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ACS Applied Polymer Materials

American Chemical Society · United States · Est. 1980

ISSN2637-6105eISSN2637-6105

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.981

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CiteScore

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SNIP

0.908

Total Works

7,303

Total Citations

94,001

2yr Mean Citedness

4.31

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the synthesis, characterization, and application of advanced polymer materials. Topics include the development of polymers with tailored electrical, mechanical, and thermal properties, as well as polymers designed for specific functions such as pollutant sorption, drug delivery, and sensing. The scope also encompasses the creation of sustainable and biodegradable polymers from renewable resources and the investigation of polymer interfaces and degradation mechanisms.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1980

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications7,303

Publisher OrgAmerican Chemical Society

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Chemical Society

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2637-6105 / 2637-6105

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2021

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2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Organic ChemistryQ1

Polymers and PlasticsQ1

Process Chemistry and TechnologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Materials Science, MultidisciplinaryPolymer Science

Scopus Categories

Process Chemistry and TechnologyPolymers and PlasticsOrganic Chemistry