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USAGE

• 33614Downloads 2024
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• 59 Usage Factor 2023/2024
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WEB OF SCIENCE

• 1.0 Impact Factor 2023
  The journal Impact Factor is the average number of times articles from the journal published in the past two years have been cited in the JCR year. It is calculated by dividing the number of citations in the JCR year by the total number of articles published in the two previous years.
• 1.0 5 year Impact Factor 2023
  The 5-year journal Impact Factor is the average number of times articles from the journal published in the past five years have been cited in the JCR year. It is calculated by dividing the number of citations in the JCR year by the total number of articles published in the five previous years.
• Q4Quartile: Polymer Science 2023
  Quartiles indicate where a journal’s ranking lies within a particular subject category. These quartiles rank the journals from highest to lowest based on their impact factor. Q1 (green) comprises the quarter of the journals with the highest values, Q2 (yellow) the second highest values, Q3 (orange) the third highest values and Q4 (red) the lowest values.
• 0.20 Journal Citation Indicator (Polymer Science) 2023
  The Journal Citation Indicator is a measure of the average Category Normalized Citation Impact (CNCI) of citable items (articles & reviews) published by a journal over a recent three year period. It is used to help you evaluate journals based on other metrics besides the Journal Impact Factor (JIF).

SCOPUS

• 1.9 CiteScore 2024
  CiteScore acts as an indicator of the citation level of peer-reviewed materials, which is calculated as the ratio of the average number of citations to the number of published documents. Therewith, the publication window is equal to four years.
• 0.35Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP) 2024
  Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP) measures contextual citation impact by weighting citations based on the total number of citations in a subject field. The impact of a single citation is given higher value in subject areas where citations are less likely, and vice versa.
• 0.244 SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) 2024
  SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) is a measure of scientific influence of scholarly journals that accounts for both the number of citations received by a journal and the importance or prestige of the journals where such citations come from.
• Q3Quartile: Polymers and Plastics 2024
  Quartiles indicate where a journal’s ranking lies within a particular subject category. These quartiles rank the journals from highest to lowest based on their SJR. Q1 (green) comprises the quarter of the journals with the highest values, Q2 (yellow) the second highest values, Q3 (orange) the third highest values and Q4 (red) the lowest values.
• 40H-Index 2024
  A journal has an H index of h if it published h papers each of which has been cited in other journals at least h times. Calculations are based on Scopus.

Polymer Science, Series A  is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes experimental and theoretical articles and critical reviews devoted to physicochemical studies of the structure and properties of polymers. The journal encompasses all fundamental aspects of macromolecular science. Contributions should be of marked novelty and interest for a broad readership. The journal has the aim to become an international publication and publishes manuscripts originally submitted in English from all countries along with translated works.

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Queries about submission issues, peer review process, or the status of your manuscript should be sent to the Editorial Office of Polymer Science, Series A: polscia@pleiadesonline.com