Journal profile · Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Plastics Engineering
ISSN 0091-9578 · eISSN 1941-9635 · Wiley-Blackwell · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1973
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Plastics Engineering: subscription journal; community-reported acceptance: easy; 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus; the journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher.
The journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher: As of January 2022, Plastics Engineering is no longer published by Wiley. More information can be found on www.PlasticsEngineering.org. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Plastics Engineering is published by Wiley-Blackwell. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Injection Molding Process and Properties, Polymer crystallization and properties and Polymer Science and Applications, together about 40% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Plastics Engineering is the official publication of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE). We provide plastics professionals with a wealth of information about machinery, technological advances, materials innovations, sustainability, and more. Our writers have spent decades covering the issues that matter most to our readers. We reach about 35,000 SPE members each month.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Injection Molding Process and PropertiesEngineering22.7%
- Polymer crystallization and propertiesMaterials Science8.8%
- Polymer Science and ApplicationsEngineering8.6%
- Diverse Industrial Engineering TechnologiesEngineering6.3%
- Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing TechnologiesEngineering4.7%
- Intellectual Property and PatentsBusiness, Management and Accounting4.4%
- Waste Management and RecyclingEnvironmental Science4.3%
- Energy Efficiency and ManagementEnergy4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polymers and Plastics | Q4 | 150/167 | 10th |
| General Chemical Engineering | Q4 | 261/274 | 4th |
| Materials Chemistry | Q4 | 312/324 | 3rd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,792 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 82 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 132 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 110 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 118 |
| 2021 | 203 | 22 | 195 |
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 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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest
- Conflicts of interest
No articles placed by writers paid by companies or third parties. Model summary
We do not accept articles that are “placed” by writers being paid by companies or other third parties.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1973
- ISSN
- 0091-9578
- Electronic ISSN
- 1941-9635
- Society / sponsor
- Society of Plastics Engineers by John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 77, Issue 10 (December 2021)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Plastics Engineering
Which databases index Plastics Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Plastics Engineering is indexed in Scopus.
Is Plastics Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Plastics Engineering is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .