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Journal decision profile

Carbohydrate Polymers

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Materials Science

Elsevier BVUnited KingdompISSN 0144-8617eISSN 1879-1344

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12.02026 metrics scoreOpenAlex · CC0

91dmedian speedlatest 99 articles

$4,820publishing cost*verify with journal

Journal Metrics Score

Journal Metrics ScoreThe visible value is the 2026Journal Metrics Score: citations in the most recent complete year to the journal's works from the two prior years, divided by the number of those works — from OpenAlex open data (CC0).

2026

12.0

Journal Metrics Score 2026 · 2021–2024 window citedness 13.11.

Speed

SpeedMedian calendar days from manuscript received to accepted. It includes revision time and is not the journal's time to first decision.

PUBMED

91 days

Submission → acceptance · median · 99/100 recent articles.

APC / cost*

APC / cost*Costs are indicative and may exclude taxes, waivers, society discounts, or article-type charges. Always verify the journal's official website.

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$4,820

Indicative journal-level APC. Verify current charges, taxes, waivers, discounts, and article-type fees with the journal.

At a glance

Journal decision profile

A visual summary for comparison—not a single black-box star rating.

Relative profile

Cost is intentionally excluded. Missing APC data is never converted to a zero-dollar fee or a fabricated cost score.

Raw values behind the shape

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Metrics Score

Metrics ScoreThe 2026 Journal Metrics Score, normalized within a comparable journal cohort for this preview.

12.02026 · OPENALEX

Source output rank

Source output rankLifetime journal-wide output rank among OpenAlex sources associated with the journal’s leading topic.

#5 / 606LIFETIME OUTPUT

Highly cited papers

Highly cited papersRecent works in the global top 10% after normalization by work type, year, and subfield.

53.9%FIELD-NORMALIZED TOP 10%

Field-normalized impact

Field-normalized impactMedian FWCI, where 1.0 is the expected citation level for comparable work.

2.96MEDIAN FWCI

Review speed

Review speedMedian submission-to-acceptance time from qualified PubMed records.

91 daysMEDIAN

Recent output

Recent outputAverage annual publication volume across the complete analysis window.

1220 / yr2021–2024 AVG

Cost efficiency

Cost efficiencyNo score is assigned without a reliable journal-level cost.

—NOT SCORED

Field-normalized top 10% share53.9%

2628 of 4,879 works · same type, year & subfield

Field-normalized top 1% share6.9%

339 works · same type, year & subfield

Median FWCI2.96×

Above field-year expectation

Source output rank#5

of 606 topic-associated OpenAlex sources by lifetime output

What does Median FWCI mean?

FWCI compares papers with the same publication year, type, and field. 1.0 is the world average; above 1.0 is above expectation. This journal's median is 2.96, so its typical recent paper runs about 196% above its field benchmark.

What does Top 10% Share mean?

53.9% of recent papers rank in the global top 10% after field normalization. This is easier to compare across specialties than raw citation totals.

Submission to acceptance time (publication speed)

Among 99 recent articles with complete PubMed dates, the median time from received to accepted was 91 days. It includes revisions and is not the journal's time to first decision.

Publishing pattern

Publication volume and article mix

Volume is separated from citation accumulation so newer papers are not presented as weaker simply because they are newer.

Works published by year

OpenAlex source records · 2016–2025

18162016

17942017

13622018

13222019

16082020

13272021

12542022

10452023

12532024

14202025

Recent work-type mix

4,879 OpenAlex works · 2021–2024

Article96.8%

Paratext2%

Erratum0.8%

Review0.1%

Retraction0.1%

OpenAlex article is broader than “original research.” PubMed Publication Types can add case-report and clinical-study detail.

Fit signals

Topics and medical subject coverage

OpenAlex topics show research communities; MeSH keeps the medical taxonomy recognizable.

Major MeSH signals

PubMed-indexed works

ChitosanHydrogelsCelluloseNanoparticlesStarchNanofibersPolysaccharidesAnti-Bacterial AgentsWound Healing

Leading OpenAlex topics

2021–2024 works

Advanced Cellulose Research Studies615

Food composition and properties300

Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls281

Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging255

Wound Healing and Treatments187

Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications170

Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials161

Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications123

Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds103

Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies99

Methodology: OpenAlex snapshot 2026-08-09. FWCI, percentile badges, topics, and type mix use 4,879 works published 2021–2024. Radar normalization is versioned in the cached profile, and no cost score is assigned without reliable APC data.