Journal History
| 2009 | The inaugural issue was released. Polymers was published as a quarterly journal. |
| 2011 | Polymers was indexed in Scopus (Elsevier), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1). Polymers was indexed in Ei Compendex (Elsevier), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1). |
| 2013 | Polymers was indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)—Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1). Polymers received its first Impact Factor (1.687). |
| 2014 | Polymers adopted a monthly publication schedule. Polymers announced the first edition of the Best Paper Award. |
| 2015 | Polymers published its 500th paper. |
| 2016 | Polymers announced the first edition of the Young Investigator Award. Polymers published its 1,000th paper. |
| 2018 | The first Polymers conference, Polymers: Design, Function and Application, was held in Barcelona, Spain. |
| 2019 | Polymers was indexed in PubMed—National Library of Medicine (NLM), starting with Volume 8 (Issue 1). Polymers was indexed in PubMed Central (PMC)—National Library of Medicine (NLM), starting with Volume 8 (Issue 1). Polymers established the following sections: -Polymer Synthesis; -Polymer Analysis; -Polymer Physics; -Polymer Theory and Simulation; -Polymer Processing and Performance; -Polymer Applications; -Biopolymers. Polymers published its 5,000th paper. |
| 2020 | -Biopolymers was renamed as Biomacromolecules, Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers. -Polymer Synthesis was renamed as Polymer Chemistry. Polymers established the following sections: -Polymer Recycling; -Polymer Composites and Nanocomposites; -Green and Sustainable Chemistry in Polymer Science. |
| 2021 | Polymers adopted a semimonthly publication schedule. European Colloid & Interface Society (ECIS) became affiliated to Polymers. National Interuniversity Consortium of Materials Science and Technology (INSTM) became affiliated to Polymers. The First International Conference on “Green” Polymer Materials 2020 was held online. -Polymer Analysis was renamed as Polymer Analysis and Characterization. -Polymer Processing and Performance was renamed as Polymer Processing and Engineering. -Polymer Physics was merged with Polymer Theory and Simulation to create a new section Polymer Physics and Theory. -Polymer Recycling was merged with Green and Sustainable Chemistry in Polymer Science to create a new section Circular and Green Polymer Chemistry. Polymers established the following sections: -Polymer Colloid and Interface; -Smart and Functional Polymers; -Polymer Fibers; -Polymer Membranes and Films. Polymers published its 10,000th paper. |
| 2022 | North American Thermal Analysis Society (NATAS) became affiliated to Polymers. The second Polymers conference, “New Trends in Polymer Science: Health of the Planet, Health of the People”, was held in Turin, Italy. |
| 2023 | The year 2023 marked the 15th Anniversary of Polymers. Polymers received its 2022 Impact Factor (5). |
| 2024 | Biomacromolecules, Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers was renamed as Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers |
Editor-in-Chief
| 2009–present | Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Alexander Böker |
Section Editor-in-Chief
| 2019–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Shin-ichi Yusa for the section on Polymer Chemistry Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Giulio Malucelli Yusa for the section on Polymer Analysis and Characterization Section Editors-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Martin Kröger and Prof. Dr. Vlasis Mavrantzas for the section on Polymer Physics and Theory Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Francesco Paolo La Mantia for the section on Polymer Processing and Engineering Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Hyeonseok Yoon for the section on Polymer Applications Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Dimitrios Bikiaris for the section on Biomacromolecules, Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers |
| 2020–present | Section Editors-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Antonio Pizzi, Prof. Dr. Francesco Paolo La Mantia and Prof. Dr. Frank Wiesbrock for the section on Circular and Green Polymer Science Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Miguel Ángel López Manchado for the section on Polymer Composites and Nanocomposites Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Marcel Popa for the section on Polymer Colloid and Interface |
| 2021–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Yuekun Lai for the section on Polymer Membranes and Films |
| 2022–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Wei Zhang for the section on Polymer Fibers Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Sixun Zheng for the section on Smart and Functional Polymers |
| 2024–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Yen Wei for the section on Innovation of Polymer Science and Technology |
