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Optical Review

Springer-Verlag GmbH and Co. KG · Germany · Est. 1994

ISSN1340-6000eISSN1349-9432

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total37

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.26

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.7

Total Works

3,003

Total Citations

22,707

2yr Mean Citedness

0.97

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Aims & Scope

Optical Review is an international journal presenting leading findings in optical science and technology. Publishes research and invited review papers across all branches of optics. Explores a wide range of topics, including general and physical optics, quantum optics and spectroscopy, photonics and optoelectronics, and more.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1994

Frequencybimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,003

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer-Verlag GmbH and Co. KG

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1340-6000 / 1349-9432

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

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Times cited

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Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Optics

Scopus Categories

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Photonic and Optical DevicesSemiconductor Lasers and Optical DevicesAdvanced Fiber Laser TechnologiesAdvanced Optical Imaging TechnologiesOptical measurement and interference techniquesAdvanced Fiber Optic SensorsPhotorefractive and Nonlinear OpticsOptical Network TechnologiesOptical Coatings and GratingsAdvanced optical system design