''Rubber Chemistry and Technology'' is a quarterly

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covering fundamental research and technical developments relating to chemistry, materials science, and engineering of

rubber Rubber, also called India rubber, latex, Amazonian rubber, ''caucho'', or ''caoutchouc'', as initially produced, consists of polymers of the organic compound isoprene, with minor impurities of other organic compounds. Types of polyisoprene ...

elastomer An elastomer is a polymer with viscoelasticity (i.e. both viscosity and elasticity) and with weak intermolecular forces, generally low Young's modulus (E) and high failure strain compared with other materials. The term, a portmanteau of ''ela ...

s, and related materials. It was established in 1928, with Carroll C. Davis as its first

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. The current editor-in-chief is Christopher G. Robertson. The journal is published by the

ACS Rubber Division ACS or Acs may refer to: Aviation * ACS-3, the military version of Raybird-3, a Ukrainian UAV * Aerial Common Sensor, a Lockheed Martin reconnaissance aircraft airframe for the US Army and Navy * Air Cess, a cargo airline based in Sharjah, Uni ...

. The journal currently publishes four issues per year containing original research contributions and review articles.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted indexed in: According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2021

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of 2.081.

Past editors

The following persons have been editors-in-chief of the journal: *Christopher G. Robertson (Polymer Technology Services; July 2020-present) *William V. Mars, (Endurica; 2010-June 2020) *Krishna Baranwal ( Akron Rubber Development Lab; 2002-2009) * Frederick Ignatz-Hoover, (

Monsanto The Monsanto Company () was an American agrochemical and agricultural biotechnology corporation founded in 1901 and headquartered in Creve Coeur, Missouri. Monsanto's best-known product is Roundup, a glyphosate-based herbicide, developed ...

; 2000-2001) * C. Michael Roland (

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory The United States Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is the corporate research laboratory for the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps. Located in Washington, DC, it was founded in 1923 and conducts basic scientific research, appl ...

; 1991-1999) *Gary Hamed (

University of Akron The University of Akron is a public university, public research university in Akron, Ohio, United States. It is part of the University System of Ohio. As a STEM fields, STEM-focused institution, it focuses on industries such as polymers, advance ...

; 1984-1990) * Aubert Y. Coran (Monsanto; 1978-1983) *Karl Frensdorff ( E. I. du Pont de Nemours; 1975-1977) *Earl C. Gregg ( B. F. Goodrich; 1969-1974) *Edward Bevilacqua (U.S. Rubber, Wayne Research Center; 1965-1968) *David Craig, (B. F. Goodrich; 1957-1964) * Carroll C. Davis (Boston Woven Hose Co.; 1928-1956)

References

External links

*{{Official website, http://www.rubber.org/publications-rc-t-journal Engineering journals Materials science journals American Chemical Society academic journals Academic journals established in 1928 English-language journals Quarterly journals Rubber Rubber industry