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Optical Materials

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands

ISSN0925-3467eISSN1873-1252
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.654
H-Indexi
139
SNIPi
0.953
Total Worksi
17,401
Total Citationsi
316,366
2yr Mean Citednessi
4.76
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
3
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

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General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive
Total Publications17,401
Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Elsevier B.V.
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0925-3467 / 1873-1252
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?
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
786
17k
2019
1.1k
24k
2020
1.1k
22k
2021
1.4k
23k
2022
1.3k
15k
2023
1.7k
15k
2024
1.1k
3.5k
2025
570
247
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.

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Materials Science, MultidisciplinaryOptics

Scopus Categories

SpectroscopyComputer Science (miscellaneous)Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryOrganic ChemistryElectronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsInorganic Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Luminescence Properties of Advanced MaterialsGlass properties and applicationsSolid State Laser TechnologiesPhotorefractive and Nonlinear OpticsPerovskite Materials and Applications

Frequently asked questions about Optical Materials

Is Optical Materials a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Optical Materials: 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 Optical Materials?

Optical Materials 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 4.76.

Is Optical Materials indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Optical Materials is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Optical Materials?

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