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RSC Applied Polymers

Royal Society of Chemistry · United Kingdom · Est. 2023

eISSN2755-371X

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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⚡ 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 (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

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SJR Scorei

0.904

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

378

Total Citationsi

1,670

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.24

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Polymer Science; Materials Chemistry; Materials Science (miscellaneous); Polymers and Plastics; Surfaces, Coatings and Films.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2023

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications378

Publisher OrgRoyal Society of Chemistry

OA Since2022

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewAnonymous peer review, Open peer review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Royal Society of Chemistry

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2755-371X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Anonymous peer review, Open peer review

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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)?

DOAJ verified

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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.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Materials ChemistryQ1

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q1

Polymers and PlasticsQ1

Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Polymer Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Conducting polymers and applicationsAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationPolymer composites and self-healingAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materialsbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesSynthesis and properties of polymersAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing TechnologiesHydrogels: synthesis, properties, applicationsDielectric materials and actuatorsPhotopolymerization techniques and applications

Frequently asked questions about RSC Applied Polymers

Is RSC Applied Polymers a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for RSC Applied Polymers: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of RSC Applied Polymers?

RSC Applied 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 3.24.

Is RSC Applied Polymers indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

RSC Applied Polymers is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of RSC Applied Polymers?