Journal profile · Polymer Science
e-Polymers
ISSN 1618-7229 · De Gruyter · Poland · Irregular · Founded 2001
e-Polymers: CAS Zone 3 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.1; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 10 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 50%; 36 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
e-Polymers is published by De Gruyter and is in Zone 3 of Chemistry in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties and Polymer crystallization and properties, together about 30.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Polymers and Plastics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
About this journal Polymers is an open access, single-blind peer-reviewed scientific journal. The aim of e-Polymers is to publish, in an ongoing way, pure and applied polymer-science-related original research articles, reviews, and feature articles. It includes synthetic methodologies, characterization, and processing techniques for polymer materials. Reports on interdisciplinary polymer science and on applications of polymers in all areas are welcome.In 2013 e-Polymers has been transferred from the e-Polymer Foundation to the scientific publisher De Gruyter. Prof. Seema Agarwal and Prof. Andreas Greiner took over as Editors-in-Chief. e-Polymers is dedicated to serve the polymer community and will continue publishing scientific contributions on highest possible standards.The present Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Seema Agarwal, would like to thank the authors, the reviewers, the editorial staff, the advisory board, and the supporting organization that made e-Polymers a successful and sustainable scientific journal of the polymer community. The Editors of e-Polymers feel very much engaged to provide best publishing services at the highest possible level. Aims and Scope• Pure and Applied Polymer Science • Polymer Technology • Polymer synthesis, mechanisms and architectures • Polymer physics, processing, and additive manufacturing • Polymer nanocomposites • Biopolymers, biomaterials, biocomposites • Functional and industrial polymers Article formatsResearch Article, Review Article, Rapid Communication, Erratum Your Benefits Why submitAs an Author of e-Polymers You benefit from:fair and constructive peer reviewquick online publication of accepted papers (continuous publication model)language polishing services upon acceptance for authors from non-English speaking regionsno limitations on colour figures and word count in published articlesall articles are freely available to the academic community worldwide without any restrictionspromotion of published papers to readers and citersdistribution to open access directories (such as DOAJ) and thousands of libraries worldwideliberal policies on copyrights (authors retain copyright) and on self-archiving (no embargo periods)secure archiving by De Gruyter and the independent archiving service Portico Article Processing ChargesIn order to sustain the publishing process, each article accepted for publication in e-Polymers is subject to an Article Processing Charge of €1600 (effective 1st February, 2025). This fee is used to cov
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Polymer Science
Editor-in-chief Seema AgarwalPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- biodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesMaterials Science10.8%
- Polymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesMaterials Science10.6%
- Polymer crystallization and propertiesMaterials Science9.1%
- Synthesis and properties of polymersMaterials Science7.7%
- Advanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationChemistry7.4%
- Conducting polymers and applicationsMaterials Science5.2%
- Silicone and Siloxane ChemistryMaterials Science4.9%
- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsEngineering4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Chemistry Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Polymer Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Chemistry Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Polymer Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Chemistry Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Polymer Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, Baidu, OCLC
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 3.1LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 3.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.58LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.77LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 601OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.21OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 35LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,155 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44 | 44 | 12 |
| 2025 | 36 | 36 | 76 |
| 2024 | 72 | 72 | 400 |
| 2023 | 89 | 89 | 845 |
| 2022 | 82 | 82 | 1,415 |
| 2021 | 90 | 90 | 1,376 |
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)
- about 10 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 50%LetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 4 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 | EUR 1,600 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 1,600 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 1,500 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 1,600 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics
- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Editorial Policies
Detailed information on Editorial Policy, Publication Ethics, Instructions for Authors etc. can be found in t he Supplementary Materials section.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- De Gruyter
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Irregular
- Founded
- 2001
- ISSN
- 1618-7229
- Print ISSN
- 2197-4586
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about e-Polymers
What CAS zone is e-Polymers in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, e-Polymers is in Zone 3 of Chemistry, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Polymer Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Chemistry. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of e-Polymers?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.1; CiteScore 7, h-index 47.
How long does peer review take at e-Polymers?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 50%”. 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 e-Polymers?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, e-Polymers is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is e-Polymers open access, and what is the APC?
e-Polymers is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .