Journal Title：Polymer Degradation And Stability

Polymer Degradation and Stability deals with the degradation reactions and their control which are a major preoccupation of practitioners of the many and diverse aspects of modern polymer technology.

Deteriorative reactions occur during processing, when polymers are subjected to heat, oxygen and mechanical stress, and during the useful life of the materials when oxygen and sunlight are the most important degradative agencies. In more specialised applications, degradation may be induced by high energy radiation, ozone, atmospheric pollutants, mechanical stress, biological action, hydrolysis and many other influences. The mechanisms of these reactions and stabilisation processes must be understood if the technology and application of polymers are to continue to advance. The reporting of investigations of this kind is therefore a major function of this journal.

However there are also new developments in polymer technology in which degradation processes find positive applications. For example, photodegradable plastics are now available, the recycling of polymeric products will become increasingly important, degradation and combustion studies are involved in the definition of the fire hazards which are associated with polymeric materials and the microelectronics industry is vitally dependent upon polymer degradation in the manufacture of its circuitry. Polymer properties may also be improved by processes like curing and grafting, the chemistry of which can be closely related to that which causes physical deterioration in other circumstances.

《聚合物降解與穩定性》主要研究降解反應及其控制，這是現代聚合物技術眾多不同方面從業人員的主要關注點。

在加工過程中，當聚合物受到熱、氧氣和機械應力時，以及在材料的使用壽命期間，當氧氣和陽光是最重要的降解劑時，就會發生劣化反應。在更專業的應用中，降解可能是由高能輻射、臭氧、大氣污染物、機械應力、生物作用、水解和許多其他影響引起的。如果要繼續推進聚合物技術和應用，就必須了解這些反應和穩定過程的機制。因此，報告此類調查是本期刊的主要功能。

然而，聚合物技術也有新的發展，降解過程在其中找到了積極的應用。例如，現在已有光降解塑料，聚合物產品的回收利用將變得越來越重要，降解和燃燒研究涉及定義與聚合物材料相關的火災危險，而微電子行業在制造電路時極其依賴于聚合物降解。聚合物性能也可以通過固化和接枝等工藝得到改善，這些工藝的化學性質可能與其他情況下導致物理損壞的化學性質密切相關。

Polymer Degradation And Stability創刊于1979年，由Elsevier Ltd出版商出版，收稿方向涵蓋化學 - 高分子科學全領域，此刊是該細分領域中屬于非常不錯的SCI期刊，在行業細分領域中學術影響力較大，專業度認可很高，所以對原創文章要求創新性較高，如果您的文章質量很高，可以嘗試。平均審稿速度 約1.9個月 約5.8周，影響因子指數6.3，該期刊近期沒有被列入國際期刊預警名單，廣大學者值得一試。