Journal profile · POLYMER SCIENCE
Elastomers and Composites
ISSN 2092-9676 · eISSN 2288-7725
Elastomers and Composites: CAS Zone 4 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; 12 articles a year; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Elastomers and Composites is in Zone 4 of Chemistry in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies and Military Technology and Strategies, together about 38.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Polymers and Plastics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Elastomers and Composites (eISSN: 2288-7725) is a scientific journal published quarterly (The last day of March / June / September / December) by the Rubber Society of Korea. The journal is a KCI (Korea Citation Index) and ESCI (Emerging Sources Citation Index) indexed journal. All articles published in Elastomers and Composites are indexed by KCI, Web of Science, and Google Scholar. The journal operates a single-blind peer review process. Manuscript deemed suitable are then typically sent to two independent expert reviewers to asses the scientific quality of the manuscript. The Editorial Board is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of manuscript. The author should ensure that a manuscript have written in accordance with the research ethics and the author guidelines. Publisher: The Rubber Society of Korea Journal title: Elastomers and Composites ISSN: 2288-7725 (online) Frequency: Quarterly (The last day of March, June, September, December) Year of Launching: 1966 Indexed by: ESCI, KCI, Google Scholar, Crossref DOI prefix: 10.7473
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): POLYMER SCIENCE
Editor-in-chief Seunghyun LeePublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named South Korea 24, United States 4, Mainland China 1 (29 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences13%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences13%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering13%
- Polymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesMaterials Science9.7%
- Engineering Applied ResearchEngineering8.4%
- Synthesis and properties of polymersMaterials Science7.2%
- Polymer crystallization and propertiesMaterials Science3.8%
- Photopolymerization techniques and applicationsChemistry3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Chemistry Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Polymer Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Chemistry Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Chemistry | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Polymer Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCILetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, KCI (Korea Citation Index)
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
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 12LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,780 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | 69 |
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
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 2,500 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
Article types accepted4, with length limits
- book reviewBook reviews are solicited by the editor.Length not stated
- editorials in all fields of journal publication. Editorials should not exceed 1,000 words, excluding references, tables, and figures. References shoumain text ≤ 1,000 words
- original articleOriginal articles are reports of basic investigations.Length not stated
- reviewReviews are invited by the editor and should be comprehensive analyses of specific topics.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Authorship 1) Authorship
Authorship credit should be based on 1) substantial contributions to conception and design, acquisition of data, and/or analysis and interpretation of data; 2) drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content; 3) final approval of the version to be published; and 4) agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the ac…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest 3) Conflict of interest statement
The corresponding author must inform the editor of any potential conflicts of interest that could influence the authors’ interpretation of the data. Examples of potential conflicts of interest are financial support from or connections to companies, political pressure from interest groups, and academically related issues. In particular, all sources of funding applicable to the study should be expli…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Follows COPE guidelines Model summary
The journal adheres to the ethical guidelines for research and publication described in Guidelines on Good Publication (http://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright 2. Copyright and Creative Commons Attribution license
Copyright transfer to journal Model summary
A submitted manuscript, when published, will become the property of the journal. Copyrights of all published materials are owned by The Rubber Society of Korea. Corresponding author must sign the Transfer of Copyright agreement before the article can be published. The copyright transfer covers the exclusive rights to reproduce and distribute the article, including reprints, photographic reproducti…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 5. Submission and peer review process
Peer review type: single-blind Model summary
1) Submission All manuscripts should be submitted via e-submission system available from: https://rubber.or.kr/online_paper2/. 2) Peer review process Elastomers and Compososites reviews all manuscripts received. A manuscript is first reviewed for its format and adherence to the aims and scope of the journal. If the manuscript meets these two criteria, it is checked for plagiarism or duplicate publ…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism 2) Originality, plagiarism and duplicate publication
Plagiarism screening with Similarity Check Model summary
Submitted manuscripts must not have been previously published or be under consideration for publication elsewhere. No part of the accepted manuscript should be duplicated in any other scientific journal without the permission of the Editorial Board. Submitted manuscripts are screened for possible plagiarism or duplicate publication by Similarity Check upon arrival. If plagiarism or duplicate publi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines 4. Aqualifications, language requirement, and reporting guideline
1) Author qualifications Any researcher throughout the world can submit a manuscript if the scope of the manuscript is appropriate. 2) Language Manuscripts should be submitted in good scientific English. 3) Reporting guidelines for specific study designs Research reports frequently omit important information. As such, reporting guidelines have been developed for a number of study designs that some…
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
- ISSN
- 2092-9676
- Electronic ISSN
- 2288-7725
- Society / sponsor
- Rubber Society of Korea
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 61, Issue 1 (March 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Elastomers and Composites
What CAS zone is Elastomers and Composites in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Elastomers and Composites is in Zone 4 of Chemistry, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Polymer Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Chemistry. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What are the manuscript requirements of Elastomers and Composites?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 2,500 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Elastomers and Composites based?
Of the 29 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are South Korea (24), United States (4) and Mainland China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Elastomers and Composites?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Elastomers and Composites is indexed in ESCI. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Elastomers and Composites open access, and what is the APC?
Elastomers and Composites 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; 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: .