SciSight Ecosystem
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #5,521CAS 3区Hybrid

Polymers

Abbreviation (ISO):POLYMERS-BASEL
Country: Switzerland•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 0.928•SCImago Rank: #5,521•Identifier (ISSN):2073-4360(Print)•Articles / Year: 4,374•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,208 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
5.8
↑ +0.9

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
53

53 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation Rate10.6%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
4,374articles/year
99.97% Gold OA•90.48% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.8)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.8)
🔵 Computed
20252.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.9)
🔵 Computed
20242.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.7)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5)
🔵 Computed
20222.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.967)
🔵 Computed
20212.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.329)
🔵 Computed
20202.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.426)
🔵 Computed
20192.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.164)
🔵 Computed
20182.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.935)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360) is an international, open access journal of polymer science. It publishes research papers, short communications and review papers. Our aim is to encourage scientists to publish their experimental and theoretical results in as much detail as possible. Therefore, there is no restriction on the length of the papers. The full experimental details must be provided so that the results can be reproduced. Polymers provides an interdisciplinary forum for publishing papers which advance the fields of (i) polymerization methods, (ii) theory, simulation, and modeling, (iii) understanding of new physical phenomena, (iv) advances in characterization techniques, and (v) harnessing of self-assembly and biological strategies for producing complex multifunctional structures.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Materials ScienceChemistryOrganic ChemistryPhysicsComposite MaterialsEngineeringBiologyChemical EngineeringQuantum MechanicsNuclear Magnetic ResonanceBiochemistryNanotechnologyMetallurgyThermodynamicsComputer SciencePhysical ChemistryOpticsMedicineMathematicsGeneticsGeology
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #5,521Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2009-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:ChemistryMaterials Science
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.928

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
199

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
6.13

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,208 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations90,426
3-Year Documents13,857
Citable Documents13,766

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate38.4%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Chemistry (miscellaneous)Q1
Polymers and PlasticsQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Engineering & Technology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区POLYMER SCIENCE
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
In warning list
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
MDPI (Basel, Switzerland)
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Founding Year
2009
Editorial Address
ST ALBAN-ANLAGE 66, BASEL, SWITZERLAND, CH-4052
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
POLYMER SCIENCE
JCRSCIE
18/96Q1
POLYMER SCIENCE
JCISCIE
19/96Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—2,2081,815
20254.93,42022,386
20244.73,57645,000
202354,65889,772
20224.9675,640141,879
20214.3294,502152,521
20203.4263,170119,632
20193.1642,13781,439
20182.9351,43959,380
2017—77135,361
2016—44419,485
2015—1547,707
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Polymers

WoS Q1
2356201820192020202120222023202420254.90
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:4.9

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 10.6%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 1a845ee1-1396-49a0-97b7-485d6ab7177f
Database Updated: 2026-09-28