CNKI has released the "Annual Report on the Impact Factors of Chinese Academic Journals (Natural Sciences and Engineering Technology)." The impact factor (IF) of China Adhesives reached a nearly ten-year high of 1.078! The composite IF is 1.078, and the overall IF is 0.732.
This marks the second time the journal has broken 1 since its 2012 edition (1.029), representing a 59.4% increase compared to last year. The journal ranks 40th among 177 chemical engineering journals. This outstanding achievement is the result of the combined support of the editorial team, editorial board, reviewers, authors, and readers. Together with the editorial board, the editorial department will continue to provide even higher-quality publishing services to Chinese scholars, shouldering the mission of promptly and accurately disseminating the latest cutting-edge adhesive technologies and scientific advances to the Chinese public.
About China Adhesives
China Adhesives is an application-oriented, scientific and technological academic journal administered by Shanghai Huayi (Group) Co., Ltd. and co-sponsored by the Shanghai Institute of Synthetic Resins, the China Adhesives and Adhesive Tape Industry Association, and the National Adhesive Information Station. This monthly journal, founded in 1973, was formerly known as Resin Adhesives. It was officially renamed China Adhesives in 1991. In December 2014, it became one of the first academic journals recognized by the former State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film, and Television. It was included in the National Core Chinese Journals index by the Peking University Library in 2007, 2011, 2014, and 2017.
Currently, the journal is a Chinese Core Journal and a RCCSE Chinese Core Academic Journal. It is indexed in the China Core Journals Database, the China Journal Full-text Database, Chemical Abstracts (CA), and the World Journal Impact Index (WJCI). It is a source journal for the China Academic Journal Comprehensive Evaluation Database and the China Academic Journal Impact Factor Annual Report. The journal has won numerous honors, including First Prize for National Excellent Journals in the Petroleum and Chemical Industry, Excellent Journal for Implementation of the CAJ-CD Standard, Excellent Journal Award in the East China Region, Excellent Review Award for Shanghai Science and Technology Journals, Excellent Award for Shanghai Journal Editing and Proofreading Quality, and recognition as one of the 2020 Top 100 National Petroleum and Chemical Industry Journals and a Top 50 National Petroleum and Chemical Industry Academic Journal.
The journal primarily covers research, production, application, development, market, product performance and analysis, bonding technology, and management related to adhesives and sealants. The journal includes special issues and reviews, papers, research reports, information exchanges, and data presentations. It currently features three sections: Research Reports, Development and Application, and Special Issues and Reviews.