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Guangxue Xuebao/Acta Optica Sinica

Chinese Optical Society · China

ISSN0253-2239eISSN0253-2239

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total62

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.311

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.692

Total Worksi

12,219

Total Citationsi

22,131

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.14

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Guangxue Xuebao/Acta Optica Sinica covers the latest research in optical science. The main scope of this journal includes atmospheric and ocean optics, detectors, fiber optics and optical communications, Fourier optics and optical signal processing, and holography and imaging systems.

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General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageChinese

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 762 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications12,219

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Chinese Optical Society

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0253-2239 / 0253-2239

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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?

Chinese

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

610

1.2k

2019

622

1.6k

2020

627

1.8k

2021

716

2.2k

2022

748

2.3k

2023

818

1.9k

2024

720

666

2025

390

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 OpticsQ3

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Optics

Scopus Categories

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Optical Systems and Laser TechnologyMilitary Technology and StrategiesLegal and Regulatory AnalysisLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesPhotonic and Optical Devices

Frequently asked questions about Guangxue Xuebao/Acta Optica Sinica

Is Guangxue Xuebao/Acta Optica Sinica a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Guangxue Xuebao/Acta Optica Sinica: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 62/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Guangxue Xuebao/Acta Optica Sinica?

Guangxue Xuebao/Acta Optica Sinica 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 1.14.

Is Guangxue Xuebao/Acta Optica Sinica indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Guangxue Xuebao/Acta Optica Sinica is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.