The Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics is a peer-reviewed

Peer review

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 scientific journal

Scientific journal

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 publishing research on all aspects of physics and physical chemistry of polymers

Polymer science

Polymer science or macromolecular science is the subfield of materials science concerned with polymers, primarily synthetic polymers such as plastics...

, including, but not limited to, theory and experimental behavior of polymeric solutions, blends, liquid crystal

Liquid crystal

Liquid crystals are a state of matter that have properties between those of a conventional liquid and those of a solid crystal. For instance, an LC may flow like a liquid, but its molecules may be oriented in a crystal-like way. There are many different types of LC phases, which can be...

s, networks, membranes, biological polymers and interfaces. The journal offers free online access to the full-text content of all review-type articles.
The journal is published by John Wiley & Sons

John Wiley & Sons

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. It was established in 1946 by Paul M. Doty

Paul M. Doty

Paul Mead Doty is an emeritus Harvard Mallinckrodt Professor of Biochemistry who specialized in the physical properties of macromolecules and has been strongly involved in peace and security policy issues....

, Herman F. Mark

Herman Francis Mark

Herman Francis Mark was an Austrian-American chemist regarded for his contributions to the development of polymer science. Mark's x-ray diffraction work on the molecular structure of fibers provided important evidence for the macromolecular theory of polymer structure...

, and C. C. Price as Journal of Polymer Science and was later split in two series, the other one being the Journal of Polymer Science Part A.

In 2010 the journal moved to an internal editorial office model, in which a permanent team of full-time, professional editors with advanced scientific degrees and peer-review expertise, rather than part-time employed academics, is responsible of the article scrutiny and the editorial content. The current managing editor is Victoria Cleave.