聚合物（ISSN2073-4360）是一本國際性開放獲取的聚合物科學雜志。它出版研究論文、通訊和評論文章。聚合物為發表論文提供了一個跨學科的論壇，這些論文推進了以下領域：（1）聚合方法，（2）理論、模擬和建模，（3）對新物理現象的理解，（4）表征技術的進展，以及（5）利用自組裝和生物策略來產生復雜的多峰現象。內部結構。鼓勵科學家盡可能詳細地公布他們的實驗和理論結果。因此，論文長度沒有限制。必須提供完整的實驗和計算細節，以便重現結果。范圍聚合物合成：共聚物、嵌段聚合物、聚酯、彈性體、聚烯烴、聚酰胺、聚碳酸酯、橡膠、熱塑性塑料、熱固性材料、聚合方法等的合成。聚合物分析：聚合物、聚合物材料和聚合物添加劑的表征和分析、聚合機理、分子量測量、尺寸、構象、結構、聚合物的性質和行為、分離、光譜和散射技術、結構性質處理關系。聚合物物理：結晶、流變、膨脹、相分離、粘度和粘彈性、糾纏和交聯、機械性能、介電性能、光學性能、熱性能、降解和聚合動力學、受到變形、流動和其他外部場影響的聚合物、界面和密閉空間。聚合物理論與模擬：高分子系統的數值模擬，以了解潛在的物理或物理化學機制、聚合物結構與構象的建模、聚合動力學與聚合機理的預測算法、功能聚合物性能的建模與預測。ERS、聚合物系統的本構和多尺度建模方法、聚合物動力學理論、人工智能、機器學習和聚合物的數據驅動建模。聚合物加工和性能：熱成型、壓縮和傳遞模塑、旋轉模塑、擠壓、注射成型、吹塑、塑料發泡成型。聚合物應用：聚合物材料的各種應用（從傳感器到執行器，從生物醫學工程到空間工程，從宏觀尺度到納米尺度），概念驗證，結構/系統設計，性能驗證和特性描述。請參閱此處了解所涵蓋主題的完整列表。

Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360) is an international, open access journal of polymer science. It publishes research papers, communications and review articles. Polymers provides an interdisciplinary forum for publishing papers which advance the fields of (i) polymerization methods, (ii) theory, simulation, and modeling, (iii) understanding of new physical phenomena, (iv) advances in characterization techniques, and (v) harnessing of self-assembly and biological strategies for producing complex multifunctional structures. Scientists are encouraged to publish their experimental and theoretical results in as much detail as possible. Therefore, there is no restriction on the length of the papers. The full experimental and computational details must be provided so that the results can be reproduced.ScopePolymer synthesis: synthesis of copolymers, block-polymers, polyesters, elastomer, polyolefins, polyamides, polycarbonates, rubber, thermoplastics, thermosets, methods for polymerization, etc.Polymer analysis: characterization and analysis of polymers, polymeric materials and polymer additives, polymerization mechanism, measurement of molecular weight, size, conformation, structure, properties and behavior of polymers, separation, spectroscopy, and scattering techniques, structure-property-processing relationships.Polymer physics: crystallization, rheology, swelling, phase separation, viscosity and viscoelasticity, entanglements and crosslinking, mechanical properties, dielectric properties, optical properties, thermal properties, the kinetics of degradation and polymerization, polymers subjected to deformation, flow, and other external fields, polymers at interfaces and in confined spaces.Polymer theory and simulation: numerical simulation for macromolecular systems towards the understanding of underlying physical or physico-chemical mechanisms, modeling of polymer structure and conformation, predictive algorithms of polymerization kinetics and polymerization mechanism, modeling and prediction of the performance of functional polymers, constitutive and multiscale modeling approaches for polymeric systems, kinetic theory of polymers, artificial intelligence, machine learning and data-driven modeling of polymers.Polymer processing and performance: thermoforming, compression and transfer molding, rotational molding, extrusion, injection molding, blow molding, plastic foam molding.Polymer applications: all kinds of applications (from sensors to actuators, from biomedical engineering to space engineering, and from macro scale down to nano scale) with polymeric materials, proof of concept, structural/system design, performance verification and characterizationSee here for a full list of topics covered.