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Journal of Optical Technology (A Translation of Opticheskii Zhurnal)

Optica Publishing Group (formerly OSA) · United States · Est. 1991

ISSN1091-0786

SJR Q4✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ 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

Bottom 25%

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 ↗

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SJR Scorei

0.2

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.392

Total Worksi

5,309

Total Citationsi

11,748

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.61

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Optics; Applied Mathematics; Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics; Computational Mathematics; Engineering (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1991

Annual Volume~ 119 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications5,309

Publisher OrgOptica Publishing Group

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Submission Info

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?

Optica Publishing Group (formerly OSA)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1091-0786

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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?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

147

444

2018

149

346

2019

128

215

2020

127

318

2021

122

240

2022

100

144

2023

161

163

2024

2025

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.

Applied MathematicsQ4

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsQ4

Computational MathematicsQ4

Engineering (miscellaneous)Q4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Optics

Scopus Categories

Applied MathematicsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsEngineering (miscellaneous)Computational Mathematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Laser Design and ApplicationsOptical and Acousto-Optic TechnologiesPhotonic and Optical DevicesCalibration and Measurement TechniquesAdvanced optical system designSemiconductor Lasers and Optical DevicesLaser Material Processing TechniquesPhotorefractive and Nonlinear OpticsOptical Coatings and GratingsOptical Polarization and Ellipsometry

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Optical Technology (A Translation of Opticheskii Zhurnal)

Is Journal of Optical Technology (A Translation of Opticheskii Zhurnal) a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Optical Technology (A Translation of Opticheskii Zhurnal): it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Optical Technology (A Translation of Opticheskii Zhurnal)?

Journal of Optical Technology (A Translation of Opticheskii Zhurnal) 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 0.61.

Is Journal of Optical Technology (A Translation of Opticheskii Zhurnal) indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Optical Technology (A Translation of Opticheskii Zhurnal) is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Optical Technology (A Translation of Opticheskii Zhurnal)?