''Polymers'' is an international
peer-reviewed
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open access
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scientific journal
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Content
Articles in scientific journals are mostly written by active scientists such as s ...
of
polymer science that provides an interdisciplinary forum for publishing papers which advance the field of
polymerization
In polymer chemistry, polymerization (American English), or polymerisation (British English), is a process of reacting monomer, monomer molecules together in a chemical reaction to form polymer chains or three-dimensional networks. There are ...
methods among others. It was established in 2009 and is published monthly by
MDPI. The
editor-in-chief
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The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
is
Alexander Böker (
Fraunhofer-Institute for Applied Polymer Research).
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
According to the ''
Journal Citation Reports
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'', the journal has a 2020
impact factor
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of 4.329.
Polymers Section
Polymer Chemistry SectionPolymer Analysis SectionPolymer Physics SectionPolymer Theory and Simulation SectionPolymer Processing and Performance SectionPolymer Applications SectionBiomacromolecules, Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers SectionPolymer Recycling SectionPolymer Composites and Nanocomposites SectionGreen and Sustainable Chemistry in Polymer Science Section
References
External links
* {{Official website, http://www.mdpi.com/journal/polymers/
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