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Polymer Chemistry welcomes submissions in all areas of polymer science that have a strong focus on macromolecular chemistry.
In issue 5 of Polymer Chemistry see featured research on functional glycidyl triazolyl polymers exhibiting pH-controllable and time-dependent lower critical solution temperature by Taichi Ikeda

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February 5, 2026 at 10:13 AM
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Don't miss your chance to nominate an early career polymer chemist for the Polymer Chemistry Lectureship!

Submit your nominations by 31st January!
We're now accepting nominations for the 2026 Polymer Chemistry Lectureship!

This award celebrates an early-career scientist making waves in the polymer field.

Learn more about the lectureship, including eligibility criteria and how to nominate, on our blog 👉 blogs.rsc.org/py/2025/10/2...
January 23, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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New Themed Collection online: 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐰?

💚 Collection ➡️ rsc.li/SusPol24
📖 Editorial ➡️ doi.org/10.1039/D5GC...
📝 More info ➡️ blogs.rsc.org/gc/2026/01/1...

@rsc.org @rscsustainability.rsc.org @polymerchem.rsc.org #GreenChemistry #ChemSky#Polymers #Sustainability
January 12, 2026 at 10:20 AM
🧪 Issue 4 of Polymer Chemistry is out!

See front cover artwork by Wei Ding and Yibo Wu et al. representing their article on synthesising high molecular weight copolymers using renewable β-pinene
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Explore more research:
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January 28, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Don't miss your chance to nominate an early career polymer chemist for the Polymer Chemistry Lectureship!

Submit your nominations by 31st January!
We're now accepting nominations for the 2026 Polymer Chemistry Lectureship!

This award celebrates an early-career scientist making waves in the polymer field.

Learn more about the lectureship, including eligibility criteria and how to nominate, on our blog 👉 blogs.rsc.org/py/2025/10/2...
January 23, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Issue 3 of Polymer Chemistry is now available to read!

See the front cover artwork by Aya Saruwatari and Takeshi Ueki et al. resenting their article
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See the back cover artwork by Catherine Mollart and Abbie Trewin et al. representing their work
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January 21, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Issue 2 of Polymer Chemistry is now available to read!

See the front cover artwork by Tomonari Tanaka representing their Review article on the "Recent advances in chemoenzymatic synthesis of oligosaccharides and polysaccharides"

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January 14, 2026 at 12:20 PM
See the first issue of 2026 for Polymer Chemistry! 🧪

Artwork by Erika Saito, Jun Matsui and Ryohei Yamakado et al. representing their work on the construction of higher-ordered structures in alkylpyridinium-based polymers
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#PolymerSynthesis
January 7, 2026 at 2:37 PM
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The nomination window for the 2026 Polymer Chemistry Lectureship is still open!

Be sure to submit your nominations before 31st January!

Find out more on our blog
We're now accepting nominations for the 2026 Polymer Chemistry Lectureship!

This award celebrates an early-career scientist making waves in the polymer field.

Learn more about the lectureship, including eligibility criteria and how to nominate, on our blog 👉 blogs.rsc.org/py/2025/10/2...
November 19, 2025 at 2:44 PM
From our collection Hybrid Inorganic-Organic Polymers read “Tuning the properties of polysulfides using functionalised cardanol crosslinkers” by Mahsaalsadat Rokni, Manon Lambertac and Erin Leitao
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Read the whole collection here
➡️ rsc.li/hybrid_polym...

🧪 #HybridPolymers
December 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
From our collection Hybrid Inorganic-Organic Polymers read
“Stereogenic-at-silicon hybrid conjugated polymers” by Qifeng Jiang and Guest Editor Rebekka Klausen et al. ➡️ doi.org/10.1039/D5PY...

Read the whole collection here ➡️ rsc.li/hybrid_polym...

🧪 #HybridPolymers
December 16, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Announcing an open call for papers to our Emerging Investigator themed collection in Polymer Chemistry

Submit your paper now ➡️ www.rsc.org/publishing/j...

See previous papers in published in the collection ➡️ pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...

#EmergingInvestigators #PolymerChemistry 🧪
Polymer Chemistry: emerging investigators
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December 11, 2025 at 1:38 PM
2025 was my first full year as Editor-in-Chief and it reinforced what I love about the journal and the polymer community. In 2026, I hope we can raise the bar for polymer chemistry even higher. Thank you to the whole polymer community for their support. - Christine Luscombe
December 9, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Check out the Editorial for our Hybrid Inorganic-Organic Polymers themed collection guest edited by Rebekka Klausen, Saurabh Chitnis and Erin Leitao!

