RSC Applied Polymers
The application of polymers, both natural and synthetic
Open Access: Gold
Scope
RSC Applied Polymers is a leading international journal for the application of polymers, including experimental and computational studies on both natural and synthetic systems.
The journal is a premier cross-disciplinary publishing home for scientific research that leverages polymeric materials in a range of applications, welcoming high-impact advances made possible with polymers across materials, biology, energy applications, and beyond.
Polymer researchers across chemistry, materials science, biology, and engineering, are all welcome to share timely and impactful contributions, connecting fundamental scientific insights to performance-related metrics. The journal welcomes research on the application of polymers in different areas, and the relationship to structure and/or composition, as afforded by synthesis and/or processing.
Topics include but are not limited to:
- Materials: inks, packaging, coatings, membranes, textiles, dyes/pigments, flame retardants, reprocessable/recyclable, etc.
- Biology: bioinspired/biomimicking, biointerfacing, bioresponsive, therapeutic, etc.
- Energy: harvesting, storage, interconversion, management, separations, etc.
Consistent with the vision and values of the RSC, the journal welcomes and celebrates research that supports the advancement of several UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including but not limited to SDG3: good health and well-being, SDG6: clean water and sanitation, SDG7: affordable and clean energy, and SDG12: including responsible production and consumption.
RSC Applied Polymers will be the leading international journal for the latest advances made possible with polymers, from energy harvesting and management to payload delivery, and beyond. The journal will promote the advancement of science by publishing timely and impactful cross-disciplinary research that connects fundamental insights to performance-related metrics.
Emily Pentzer, Editor-in-Chief, RSC Applied Polymers
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Journal Impact factor
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First decision time (all)
8 days
First decision time (peer reviewed)
36 days
Indexing
ISSN: 2755-371X
Indexed in: Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), IET INSPEC, Scopus
RSC Applied Polymers is one of the first of our journals to focus on applied research, offering you an impactful platform for the application of polymers, both natural and synthetic, including experimental and computational studies.
ISSN: 2755-371X
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Hypercrosslinked polymer by an external crosslinker strategy: formation mechanism, structural regulation and applications
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