Journal of Macromolecular Science Part A-Pure and Applied Chemistry

Journal of Macromolecular Science Part A-Pure and Applied Chemistry is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. 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 Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization, Synthesis and properties of polymers and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, together about 33.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Polymers and Plastics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry (JMS-PAC) is a necessary resource for academic and industrial scientists and engineers whose interests center on both synthetic and naturally occurring polymers and their applications. Published papers include experimental details on topics such as: Synthesis, modification, and/or in-depth characterization of monomers and polymers Polymerization kinetics Morphologic properties of polymers Spectroscopic properties of polymers Optical properties of polymers Electro-optical properties of polymers Mechanically adaptive polymers Smart polymers Biopolymers Adhesives & Coatings Polymer Self-Assembly Polymer Composites Supramolecular polymers JMS-PAC is unique in that it combines these topics with their applications in a wide variety of fields, such as: adhesives, coatings, barriers, membranes, drug delivery, and renewable energy, to mention a few. Peer Review Policy All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor-in-Chief, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to rigorous and rapid peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single anonymized. The Journal’s Editorial Office provides timely and personalized service to every author to ensure the most quality content is being published. Publishing Ethics Statement The Journal adheres to the highest standards of publishing ethics, with rigorous processes in place to ensure this is achieved. Taylor & Francis is a member of Committee of Publication Ethics (COPE) and utilizes Similarity Check via CrossRef for all journals. More information on our ethical standards and policies can be found here: http://authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com/ethics-for-authors/. The Journal has an appeals and complaints policy which can be viewed here: https://authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com/peer-review-appeals-and-complaints-from-authors/.

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Polymer Science

Editor-in-chief Priyadarsi DePublisher website

Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 67%); most named Mainland China 2, India 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website · 2026-09-30

CAS Journal Ranking

JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website

• CiteScore Q2 · 2025

Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website

Database indexing

SCIEScopusLetPub

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

Indexing the journal's website claims

EI CompendexWeb of ScienceCASCurrent ContentsPublisher website

Other: ProQuest, OCLC, CABI (various), De Gruyter Saur, EBSCOhost, Elsevier BV, FIZ Technik e.V., Genamics JournalSeek, International Atomic Energy Agency, Clarivate Analytics, VINITI RAN

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.

Impact

Impact factor

2.45LetPub · 2026-09-13

Impact factor (publisher) 2025

2.4Publisher website · 2026-09-30

5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025

2.1Publisher website · 2026-09-30

CiteScore 2026-06

3.8LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore (publisher) 2025

3.8Publisher website · 2026-09-30

SJR 2026-06

0.36LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR (publisher) 2025

0.36Publisher website · 2026-09-30

SNIP 2026-06

0.52LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP (publisher) 2025

0.52Publisher website · 2026-09-30

h-index

44LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

72OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

1,839OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

2.68OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

20.8%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

1.06%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

113LetPub · 2026-09-13

Downloads per year (publisher)

95,000Publisher website · 2026-09-30

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.

Other sources

Average review time (community reports)

about 4.3 monthsLetPub · 2026-09-13

Average acceptance (community reports)

66%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Acceptance rate (publisher)

30%Publisher website · 2026-09-30

Submission to first decision

3 daysPublisher website · 2026-09-30

First decision after review

14 daysPublisher website · 2026-09-30

Acceptance to publication

15 daysPublisher website · 2026-09-30

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.

The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.

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.

Publisher

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

Country or region

UNITED STATES

Language

English

Frequency

Monthly

Founded

1992

ISSN

1060-1325

Electronic ISSN

1520-5738

Latest issue on the website

Volume 63, Issue 9 (2026)

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
• Submission system ↗Publisher website
• Special issues ↗Publisher website