Wiley
Polymer International
(ISSN 1097-0126)
Overview
Polymer International publishes on new developments in all branches of macromolecular science and technology. The journal covers original research on biopolymers, polymer chemistry, polymer physics and industrial polymer science.
Published for SCI by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
SCI (Society of Chemical Industry) is a unique international forum where science meets business on independent, impartial ground. Anyone can join and current Members include consumers, business people, environmentalists, industrialists, farmers, and researchers. The Society offers a chance to share information between sectors as diverse as food and agriculture, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, materials, chemicals, environmental science and safety. As well as organising educational events, SCI awards a number of prestigious honours and scholarships each year, publishes peer-reviewed journals, and provides Members with news from their sectors in the respected magazine, Chemistry & Industry .
Originally established in London in 1881 and in New York in 1894, SCI is a registered charity with Members in over 70 countries.
Aims and Scope
Polymer International
Interdisciplinary innovation with industrial impact
Polymer International publishes the most significant advances in macromolecular science and technology. PI especially welcomes research papers that address applications that fall within the broad headings Energy and Electronics, Biomedical Studies, and Water, Environment and Sustainability. The journal’s editors have identified these at the major challenges facing polymer scientists worldwide.
The journal also publishes invited Review, Mini-Review and Perspective papers that address these challenges and other that may be of growing to future relevance to polymer scientists and engineers.
General
Polymers and Polymer Materials
Characterization
Synthesis
Processing
Biomedical Studies
Polymer Materials for Diagnostics
Polymers for Delivery Systems
Regenerative Medicine
Polymers for Sensors
Energy and Electronics
Membranes for Fuel Cells
Polymer Batteries and Supercapacitors
Polymers for Flexible Displays
Photovoltaics
Water, Environment and Sustainability
Membranes for Purification and Desalination
Polymers for Bio- and Water Remediation
Polymer Materials for Removal of Toxic Compounds
Environmentally Relevant Polymers
Polymers from Biomass
Novel Interdisciplinary Studies
New Materials and/or Techniques of Growing or Future Relevance to Polymer Scientists and Engineers.
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Review Process
Editors will initially screen all submissions to ensure adherence to the Aims and Scope and assess the overall quality criteria. If these standards are met, Editors will subsequently engage the assistance of peer-reviewers to assess the quality and suitability for publication. Peer-review for PI is 'single blind', ensuring that the reviewers' identities are not revealed to authors (although identities of the authors and institutions are known to the reviewers).
Upon receiving the reviews, the Editors make the final decision on the suitability of the manuscript. If the paper is deemed suitable with revisions, the authors will be asked to revise the manuscript within 4-8 weeks and the paper may be sent to referees again for a re-review process to ensure their comments were adequately addressed. Once a manuscript is accepted, some minor additional editing may be required from the Publisher prior to publication.
The most common criteria for rejection include: content is outside the Scope of the journal; poor grammar and writing style; weak research rationale; poor experimental design; incomplete or poor descriptions of the experimental details; contradictory, unclear, or poor interpretation of results; or marginal novelty and broader impact of the research.
The Journal strives to reach a decision promptly, but the most common source of delay is the unavailability of expert reviewers. If a lack of reviews impedes the process, the authors may be asked to suggest additional reviewers. Authors are encouraged to serve as reviewers on at least three manuscripts for each submitted manuscript.
Readership
Polymer scientists, chemists, physicists, materials scientists in the fields of macromolecular and polymer research in industry and academia
Keywords
polymer, macromolecule, biopolymer, elastomer, rubber, cross-linked, cationic, anionic, resin, copolymer, telomer, oligomer, journal, online journal, Wiley Online Library
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