The Journal of Polymers and the Environment fills the need for an international forum in this diverse and rapidly expanding field. The journal serves a crucial role for the publication of information from a wide range of disciplines and is a central outlet for the publication of high-quality peer-reviewed original papers, review articles and short communications. The journal is intentionally interdisciplinary in regard to contributions and covers the following subjects - polymers, environmentally degradable polymers, and degradation pathways: biological, photochemical, oxidative and hydrolytic; new environmental materials: derived by chemical and biosynthetic routes; environmental blends and composites; developments in processing and reactive processing of environmental polymers; characterization of environmental materials: mechanical, physical, thermal, rheological, morphological, and others; recyclable polymers and plastics recycling environmental testing: in-laboratory simulations, outdoor exposures, and standardization of methodologies; environmental fate: end products and intermediates of biodegradation; microbiology and enzymology of polymer biodegradation; solid-waste management and public legislation specific to environmental polymers; and other related topics.

《聚合物與環境》雜志滿足了在這一多樣化和迅速發展的領域建立一個國際論壇的需要。該期刊在出版來自廣泛學科的信息方面發揮著至關重要的作用，也是發表高質量的同行評審原始論文、評論文章和簡短交流的主要渠道。該期刊有意在貢獻方面具有跨學科性質，涵蓋下列主題----聚合物、環境可降解聚合物和降解途徑：生物、光化學、氧化和水解；新的環境材料：化學和生物合成途徑；環境混合物和復合材料；環境聚合物的加工和反應處理的發展情況；環境材料的特性：機械、物理、熱、流變、形態和其他；可回收聚合物和塑料回收環境測試：實驗室內模擬、戶外暴露和方法的標準化；環境歸宿：生物降解的最終產品和中間體；聚合物生物降解的微生物學和酶學；針對環境聚合物的固體廢物管理和公共立法；以及其他相關議題。