The May 2013 special issue of Polymer Journalon Peptide Materials features a collection of distinctive reviews and articles that discuss peptide materials and their applications. The accompanying web focus offers access to relevant articles selected from across Nature Publishing Group to provide further insights to readers of the special issue.

Polymer Journalis proud to present a special issue on theApplication of Quantum Beams to Polymer Science and Engineering, which brings together a series of articles with specially solicited topical reviews. The accompanying web focus provides additional links to related articles in this subject area from across Nature Publishing Group.

Polymer Journalis proud to present the Invited Reviews Collection, which gathers the key invited reviews published in 2012 and 2013. Commissioned by invitation from the editorial board ofPolymer Journal, these reviews are written by prominent scientists and cover cutting-edge areas of macromolecular research. This is a collection of high quality review articles on an exciting range of topics including antifreeze proteins, nanoporous materials, designing multicyclic macromolecular architectures, high-strength polyester nanofibers and copolycarbonate optical films.

The August special issue of the Polymer Journal, titled the NMR of Polymers - recent advances and innovations, presents the usefulness and importance of NMR in recent polymer studies, emphasizing the significance of NMR in a wide-variety of research areas within polymer science. Further background information about this technique in polymer studies is available through the accompanying web focus which links to related articles from across Nature Publishing Group

In celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Society of Polymer Science, Japan (SPSJ), the January 2012 issue of Polymer Journalis a special issue commemorating the work of Ichiro Sakurada, a father of polymer chemistry studies in Japan. Alongside this special issue, the accompanying web focus brings together articles published by prominent researchers from Kyoto University – the home of polymer chemistry studies in Japan.

As one of the newest additions to the NPG portfolio, Polymer Journalis proud to present thePolymer Journalhighlights 2010– a collection of some of the best articles from 2010, as chosen by the editor, which span the scope of the journal and feature topics that are pertinent to the polymer industry. This collection provides you with a glimpse of whatPolymer Journalhas to offer through free access to select articles for a limited time. Along with this collection, the current issue ofPolymer Journalalso includes the latest original articles and reviews covering the breadth of polymer and material sciences.

Polymer Journal is proud to present the Polymer Journal Invited Reviews Collection, which gathers the key invited reviews that were published in Polymer Journal in 2010 and 2011. The editorial board of Polymer Journalregularly invites prominent scientists to write reviews on cutting-edge areas of macromolecular research. This is a collection of high quality review articles on current topics including π-stacked polymers, smart soft materials using molecular complexes, microporous PE films, hyperbranched polymers, and polymer recycling.

As one of the newest additions to the NPG portfolio, Polymer Journalis proud to present the Editor's Choice - a collection of articles spanning the scope of the journal and featuring topics including: Polymer synthesis and reactions, Polymer structures, Physical properties of polymers, Polymer surface and interfaces, Functional polymers, Supramolecular polymers, Self-assembled materials and Biopolymers.

Since its inception in 1970, Polymer Journalhas published significant research pertinent to the polymer industry and continues to do so in every issue. Forefront of polymer researches in Japan brings together a selection of articles published inPolymer Journalthroughout 2010 for your enjoyment.