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Journal of Polymer Science

John Wiley & Sons Inc. · United States · Est. 2019

ISSN2642-4150eISSN2642-4169

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.77

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.866

Total Worksi

2,588

Total Citationsi

21,657

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.38

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Polymer Science; Polymers and Plastics; Materials Chemistry; Physical and Theoretical Chemistry.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2019

FrequencyBiweekly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,588

Publisher OrgWiley

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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?

John Wiley & Sons Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2642-4150 / 2642-4169

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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

347

2019

408

5.9k

2020

395

2021

312

3.5k

2022

434

4.4k

2023

457

2.5k

2024

481

1.1k

2025

287

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 PlasticsQ1

Materials ChemistryQ2

Physical and Theoretical ChemistryQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Polymer Science

Scopus Categories

Polymers and PlasticsPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryMaterials Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterizationbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesConducting polymers and applicationsPolymer composites and self-healingSynthesis and properties of polymersAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsPhotopolymerization techniques and applicationsCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisPolymer crystallization and propertiesFuel Cells and Related Materials

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Polymer Science

Is Journal of Polymer Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Polymer Science: 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 Journal of Polymer Science?

Journal of Polymer Science 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 2.38.

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

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

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