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Optics and Laser Technology

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0030-3992eISSN1879-2545

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.92

H-Indexi

145

SNIPi

1.623

Total Worksi

17,804

Total Citationsi

277,794

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.89

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Optics and Laser Technology aims to provide a platform for the publication of high-quality research and review papers in the fields related to the development and application of optics and laser technology.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyEight No. A Year, <1996->

StatusActive

Total Publications17,804

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0030-3992 / 1879-2545

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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

672

21k

2019

702

21k

2020

908

25k

2021

1.1k

23k

2022

1.3k

21k

2023

1.7k

17k

2024

2.1k

7.6k

2025

1.6k

725

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 OpticsQ1

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ1

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

OpticsPhysics, Applied

Scopus Categories

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Fiber Laser TechnologiesPhotonic and Optical DevicesLaser Material Processing TechniquesAdvanced Fiber Optic SensorsSolid State Laser Technologies

Frequently asked questions about Optics and Laser Technology

Is Optics and Laser Technology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Optics and Laser Technology: 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 Optics and Laser Technology?

Optics and Laser Technology 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 3.89.

Is Optics and Laser Technology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Optics and Laser Technology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.