Journal Title
Carbohydrate Polymers

CARBOHYD POLYM

ISSN / eISSN
0144-8617 / 1879-1344
Aims and Scope
Carbohydrate Polymers covers the study and exploitation of polymers of monosaccharides which have current or potential application in areas such as bioenergy, bioplastics, biomaterials, nanotechnology, biorefining, drug delivery, food, chemistry, packaging , paper, pharmaceuticals, medicine, oil recovery, textiles and wood.

The role of the well-characterized carbohydrate polymer must be the major proportion of the work reported, not peripheral. At least one named carbohydrate polymer must be cited and be the main focus of the title of the paper, and of the paper itself. Research must be innovative and advance scientific knowledge.
Where a polysaccharide is obtained from a supplier, essential structural information which will affect its behavior in the subsequent work should be given. For example, molecular size/viscosity information, mannuronate/glucoronate ration for alginates, degree of esterification for pectin, degree of deacetylation for chitosan. Editors are unlikely to send papers for formal review with a statement such as "sodium alginate was purchased from XXX Inc." unless additional information is supplied. To be acceptable, the paper must include some characterization of the polysaccharide (if not already known) in addition to the application studied. Purity and monosaccharide composition are essential; some molecular size and linkage information is highly desirable.
Subject Area

CHEMISTRY, APPLIED

CHEMISTRY, ORGANIC

POLYMER SCIENCE

CiteScore
18.90 View Trend
CiteScore Ranking
Category Quartile Rank
Materials Science - Polymers and Plastics Q1 #3/163
Materials Science - Organic Chemistry Q1 #5/197
Materials Science - Materials Chemistry Q1 #12/306
Web of Science Core Collection
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)
Indexed -
Category (Journal Citation Reports 2023) Quartile
CHEMISTRY, APPLIED - SCIE Q1
CHEMISTRY, ORGANIC - SCIE Q1
POLYMER SCIENCE - SCIE Q1
H-index
172
Country/Area of Publication
ENGLAND
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd
Publication Frequency
Semimonthly
Year Publication Started
1981
Annual Article Volume
1286
Open Access
NO
Contact
ELSEVIER SCI LTD, THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD, ENGLAND, OXON, OX5 1GB
Verified Reviews
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The first article was rejected after being under review for almost half a month. There were four reviewers, three of whom had comments and suggested major revisions. The fourth reviewer criticized the article from beginning to end and recommended rejection. The editor rejected it, which was very frustrating. So I decided to seek revenge with the second article. I encountered a super good editor who assigned two reviewers for the first round. One reviewer provided ten questions and suggested major revisions. The second reviewer provided seven questions and rejected the article. The editor was really kind and provided four questions of their own, giving me a chance to revise. Both the editor and the reviewers were very proactive, and the time from submission to receiving feedback was only half a month. It took me over a month to make the revisions. I conducted four additional experiments and conducted various literature searches. The experiments didn't go smoothly as I had to change testing facilities multiple times, and it was difficult to obtain the drugs. I even considered giving up treatment and suffered from consecutive sleepless nights. Fortunately, I managed to obtain the desired results by using a different method in the end. I had to almost start from scratch, completely revising the abstract, introduction, and conclusion. My mentor played a significant role by helping with literature research and revisions. There were no issues with the first reviewer and the editor during the second review, but the second reviewer was very annoying. The questions raised were vague and lacked specificity, as if it was done half-heartedly. The overall comments were almost identical to the first review, directly copied and pasted, and the article was rejected. It was really bullying the author.
2023-07-31
I am deeply touched by your comments. Carbon Water truly deserves its 11.2 score as a top magazine in Zone 1. From submission to acceptance, it undoubtedly scrutinizes every aspect. However, I have also learned a lot from it, and both the reviewers and editors are very professional.

I submitted this article in May, and it was rejected by the editor after a week. They provided five suggestions, so we conducted new experiments to address the editor's concerns. After more than a month, we resubmitted the article. This time, the editor sent it for review within three days, and the reviewers were also very proactive. The review process took two weeks, and on the same day, the editor requested major revisions. Unfortunately, the reviewers raised 23 additional questions and expressed reservations about the manuscript. Currently, we are working tirelessly to make the necessary modifications and conduct further testing, hoping for acceptance!
2023-08-01

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