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Journal of Applied Optics

ying yong guang xue bian ji bu · China

ISSN1002-2082

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

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

SJR Scorei

0.227

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.494

Total Worksi

3,770

Total Citationsi

2,713

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.26

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 166 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications3,770

Publisher Orgying yong guang xue bian ji bu

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

4/11 · 36%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

ying yong guang xue bian ji bu

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1002-2082

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

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

178

219

2019

191

288

2020

166

208

2021

167

221

2022

175

191

2023

174

109

2024

149

2025

104

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

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Optical Systems and Laser TechnologyAdvanced Measurement and Detection MethodsInfrared Target Detection MethodologiesAdvanced Fiber Optic SensorsAdvanced optical system designPhotonic and Optical DevicesAdvanced Measurement and Metrology TechniquesOptical measurement and interference techniquesImage Processing Techniques and ApplicationsAdvanced Optical Sensing Technologies

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Applied Optics

Is Journal of Applied Optics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Applied Optics: it is indexed in 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 Applied Optics?

Journal of Applied Optics is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.227.

Is Journal of Applied Optics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Applied Optics is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Applied Optics?