title: Macromolecular Rapid Communications
text: # Macromolecular Rapid Communications
  
  Macromolecular Rapid Communications is a biweekly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering polymer science. It publishes Communications, Feature Articles and Reviews on general polymer science, from chemistry and physics of polymers to polymers in materials science and life sciences.
  
  ## History
  
  The journal was founded in 1979 as a supplement to the first journal in the field of polymer science, the Journal für Makromolekulare Chemie (Journal for Macromolecular Chemistry) as a forum for the rapid publication of the newest and most exciting developments in the field of polymer science. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2020 impact factor of 5.734. The editorial office is in Weinheim, Germany.
  
  