Read about their thoughts on this collection of great work ⬇️
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Read the whole collection here ⬇️
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December 8, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Matson lab is ready to flaunt another brand new publication! Congrats to Isaac and Anna on their brand new paper on poly(olefin sulfone)s in @polymerchem.rsc.org !! We thank NSF Division of Chemistry and semiconductor research corporation for the funding!

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Structure–property relationships in poly(olefin sulfone) copolymers and terpolymers derived from linear and cyclic alkenes
Poly(olefin sulfone)s (POSs), formed via alternating copolymerizations of sulfur dioxide (SO2) and olefins, remain understudied with respect to systematic structure–property relationships. In this wor...
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December 3, 2025 at 6:41 PM
We are very pleased to present our themed collection on Hybrid Inorganic-Organic Polymers guest edited by Professors Rebekka Klausen, Saurabh Chitnis and Erin Leitao!

All papers are FREE to read until 31 January 2026

Visit the collection here ⬇️
rsc.li/hybrid_polym...

🧪 #HybridPolymers
December 1, 2025 at 2:23 PM
We are delighted to welcome Professor Hatice Mutlu to the Polymer Chemistry Editorial Board as an Associate Editor!

Hatice’s area of research focus on green polymer synthesis, light-driven polymerization and circular materials design.

Submit your manuscript to Hatice: mc.manuscriptcentral.com/py
November 25, 2025 at 12:56 PM
The nomination window for the 2026 Polymer Chemistry Lectureship is still open!

Be sure to submit your nominations before 31st January!

Find out more on our blog
We're now accepting nominations for the 2026 Polymer Chemistry Lectureship!

This award celebrates an early-career scientist making waves in the polymer field.

Learn more about the lectureship, including eligibility criteria and how to nominate, on our blog 👉 blogs.rsc.org/py/2025/10/2...
November 19, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Issue 44 of Polymer Chemistry is now available to read!

See cover artwork from Elisabeth Rossegger et al. representing their #OpenAccess research on the synthesis of tetramethylguanidine-based photobase generators

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#Photobases #DynamicPolymerNetworks #PolymerSynthesis
November 13, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Take a look at issue 43 of Polymer Chemistry now!

The artwork for this issue was created by Tianbai Xiong, Jia Wang, Xin Wang et al. representing their work on ambient and metal-free cross-coupling polymerization, for the synthesis of polyarylacrylonitriles
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November 6, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Don't miss issue 42 of Polymer Chemistry!

See the latest research on RAFT polymerization by Huanyu Lei, Zhao Wang et al.
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And #OpenAccess research on revealing macromolecule behaviour through simulations by Róża Szweda, Tadeusz Andruniów et al.
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Molecular dynamics as a tool for unveiling protein-like folding behavior in urethane-based macromolecules: the effect of chain length on the secondary structure of oligourethanes
Sequence-defined and stereocontrolled polymers represent an emerging class of macromolecules, offering the potential to design protein-like molecular architectures based on abiotic polymer backbones. ...
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October 29, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Issue 41 of Polymer Chemistry is now available to read, featuring cover artwork by Takehiro Kawauchi et al.

See their work on modulating the luminescence properties of coronene molecules via inclusion complex formation with helical syndiotactic poly(methyl methacrylate) 🧪 doi.org/10.1039/D5PY...
October 24, 2025 at 11:32 AM
We're now accepting nominations for the 2026 Polymer Chemistry Lectureship!

This award celebrates an early-career scientist making waves in the polymer field.

Learn more about the lectureship, including eligibility criteria and how to nominate, on our blog 👉 blogs.rsc.org/py/2025/10/2...
October 21, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Issue 40 of Polymer Chemistry is now available to read, featuring cover artwork by Yu Jia, Nao Harada, Toru Wada, Yuushou Nakayama, Takeshi Shiono and Ryo Tanaka

See their work on a cocatalyst approach for tuning polyolefin branching 🧪 doi.org/10.1039/D5PY...
October 16, 2025 at 11:44 AM
In honour of the 2025 #NobelPrize in Chemistry, we’ve curated a collection of impactful articles from across RSC journals on metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) 🏆

Free to read until the end of November 👉 pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...
October 9, 2025 at 11:52 AM