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Journal of Polymer Engineering

Walter de Gruyter GmbH · Germany · Est. 1983

ISSN2191-0340

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 (2 more)+12

Total90

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

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.352

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.538

Total Worksi

2,427

Total Citationsi

17,976

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.58

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1983

Annual Volume~ 84 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,427

Publisher OrgDe Gruyter

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

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OA License—

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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?

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2191-0340

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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

106

1.1k

2019

102

1.1k

2020

102

901

2021

110

754

2022

360

2023

290

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.

Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Q3

Materials ChemistryQ3

Polymers and PlasticsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Polymer Science

Scopus Categories

Polymers and PlasticsChemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Materials Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Polymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesPolymer crystallization and propertiesbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesInjection Molding Process and PropertiesNatural Fiber Reinforced CompositesRheology and Fluid Dynamics StudiesTribology and Wear AnalysisEpoxy Resin Curing ProcessesElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsPolymer Foaming and Composites

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Polymer Engineering

Is Journal of Polymer Engineering a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Polymer Engineering: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Polymer Engineering?

Journal of Polymer Engineering 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 1.58.

Is Journal of Polymer Engineering indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Polymer Engineering is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Polymer Engineering?