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Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Optica Publishing Group (formerly OSA) · United States

ISSN0740-3224eISSN1520-8540

SJR Q2✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.446

H-Indexi

208

SNIPi

0.698

Total Worksi

16,014

Total Citationsi

406,383

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.56

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics emphasizes scientific research on the fundamentals of the interaction of light with matter, including quantum optics, nonlinear optics, and laser physics. Topics include atomic physics, spectroscopy, molecular physics, nonlinear and high field optics, physical optics, plasmonics, and ultrafast optical phenomena.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly, 1985-

StatusActive

Total Publications16,014

Publisher OrgOptica Publishing Group

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Optica Publishing Group (formerly OSA)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0740-3224 / 1520-8540

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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

624

8.3k

2019

539

6.1k

2020

563

5.3k

2021

401

2.9k

2022

442

2.6k

2023

412

1.4k

2024

364

577

2025

326

160

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 OpticsQ2

Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Optics

Scopus Categories

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsStatistical and Nonlinear Physics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Fiber Laser TechnologiesPhotonic and Optical DevicesLaser-Matter Interactions and ApplicationsPhotorefractive and Nonlinear OpticsQuantum optics and atomic interactionsPhotonic Crystals and ApplicationsPlasmonic and Surface Plasmon ResearchSolid State Laser TechnologiesQuantum Information and CryptographyPhotonic Crystal and Fiber Optics

Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Is Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics: 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 Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics?

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics 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 1.56.

Is Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.