Plastics, Rubber and Composites

Aims & Scope

Plastics, Rubber and Composites: Macromolecular Engineering provides an international forum for the publication of original, peer-reviewed research on the macromolecular engineering of polymeric and related materials and polymer matrix composites.

Modern polymer processing is increasingly focused on macromolecular engineering: the manipulation of structure at the molecular scale to control properties and fitness for purpose of the final component.

Intimately linked to this are the objectives of predicting properties in the context of an optimised design and of establishing robust processing routes and process control systems allowing the desired properties to be achieved reliably.

The main areas of interest are: •Processing of single and multiphase polymeric systems in quantified, controlled, or novel ways, across the length scales; novel processing technologies; rheology; process measurement, sensors, and control; formation of polymers by novel routes; recycling; choice and incorporation of additives •Properties of these materials; tailoring of properties during processing; property-processing relationships; characterisation of products, across the length scales •Modelling of processing and structure development (melt/solid/multiphase): numerical and analytical modelling; constitutive relationships; validation •Measurement techniques for process control and materials characterisation •Design methodologies, including knowledge based engineering design, and performance of end products

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.2
2024	2.10

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.421

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	47

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	13323

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	351

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• A review on the characterisation of natural fibres and their composites after alkali treatment and water absorption

  Citation: 289

  Authors: M., M. R., S. M., Z., M.

• Effect of the printing bed temperature on the adhesion of parts produced by fused filament fabrication

  Citation: 237

  Authors: Martin, Joamin, Janak, Stephan, Clemens

• Mode II fracture toughness evaluation using four point bend, end notched flexure test

  Citation: 164

  Authors: R.H., B.D.

• Characterisation of carbon fibres recycled from scrap composites using fluidised bed process

  Citation: 162

  Authors: H. L. H., S. J., C. D.

• Review on rubbers in medicine: natural, silicone and polyurethane rubbers

  Citation: 148

  Authors: A, A

• Can the melt flow index be used to predict the success of fused deposition modelling of commercial poly(lactic acid) filaments into 3D printed materials?

  Citation: 147

  Authors: Sisi, Lore, Dagmar R., Ludwig

• Auxetic polypropylene fibres:Part 1 - Manufacture and characterisation

  Citation: 140

  Authors: K. L., A., G., V. R., P. J.

• Influence of ion beam and silver nanoparticles on dielectric properties of flexible PVA/PANI polymer composite films

  Citation: 126

  Authors: M. M., A. M., A.

• Comparison of test configurations for determination of mode II interlaminar fracture toughness results from international collaborative test programme

  Citation: 113

  Authors: P., G.D., B.R.K., A.J., K., M., K., G., C., B., R.H.

• New technology for thermal processing of poly(vinyl alcohol)

  Citation: 111

  Authors: N., L., Q.

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