin Curing ProcessesSynthetic Organic Chemistry MethodsConducting polymers and applicationsPhotopolymerization techniques and applicationsbiodegradable polymer synthesis and properties

Frequently asked questions about Polymer Science - Series C

Is Polymer Science - Series C a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Polymer Science - Series C: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Polymer Science - Series C?

Polymer Science - Series C 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 0.36.

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

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