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. |
| 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 The third Polymers conference, “Polymers for a Safe and Sustainable Future”, was held in Athens, Greece. |
| 2025 |
Circular and Green Polymer Science was renamed as Circular and Green Sustainable Polymer Science. Polymer established the following section: |
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 |
| 2020–2024 | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Marcel Popa for the section on Polymer Colloid and Interface |
| 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 |
| 2021–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Yuekun Lai for the section on Polymer Membranes and Films |
| 2022–2025 | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Wei Zhang for the section on Polymer Fibers |
| 2022–present | 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 |
| 2025–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Paschalis Alexandridis for the section on Polymer Networks and Gels |
