Journal profile · Materials Science, Biomaterials
Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers
ISSN 0883-9115 · eISSN 1530-8030 · SAGE Publications Ltd · ENGLAND · Bimonthly · Founded 1986
Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.89; subscription journal; APC about USD 4,150; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 20 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers is published by SAGE Publications Ltd and is in Zone 4 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications, Bone Tissue Engineering Materials and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, together about 31.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Biomaterials. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers provides biomedical polymer scientists and researchers throughout the world with current frontier research advances in the field. Coverage includes polymeric scaffolds for tissue engineering and tissue regeneration, polymeric drugs and pro-drug systems, drug delivery and targeted delivery … | View full journal description This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Biomaterials
Editor-in-chief Kathryn UhrichPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 5%); most named United States 17, Italy 3, Mainland China 2, United Kingdom 2, Japan 2 (37 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsMaterials Science13%
- Bone Tissue Engineering MaterialsEngineering9.9%
- biodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesMaterials Science8.3%
- Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applicationsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.7%
- Advanced Drug Delivery SystemsPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics5.5%
- Nanoparticle-Based Drug DeliveryMaterials Science5.3%
- Polymer Surface Interaction StudiesMaterials Science5.1%
- 3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchEngineering3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Biomaterials | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Polymer Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Biomaterials | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Polymer Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology | 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
- 1.89LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 67OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 746OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.36OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.19%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,487 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 6 | 5 |
| 2025 | 20 | 4 | 28 |
| 2024 | 44 | 11 | 177 |
| 2023 | 31 | 9 | 208 |
| 2022 | 32 | 5 | 318 |
| 2021 | 37 | 0 | 377 |
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)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 13.1%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 38 daysPublisher website ·
- 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,150 / GBP 3,043 | — | — | |
| 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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Vancouver
Article types accepted11
- brief communicationThe use and importance of biomedical utilization of polymers is currently, one the most rapidly growing science. Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers pr…Length not stated
- editorialThe use and importance of biomedical utilization of polymers is currently, one the most rapidly growing science. Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers pr…Length not stated
- letter to the editorThe use and importance of biomedical utilization of polymers is currently, one the most rapidly growing science. Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers pr…Length not stated
- letters to the editorThe use and importance of biomedical utilization of polymers is currently, one the most rapidly growing science. Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers pr…Length not stated
- opinionThe use and importance of biomedical utilization of polymers is currently, one the most rapidly growing science. Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers pr…Length not stated
- original research articleThe use and importance of biomedical utilization of polymers is currently, one the most rapidly growing science. Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers pr…Length not stated
- perspectiveThe use and importance of biomedical utilization of polymers is currently, one the most rapidly growing science. Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers pr…Length not stated
- research articleThe use and importance of biomedical utilization of polymers is currently, one the most rapidly growing science. Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers pr…Length not stated
- reviewThe use and importance of biomedical utilization of polymers is currently, one the most rapidly growing science. Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers pr…Length not stated
- short communicationThe use and importance of biomedical utilization of polymers is currently, one the most rapidly growing science. Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers pr…Length not stated
- viewpointThe use and importance of biomedical utilization of polymers is currently, one the most rapidly growing science. Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers pr…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Authorship Author contributions
You will be asked to list the contribution of each author as part of the submission process. Please include the Author Contributions heading within your submission after the Acknowledgements section. The information you give on submission will then show under the Author Contributions heading later at the proofing stage.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability
The Journal is committed to facilitating openness, transparency and reproducibility of research, and has the following research data sharing policy. For more information, including FAQs please visit the Sage Research Data policy pages. Subject to appropriate ethical and legal considerations, authors are encouraged to: Share your research data in a relevant public data repository Include a data ava…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical considerations
Please include your ethics approval statements under this heading, even if you have already included ethics approval information in your methods section. If ethical approval was not required, you need to explicitly state this. All papers reporting studies involving human participants, human data or human tissue must state that the relevant Ethics Committee or Institutional Review Board approved th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Publishing fees and open access
There are no fees payable to submit or publish in this journal. Figures supplied in colour will appear in colour online regardless of whether or not these illustrations are reproduced in colour in the printed version. For specifically requested colour reproduction in print, you will receive information regarding the costs from Sage after receipt of your accepted article. Optional open access publi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Single anonymized peer review Model summary
The following summary describes the peer review process for this journal: Identity transparency: Single-anonymized Reviewer interacts with: Editor Review information published: None Your manuscript will undergo an initial evaluation. If it does not conform to the requirements laid out in these guidelines, it will be returned to you for amendments prior to peer review. Manuscripts may be desk rejec…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
The journal and Sage take issues of copyright infringement, plagiarism or other breaches of best practice in publication very seriously. Please read Sage's complete policy on plagiarism and the actions we may take.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
The journal will consider submissions of manuscripts that have been posted on preprint servers. Please enter the preprint DOI in the designated field when submitting your manuscript. We advise that you inform the Journal Editorial office about your posted preprint at submission. Note that you should not post an updated version of your manuscript on a preprint server while it is being peer reviewed…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical trial registration
The journal conforms to the ICMJE requirement that clinical trials are registered in a WHO-approved public trials registry at or before the time of first participant enrollment as a condition of consideration for publication. The trial registry name and URL, and registration number must be included at the end of the abstract.
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
- SAGE Publications Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1986
- ISSN
- 0883-9115
- Electronic ISSN
- 1530-8030
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers
What CAS zone is Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology / Materials Science, Biomaterials / Polymer Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.89; CiteScore 4.4, h-index 67.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 13.1%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers based?
Of the 37 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 5%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (17), Italy (3) and Mainland China (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers is a subscription journal. APC about USD 4,150.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .