Journal profile · Chemistry
ACS Polymers Au
ISSN 2694-2453 · American Chemical Society · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 2021
ACS Polymers Au: CAS Zone 2 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 6.7 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 3,500; median 60 days to acceptance (100 articles, last 24 months); 106 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ACS Polymers Au is published by American Chemical Society and is in Zone 2 of Chemistry in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization, biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties and Polymer composites and self-healing, together about 26.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Polymers and Plastics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ACS Polymers Au is an open access journal publishing original, cutting-edge and impactful research on all aspects of polymer science and related cross-disciplinary areas. The journal publishes all areas of macromolecular and soft matter science and their applications, including: Polymer synthesis and modification Polymer characterization Nanotechnology Self-assembly Supramolecular chemistry Energy generation and storage Electronics Photonics Sensing Adaptive materials Membranes Renewable and sustainable materials Biomaterials Biomedical applications of polymers Manuscripts should highlight innovation and advances in the fundamental understanding of polymers through studies of: Synthesis Phase behavior, thermodynamics, dynamic phenomena Structure and properties State-of-the-art characterization, modeling, simulation, and theoretical methods Manuscripts that report studies integrating fundamental knowledge into important polymer applications and their performance are also welcome.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Shelley D. MinteerDeputyPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationChemistry12.9%
- biodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesMaterials Science6.6%
- Polymer composites and self-healingMaterials Science6.6%
- Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applicationsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.4%
- History and advancements in chemistryChemistry5.4%
- Polymer crystallization and propertiesMaterials Science4.9%
- Polymer Surface Interaction StudiesMaterials Science4.9%
- Academic Writing and PublishingArts and Humanities4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Chemistry Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Polymer Science | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Chemistry Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Polymer Science | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 6.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 6.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 7.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.39LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.81LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 122OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.81OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 92LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 267,987Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 407 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 100 | 100 | 79 |
| 2025 | 106 | 106 | 626 |
| 2024 | 58 | 58 | 566 |
| 2023 | 40 | 40 | 748 |
| 2022 | 60 | 60 | 1,343 |
| 2021 | 43 | 43 | 834 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
60 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 46 days – 77 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 11 days (100 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 73 days
- Sample
- 100 articles with submission and acceptance dates (172 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 11 weeksLetPub ·
- First decision after review
- 33.2 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 61.1 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 11 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 3,500 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,500 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 3,500 | Yes | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 2021
- ISSN
- 2694-2453
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 6, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ACS Polymers Au
What CAS zone is ACS Polymers Au in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ACS Polymers Au is in Zone 2 of Chemistry, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Polymer Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Chemistry. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of ACS Polymers Au?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 6.7; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 7.5, h-index 33.
How long does peer review take at ACS Polymers Au?
Based on the dates recorded on 100 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 60 days (interquartile range 46–77 days); authors report an average review time of about 11 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index ACS Polymers Au?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ACS Polymers Au is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is ACS Polymers Au open access, and what is the APC?
ACS Polymers Au is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,500.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .