Journal profile · Polymer Science

High Performance Polymers

ISSN 0954-0083 · eISSN 1361-6412 · SAGE Publications Ltd · ENGLAND · Bimonthly · Founded 1989

High Performance Polymers: CAS Zone 4 · Chemistry (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.71; subscription journal; APC about USD 4,150; review about 1 month (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 55 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.

Impact factor1.71Latest value listed by LetPub
CAS zoneZone 4 · Chemistry2025 upgraded edition, major category · 2026 Xinrui edition Zone 4 · Chemistry
Review timeabout 1 monthCommunity average
APCUSD 4,150Subscription journal
AcceptanceEasyCommunity average
Articles per year552025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

High Performance Polymers is published by SAGE Publications Ltd and 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 Synthesis and properties of polymers, Epoxy Resin Curing Processes and Silicone and Siloxane Chemistry, together about 51.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Polymers and Plastics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Health Services Management Research (HSMR) is an authoritative international peer-reviewed journal which publishes theoretically and empirically rigorous research on questions of enduring interest to health-care organizations and systems throughout the world. Examining the real issues confronting health services management, it provides an independent view and cutting edge evidence-based research to guide policy-making and management decision-making. HSMR aims to be a forum serving an international community of academics and researchers on the one hand and healthcare managers, executives, policymakers and clinicians and all health professionals on the other. HSMR wants to make a substantial contribution to both research and managerial practice, with particular emphasis placed on publishing studies which offer actionable findings and on promoting knowledge mobilisation toward theoretical advances. All papers are expected to be of interest and relevance to an international audience. HSMR aims at enhance communication between academics and practitioners concerned with developing, implementing, and analysing health management issues, reforms and innovations primarily in European health systems and in all countries with developed health systems. Papers can report research undertaken in a single country, but they need to locate and explain their findings in an international context, and in international literature.

Source: LetPub

Research area (LetPub): Polymer Science

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

  1. Synthesis and properties of polymersMaterials Science25.1%
  2. Epoxy Resin Curing ProcessesEngineering14.9%
  3. Silicone and Siloxane ChemistryMaterials Science11.2%
  4. Polymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesMaterials Science5.7%
  5. Tribology and Wear AnalysisEngineering4.9%
  6. Conducting polymers and applicationsMaterials Science4.7%
  7. Polymer composites and self-healingMaterials Science2.8%
  8. Flame retardant materials and propertiesMaterials Science2.8%

Rankings & indexing

CAS ranking and database indexing

CAS Journal Ranking

CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Chemistry Zone 4
LevelCategoryZone
MajorChemistryZone 4
MinorPolymer ScienceZone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: no

CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Chemistry Zone 4
LevelCategoryZone
MajorChemistryZone 4
MinorPolymer ScienceZone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: not marked

CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Chemistry Zone 4
LevelCategoryZone
MajorChemistryZone 4
MinorPolymer ScienceZone 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
1.71LetPub ·
CiteScore 2026-06
4LetPub ·
SJR 2026-06
0.29LetPub ·
SNIP 2026-06
0.43LetPub ·
h-index
38LetPub ·
h-index
55OpenAlex ·
i10-index
1,138OpenAlex ·
2-year mean citedness
1.82OpenAlex ·
Self-citation rate
11.1%LetPub ·
Share of gold OA articles
0%LetPub ·

Volume

Articles per year
52LetPub ·

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,554 in total · the current year is incomplete

YearArticlesOpen accessCitations
20263122
2025551390
20244010137
20235516241
20221185815
2021771859

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 1 monthLetPub ·
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

Subscription journalLetPub

A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.

SourceAPCFee waiverLicenseObserved
OpenAlexUSD 4,150 / GBP 3,043——

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
Founded
1989
ISSN
0954-0083
Electronic ISSN
1361-6412
Official links

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about High Performance Polymers

What CAS zone is High Performance Polymers in?

In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, High Performance Polymers 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 is the impact factor of High Performance Polymers?

The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.71; CiteScore 4, h-index 55.

How long does peer review take at High Performance Polymers?

Authors report an average review time of about 1 month; 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 High Performance Polymers?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, High Performance Polymers is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.

Is High Performance Polymers open access, and what is the APC?

High Performance Polymers is a subscription journal. APC about USD 4,150.

Sources and updates

The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .