International Journal of Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Biomaterials is the official publication of the International Society for Biomedical Polymers and Polymeric Biomaterials (ISBPPB). This journal provides a forum for the publication of peer-reviewed, English language articles and select reviews on all aspects of polymeric materials and biomedical polymers.
Being interdisciplinary in nature, this journal publishes extensive contributions in the areas of encapsulation and controlled release technologies to address innovation needs as well.
The journal will consider articles on the following:
Polymeric Materials (specific to medical related applications)
The journal will consider original research articles, reviews, and book reviews. Proposals for special issues in all the above areas are welcome and should be discussed with the Editor-in-Chief in the first instance.
Peer Review Policy All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and if found suitable for further consideration, will be peer-reviewed by independent and anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized. Publishing Ethics Statement The Journal adheres to the highest standards of publishing ethics, with rigorous processes in place to ensure this is achieved. Taylor & Francis is a member of Committee of Publication Ethics (COPE) and utilizes Similarity Check via CrossRef for all journals. More information on our ethical standards and policies can be found here: http://authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com/ethics-for-authors/. The Journal has an appeals and complaints policy which can be viewed here: https://authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com/peer-review-appeals-and-complaints-from-authors/.
Journal metrics
Usage
91K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
2.5 (2023) Impact Factor
2.6 (2023) 5 year IF
8.0 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
0.650 (2023) SNIP
0.524 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
13 days avg. from submission to first
decision
66 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
16 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
19% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors
who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication.
However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s
quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it
should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to
support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside
other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its
readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In
addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
the following metrics
(find out why).
Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
EDITOR: Munmaya Mishra ENCAPCR, LLC Manakin Sabot, VA 23103, USA E-mail: [email protected]
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD: Santosh Aryal - Kansas State University, USA Gary L. Bowlin - University of Memphis, USA Peter Dubruel - Ghent University, Belgium Thomas Dziubla - University of Kentucky, USA Mark W. Grinstaff - Boston University, USA Melissa Grunlan - Texas A&M University, USA Frank Gu - University of Waterloo, Canada James H. Henderson - Syracuse University, USA Jöns Hilborn - Uppsala University, Sweden Marek Kowalczuk - Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland Arvind Kumar - Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India Nevena Manolova - Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria Ki Dong Park - Ajou University, South Korea George D. Pins - Worcester Polytechnic, USA Rui L. Reis - University of Minho, Portugal Swadeshmukul Santra - University of Central Florida, USA Molly Shoichet - University of Toronto, Canada Andreas Taubert - University of Potsdam, Germany Suna Timur - Ege Üniversitesi, Turkey Wankei Wan - University of Western Ontario, Canada Hu Yang - Virginia Commonwealth University, USA Lei Zhai - University of Central Florida, USA Meital Zilberman - Tel Aviv University, Israel Herman S. Mansur - Federal University of Minas Gerais-Brazil, Brazil
Abstracting and indexing
The International Journal of Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Biomaterials is abstracted and/or indexed in:
Chemical Abstracts Service Chemical Abstracts (Online)
EBSCOhost (various)
Elsevier BV Chimica Compendex Scopus
Genamics JournalSeek
OCLC ArticleFirst Electronic Collections Online
Ovid Inspec
Personal Alert (Email)
ProQuest (various)
The Engineering Index Monthly (DVD)
Clarivate Analytics Science Citation Index Expanded Web of Science
VINITI RAN Referativnyi Zhurnal
World Ceramics Abstracts (Online)
Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 530 Walnut Street, Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106.
Open access
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Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
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