Journal profile · Materials Science, Textiles
JOURNAL OF VINYL & ADDITIVE TECHNOLOGY
ISSN 1083-5601 · eISSN 1548-0585 · John Wiley and Sons Ltd · UNITED STATES · Quarterly
JOURNAL OF VINYL & ADDITIVE TECHNOLOGY: CAS Zone 3 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.96; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,800; median 70 days to acceptance (93 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 121 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JOURNAL OF VINYL & ADDITIVE TECHNOLOGY is published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd and is in Zone 3 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties, Polymer Science and PVC and Polymer crystallization and properties, together about 42% of its articles. Its main subfields are Polymers and Plastics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Vinyl and Additive Technology (JVAT) is a peer-reviewed journal reporting new and original results from both fundamental and applied research involving vinyls and a wide spectrum of additives that are used in all types of polymers. Additive technologies are key to the vigor and growth of polymer industry. JVAT is poised to be the platform to disseminate novel ideas, concepts, and developments covering colorants, pigments, flame retardants, stabilizers, plasticizers, fillers, and short fibers of organic and inorganic nature. Materials degradation and decomposition during polymer processing and/or during service life of the products are additives dependent and provide vital information to users. Testing and assessment of additive performance, including standard and new methodology is essential to validating additive technologies. Thus the journal scope covers all attributes of polymer products, thermoplastics, and thermosets. JVAT is also interested in publishing original articles that address regulatory aspects of additives in the context of recent trends in green and circular economy of polymer products.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Textiles
Editor-in-chief Prithu MukhopadhyayPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 6 in mainland China (about 16%); most named Mainland China 6, Italy 4, Canada 4, United Kingdom 3, India 3 (37 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Polymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesMaterials Science15.8%
- Polymer Science and PVCMaterials Science14.3%
- Polymer crystallization and propertiesMaterials Science11.8%
- biodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesMaterials Science10.4%
- Natural Fiber Reinforced CompositesMaterials Science6.2%
- Flame retardant materials and propertiesMaterials Science6%
- Advanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationChemistry3.4%
- Polymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and IrradiationMaterials Science3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Textiles | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Polymer Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Applied | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Applied | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Textiles | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Polymer Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Applied | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Textiles | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Polymer Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexWeb of ScienceINSPECCASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest
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
- 3.96LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 4Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 7.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 7.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.59LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.83LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 52OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 795OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.28OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 11.15%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 108LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 109Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 104,460Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,050 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 96 | 30 | 68 |
| 2025 | 121 | 49 | 440 |
| 2024 | 109 | 52 | 886 |
| 2023 | 119 | 55 | 1,360 |
| 2022 | 87 | 11 | 1,161 |
| 2021 | 81 | 8 | 1,147 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
70 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 51 days – 92 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 12 days (93 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 83 days
- Sample
- 93 articles with submission and acceptance dates (230 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 27%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 27%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 68 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 12 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,800 / EUR 3,170 / GBP 2,560 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Not considered
- fictitious results; essentially the same research to multiple journals
Article types accepted2
- editorialPublication Ethics The authors, reviewers, and editors of the SPE Journals are expected to follow the standards determined by the Committee on Publication Ethic…Length not stated
- reviewManuscripts may be accepted for publication without change or with minor changes. If major revisions are needed, the manuscript may be sent back to the original…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- AI use Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools
AI use must be disclosed in Experimental section Model summary
Artificial intelligence (AI) tools can provide a variety of benefits in the scientific research process including in the generation, collection, analysis, and visualization of research data. Authors are expected to carefully review any data generated by or analyzed using AI or related computational techniques and must carry out the final interpretation of the results presented in the manuscript. A…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
ORCID iD required for submitting author Model summary
Credit for authorship should be based on: substantial contributions to research design, the acquisition, analysis or interpretation of data, drafting the paper or revising it critically, approval of the submitted and final versions. Authors should meet all three criteria. All contributors who do not meet all the criteria for authorship should be listed in the acknowledgement section. The correspon…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest Statement
Funding and competing interests disclosure required Model summary
Authors will be asked to provide a conflict of interest statement during the submission process. For details on what to include in this section, see the ‘Conflict of Interest’ section in the Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations section above. Submitting authors should ensure they liaise with all co-authors to confirm agreement with the final statement.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
Data sharing expected in public repository with data availability statement Model summary
Journal of Vinyl and Additive Technology expects that data supporting the results in the paper will be archived in an appropriate public repository. Authors are required to provide a data availability statement to describe the availability or the absence of shared data. When data have been shared, authors are required to include in their data availability statement a link to the repository they ha…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
Publication ethics per COPE standards Model summary
The authors, reviewers, and editors of the SPE Journals are expected to follow the standards determined by the Committee on Publication Ethics. In particular, authors should not submit manuscripts that contain previously published results, plagiarized material, fictitious results, or intentional reference omissions. Authors should disclose related manuscripts that are under consideration or in pre…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Transfer Agreement
Copyright Transfer Agreement required after acceptance Model summary
A signed Copyright Transfer Agreement (CTA) is required to be completed after manuscript acceptance. This must be done using the Wiley Author Licensing Service where authors may also indicate whether the article should be open access. After acceptance you will receive an email from Author Services with a link to your "My Publication" page and you will be guided through the process in order to sele…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Open access is available to authors of primary research articles who wish to make their article available to non-subscribers on publication, or whose funding agency requires grantees to archive the final version of their article. With open access, the author, the author's funding agency, or the author's institution pays a fee to ensure that the article is made available to non-subscribers upon pub…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
Manuscripts are selected for external peer review based on the importance, novelty, interest of the work to the wider community, and quality of the described research. Manuscripts that are not selected for external peer review are normally returned to the author within five working days. Selected manuscripts describing original research are sent to multiple expert reviewers. Peer review for the SP…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Similarity screening via iThenticate CrossCheck; manuscripts returned if similarity index ≥30% Model summary
Editors-in-Chief of SPE Journals reserve the right to return manuscripts to the corresponding author without review if the total similarity index is 30% or higher with a single source accounting for 5% or higher similarity.
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
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 1083-5601
- Electronic ISSN
- 1548-0585
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 32, Issue 5 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF VINYL & ADDITIVE TECHNOLOGY
What CAS zone is JOURNAL OF VINYL & ADDITIVE TECHNOLOGY in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL OF VINYL & ADDITIVE TECHNOLOGY is in Zone 3 of Engineering, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Materials Science, Textiles / Polymer Science / Chemistry, Applied. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of JOURNAL OF VINYL & ADDITIVE TECHNOLOGY?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.96; CiteScore 7.2, h-index 52.
How long does peer review take at JOURNAL OF VINYL & ADDITIVE TECHNOLOGY?
Based on the dates recorded on 93 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 70 days (interquartile range 51–92 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 27% (2025). 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 VINYL & ADDITIVE TECHNOLOGY based?
Of the 37 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 6 (about 16%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (6), Italy (4) and Canada (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index JOURNAL OF VINYL & ADDITIVE TECHNOLOGY?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF VINYL & ADDITIVE TECHNOLOGY is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, Web of Science, INSPEC, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is JOURNAL OF VINYL & ADDITIVE TECHNOLOGY open access, and what is the APC?
JOURNAL OF VINYL & ADDITIVE TECHNOLOGY is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,800.
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: .