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Optica Pura y Aplicada

Sociedad Espanola de Optica · Spain

ISSN0030-3917eISSN2171-8814
SJR Q4WOS ESCIScopus / SJROpen Access
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q4
SJR · Scopus
Bottom 25%
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.133
H-Indexi
13
SNIPi
0.142
Total Worksi
1,231
Total Citationsi
1,230
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.43
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Optics; Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics; Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials; Engineering (miscellaneous); Mechanical Engineering.

General Information

Country / RegionSpain
Primary Language
1st Year Published
Annual Volume~ 45 articles / year
StatusActive
Total Publications1,231
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access
Peer Review
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

5/11 · 45%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Sociedad Espanola de Optica
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0030-3917 / 2171-8814
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
N/A

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
43
27
2019
39
21
2020
44
20
2021
48
45
2022
52
37
2023
33
12
2024
49
2
2025
1
26
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsQ4
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsQ4
Engineering (miscellaneous)Q4
Mechanical EngineeringQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Optics

Scopus Categories

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsEngineering (miscellaneous)Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsMechanical Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Semiconductor Lasers and Optical DevicesPhotonic and Optical DevicesAdvanced Fiber Optic SensorsAtmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsTechnology in Education and Healthcare

Frequently asked questions about Optica Pura y Aplicada

Is Optica Pura y Aplicada a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Optica Pura y Aplicada: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Optica Pura y Aplicada?

Optica Pura y Aplicada is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.43.

Is Optica Pura y Aplicada indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Optica Pura y Aplicada is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Optica Pura y Aplicada?

Subject areas: Optics; Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics; Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials; Engineering (miscellaneous); Mechanical Engineering.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref