The Journal publishes papers dealing with new ideas and developments in the science and technology of polymers with functional groups that provide specific chemical reactivity or physico-chemical behaviour. The scope covers organic and inorganic functional polymers, acting as reagents, catalysts, carriers of protecting groups, templates, ion-exchangers, selective sorbents, chelating agents, supports for enzymes and cells, and the like. It also includes reactive cross-linkable prepolymers, degradable or bioactive polymers, polymer resists, conducting polymers, and film-forming polymers.Contributions have to present thorough molecular and material characterisation data, and may deal with the synthesis of the above polymers or with their applications in organic synthesis, catalysis, water or effluent treatment, separations, recovery, lithography, microelectronics, information storage, energy conversion, diagnostics, drug delivery, coating and encapsulation, and adhesion.The Journal addresses two main audiences: those engaged in the synthesis of new materials and the development of novel techniques, and those concerned with technology and practical applications in the laboratory or plant. The Journal encourages, and serves as a forum for, the dialogue between these two groups.Papers on a broad spectrum of topics are encouraged. Emphasis is on work at the frontiers of science or technology and furthering the interaction between researcher and practical engineer, rather than on details of theory or application. Full-length papers and review articles will be considered. However, authors intending to write a review should contact an Editor first. Uninvited reviews will not be considered. All material submitted must be original, that is it may not have been submitted elsewhere for publication.Lack of originality, insufficient molecular characterisation, poor comparison with the current state of literature and with the authors' own production are, individually, sufficient reasons for rejection.

該雜志發表了一些論文，涉及具有特殊化學反應性或物理化學行為的官能團的聚合物的科學和技術的新思想和發展。范圍包括有機和無機功能聚合物，作為試劑、催化劑、保護基團的載體、模板、離子交換劑、選擇性吸附劑、螯合劑、酶和細胞的載體等。它還包括反應性交聯預聚體、可降解或生物活性聚合物、聚合物阻垢劑、導電聚合物和成膜聚合物。貢獻必須提供完整的分子和材料表征數據，并可能涉及上述聚合物的合成或其在有機合成、催化、水或廢水處理、分離、回收、光刻、微電子學、信息存儲、能量轉換、診斷、藥物遞送、涂層和封裝以及粘附方面的應用。該雜志面向兩大主要讀者:一是從事新材料合成和新技術開發的讀者，另一是與實驗室或工廠的技術和實際應用有關的讀者。該雜志鼓勵并作為這兩個團體之間對話的論壇。鼓勵發表范圍廣泛的論文。重點是在科學或技術的前沿工作和促進研究人員和實際工程師之間的互動，而不是在理論或應用的細節。完整的論文和評論文章將被考慮。然而，想要寫評論的作者應該先聯系編輯。未經邀請的評論將不予考慮。所有提交的材料必須是原件，也就是說，它可能沒有被提交到其他地方出版。缺乏原創性、分子特征不充分、與現有文獻和作者本人作品的比較不佳，這些都是造成排斥的充分原因。