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Infrared and Laser Engineering

Science Press · China

ISSN1007-2276

SJR Q3✓ 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

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.26

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.614

Total Worksi

7,751

Total Citationsi

9,643

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.42

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Infrared and Laser Engineering is a comprehensive scientific and technological journal that integrates academic research, technological R&D, and engineering applications. It publishes high-quality review articles and original research papers in optics, optoelectronics, and their interdisciplinary domains, with a focus on infrared and laser technology and engineering research papers.

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General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 351 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications7,751

Publisher OrgShanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics

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?

Science Press

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1007-2276

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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

512

937

2019

567

1.1k

2020

578

692

2021

547

715

2022

382

528

2023

309

284

2024

361

128

2025

113

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.

Aerospace EngineeringQ3

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsQ3

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ3

Space and Planetary ScienceQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Space and Planetary ScienceAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringAerospace Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Optical Systems and Laser TechnologyAdvanced Measurement and Detection MethodsInfrared Target Detection MethodologiesMilitary Technology and StrategiesLegal and Regulatory AnalysisLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesAdvanced Optical Sensing TechnologiesPhotonic and Optical DevicesOcular and Laser Science ResearchLaser Design and Applications

Frequently asked questions about Infrared and Laser Engineering

Is Infrared and Laser Engineering a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Infrared and Laser Engineering: 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 Infrared and Laser Engineering?

Infrared and Laser Engineering is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.26.

Is Infrared and Laser Engineering indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Infrared and Laser Engineering is indexed in Scopus.