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Polymers

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland · Est. 1801

ISSN2073-4360eISSN2073-4360

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

⚠ Withdrawn from DOAJ-15

Total81

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

Removed from DOAJ (2024-11-22). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.928

H-Indexi

219

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.227

Total Worksi

31,398

Total Citationsi

715,862

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.49

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Polymer Science; Chemistry (miscellaneous); Polymers and Plastics.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1801

Annual Volume~ 3,873 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications31,398

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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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?

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2073-4360 / 2073-4360

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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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

2.1k

79k

2019

3.2k

115k

2020

4.5k

145k

2021

5.6k

132k

2022

4.7k

81k

2023

3.6k

38k

2024

3.4k

16k

2025

1.5k

612

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.

Chemistry (miscellaneous)Q1

Polymers and PlasticsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Polymer Science

Scopus Categories

Polymers and PlasticsChemistry (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

biodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing TechnologiesElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsNatural Fiber Reinforced CompositesAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsPolymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesConducting polymers and applicationsPolymer composites and self-healingNanocomposite Films for Food PackagingAdvanced Cellulose Research Studies

Frequently asked questions about Polymers

Is Polymers a predatory journal?

Polymers was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2024-11-22). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Web of Science, Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Polymers?

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 5.49.

Is Polymers indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Polymers is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Polymers?