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Polymer-Plastics Technology and Materials

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2018

ISSN2574-0881eISSN2574-089X

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.518

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.625

Total Worksi

1,054

Total Citationsi

10,539

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.03

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Polymer-Plastics Technology and Materials provides a forum for the publication of peer-reviewed articles on all aspects of polymer-plastics technology and polymeric materials that are industry, semi-commercial, and/or research-oriented. The journal considers articles on polymer chemistry, polymer physics, and polymer technology.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2018

Annual Volume~ 134 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,054

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2574-0881 / 2574-089X

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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

127

2.3k

2019

150

2.3k

2020

135

1.4k

2021

130

1.5k

2022

125

2023

169

1.3k

2024

107

284

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

Polymers and PlasticsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Polymer Science

Scopus Categories

Polymers and PlasticsChemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Materials Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Conducting polymers and applicationsPolymer Nanocomposites and Propertiesbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsPolymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and IrradiationElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsPolymer composites and self-healingDielectric materials and actuatorsHydrogels: synthesis, properties, applicationsSilicone and Siloxane Chemistry

Frequently asked questions about Polymer-Plastics Technology and Materials

Is Polymer-Plastics Technology and Materials a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Polymer-Plastics Technology and Materials: 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 Polymer-Plastics Technology and Materials?

Polymer-Plastics Technology and Materials 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 4.03.

Is Polymer-Plastics Technology and Materials indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Polymer-Plastics Technology and Materials is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.