POLYMERS Vol.71 No.1
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COVER STORY
Past, Present, and Future of the “Standards” in the Field of Polymer Science
There exists a set of “standards” in each field of science. Science as a whole is developing with updating its “standards” continuously. Polymer science is particularly interdisciplinary and covers a wide range of fields from fundamental to applied, and then, we easily lose sight of what the current “standards” for polymer science are. In order to establish the foundation for the present and future development of polymer science, why don’t we take a look back at the history of “standards” in the various fields covered by polymer science and consider the path polymer science should take?
Editors: IDA, ISHIWARI, IWASAKI, and KIMURA

New Year’s Message from the SPSJ President
70th Anniversary and Future Co-Creation Kazunari AKIYOSHI
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Digest for English Readers
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Hot Topics in Polymer Science in SPSJ
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Awards for Encouragement of Research in Polymer Science; The Society of Polymer Science, Japan 2020

Commentary
Sailing to the Great Ocean of Truth with ? Shunsaku KIMURA
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COVER STORY: Highlight Reviews
Addition Polymerization: History and Perspective Takashi ISHIZONE
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Relaxation Processes in Amorphous Polymer Solids Keiji TANAKA
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Trend and Future Prospective of Polycondensation Tomoya HIGASHIHARA
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Redefinition of the Standard in Protein Science Hideki TAGUCHI
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PolyMANGA
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COVER STORY: Topics and Products
Standards for Material Development in Industry Yasunari KUSAKA
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Standard Model of Polymer Gels Takamasa SAKAI, Naoyuki SAKUMICHI
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Application and Future Development of Machine Learning in Polymer Material Development Hiromasa KANEKO
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Polymer Science and I: A Personal Account
Driving Force to Run Takuya ISONO
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Messages: “Work and Life”
One World, Diverse Researchers Chika TAKAI-YAMASHITA
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Front-Line Polymer Science
Recent Advances and Future of Polymer Science Opened up by Light and Ultrasound Scattering Techniques Tomohisa NORISUYE
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A Paper of Memories
Can You See It!? Hiroyuki AOKI
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Welcome to Our Laboratory
Ten Years On Koji NAKANO
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Messages from SPSJ
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