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(huán)境》雜志滿足了在這一多樣化和迅速發(fā)展的領(lǐng)域建立一個(gè)國(guó)際論壇的需要。該期刊在出版來(lái)自廣泛學(xué)科的信息方面發(fā)揮著至關(guān)重要的作用，也是發(fā)表高質(zhì)量的同行評(píng)審原始論文、評(píng)論文章和簡(jiǎn)短交流的主要渠道。該期刊有意在貢獻(xiàn)方面具有跨學(xué)科性質(zhì)，涵蓋下列主題----聚合物、環(huán)境可降解聚合物和降解途徑：生物、光化學(xué)、氧化和水解；新的環(huán)境材料：化學(xué)和生物合成途徑；環(huán)境混合物和復(fù)合材料；環(huán)境聚合物的加工和反應(yīng)處理的發(fā)展情況；環(huán)境材料的特性：機(jī)械、物理、熱、流變、形態(tài)和其他；可回收聚合物和塑料回收環(huán)境測(cè)試：實(shí)驗(yàn)室內(nèi)模擬、戶外暴露和方法的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)化；環(huán)境歸宿：生物降解的最終產(chǎn)品和中間體；聚合物生物降解的微生物學(xué)和酶學(xué)；針對(duì)環(huán)境聚合物的固體廢物管理和公共立法；以及其他相關(guān)議題。