Journal profile · Materials Science, Biomaterials
Cellular Polymers
ISSN 0262-4893 · eISSN 1478-2421 · SAGE Publications Ltd · ENGLAND · Bimonthly
Cellular Polymers: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.05; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,150; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 6 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cellular Polymers is published by SAGE Publications Ltd and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Polymer Foaming and Composites, Polymer composites and self-healing and Human auditory perception and evaluation, together about 36.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Polymers and Plastics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Cellular Polymers is a peer reviewed journal concerned primarily with the science of foamed materials, the technology and state of the art for proc...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Biomaterials
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Polymer Foaming and CompositesMaterials Science19.3%
- Polymer composites and self-healingMaterials Science10.6%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering6.7%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.6%
- biodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesMaterials Science5.4%
- Cellular and Composite StructuresEngineering5.3%
- Flame retardant materials and propertiesMaterials Science4.5%
- Polymer crystallization and propertiesMaterials Science4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Biomaterials | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Polymer Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Biomaterials | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Polymer Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Biomaterials | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Polymer Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 2.05LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 228OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.84OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 14.81%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 7LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,076 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 32 |
| 2023 | 11 | 3 | 71 |
| 2022 | 10 | 1 | 67 |
| 2021 | 16 | 3 | 129 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,150 / GBP 3,043 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- SAGE Publications Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 0262-4893
- Electronic ISSN
- 1478-2421
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cellular Polymers
What CAS zone is Cellular Polymers in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Cellular Polymers is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Materials Science, Biomaterials / Polymer Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Cellular Polymers?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.05; CiteScore 3, h-index 37.
How long does peer review take at Cellular Polymers?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Cellular Polymers?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cellular Polymers is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Cellular Polymers open access, and what is the APC?
Cellular Polymers is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,150.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .