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Polymer Chemistry is pleased to announce that its latest Impact Factor is 5.687.

Polymer Chemistry is the home for the most innovative and exciting polymer research, with an emphasis on the synthesis of polymers and their applications. Led by Editor-in-Chief David Haddleton, and our expert team of international Associate Editors and Editorial Board members, Polymer Chemistry has the highest immediacy index (1.408) of any primary research journal in the Polymer Science category.

Immediate impact: Our Immediacy Index has been consistently higher than those of our competitors since our launch.

High citation rate: We have a higher fraction of articles cited than our competitors, with 98% of papers receiving at least 1 citation.*

Rapid publication: We have an average time from receipt to publication of just 50 days, and less than 19 days from receipt to first decision.

Continued growth: For the 6^th year in a row both our number of publications and our impact factor have increased.

We are extremely grateful to all our readers, authors and referees for their contribution to Polymer Chemistry’s continued success, and to our Editorial and Advisory Board members for their hard work and dedication.

Join the many leading scientists who have already chosen to publish in Polymer Chemistry and submit today!

Find out how other Royal Society of Chemistry journals were ranked in the latest Impact Factor release.

*As of 29 June 2016, based on citations to articles published in 2013 and 2014.

We are delighted to announce that, according to the latest Journal Citation Reports®, Polymer Chemistry‘s Impact Factor* has increased to 5.368.

This is a great indication of the continued strength of Polymer Chemistry as it approaches its 5^th anniversary, and we would like to take this opportunity to thank all our readers, authors, referees and board members for their support and engagement with the journal.

Even better news, the journal’s Immediacy Index^# has risen to an impressive 1.713, the highest of all primary research journals in the Polymer Science category by some way.

Immediacy Index is a measure of how quickly after publication articles in a journal are cited.  Polymer Chemistry‘s high number indicates that articles are being cited very quickly, and is testament to the high visibilty and relevance of the articles we publish to the polymer community.

So, to make sure your next polymer synthesis paper is seen and cited by fellow polymer chemists, we recommend submitting it to Polymer Chemistry!

Polymer Chemistry wasn’t the only Royal Society of Chemistry journal to see an increase in its Impact Factor this year.  Find a full list of our journals and their 2013 Impact Factors in this blog post.

*The Impact Factor provides an indication of the average number of citations per paper. Produced annually, Impact Factors are calculated by dividing the number of citations in a year by the number of citeable articles published in the preceding two years.

^#Immediacy Index is the average number of citations in a given year to papers published in that year.

Data based on 2013 Journal Citation Reports^®, (Thomson Reuters, 2014).

Polymer Chemistry has received its first full Impact Factor: 5.23

The 2012 Journal Citation Reports, released by Thomson ISI yesterday, also show that Polymer Chemistry has an immediacy index of 1.305, the highest of all primary research journals in the Polymer Science category!

This highlights the continued success of the journal and reinforces its place in the field.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those involved with the journal, our Editorial and Advisory Board members and our authors, referees and readers, who continue to make the journal what it is.

Read more about the 2012 Impact Factors from across RSC Publishing on the RSC Publishing Blog!

Liz Dunn
Managing Editor, Polymer Chemistry

Data based on 2012 Journal Citation Reports ®, (Thomson Reuters, 2013)

I am delighted to announce that Polymer Chemistry’s inaugural impact factor is 5.32! This is a fantastic achievement for the journal and I would like to thank our Editorial and Advisory Board members and our authors, referees and readers.

Polymer Chemistry is now firmly established as a leading journal in the field, also demonstrated by its #1 immediacy index of all original research journals in the Polymer Science category of the 2011 Journal Citation Reports ®.

 The immediacy index is a measure of how quickly articles are cited, the 2011 immedicay index is an average of how many citations articles published in 2011 received during the year they were published.

So, why not submit your next high impact article to Polymer Chemistry and enjoy the benefits of being an RSC author.

Read more about the 2011 Impact Factors from across RSC Publishing on the RSC Publishing Blog!

Data based on 2011 Journal Citation Reports ®, (Thomson Reuters, 2012)