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Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Optica Publishing Group · United States · Est. 1917

ISSN1520-8532

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.379

H-Index

240

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.798

Total Works

17,775

Total Citations

459,828

2yr Mean Citedness

1.66

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Aims & Scope

The Journal of the Optical Society of America A (JOSA A) is a journal that publishes papers on the fundamental aspects of optics and image science. It covers topics such as atmospheric and oceanic optics, coherence and statistical optics, diffraction and gratings, energy, fiber optics, fluorescence and luminescence, Fourier optics and optical processing, geometric optics, holography, image processing, imaging, integrated optics, lasers and laser optics, materials, measurement and metrology, medical optics and biotechnology, microscopy, nonlinear optics, numerical and data analysis, optical communications, optical design and fabrication, optical devices, optical sensing, optoelectronics, physical optics, plasmonics, quantum optics, scattering, semiconductors, spectroscopy, surfaces, thermodynamics, ultrafast optics, vision and color, and X-ray optics.

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SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1917

Annual Volume~ 296 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications17,775

Publisher OrgOptica Publishing Group

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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?

Optica Publishing Group

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1520-8532

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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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

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2026

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.

Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionQ2

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsQ3

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsQ3

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Optics

Scopus Categories

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsComputer Vision and Pattern RecognitionElectronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Photonic and Optical DevicesOrbital Angular Momentum in OpticsOptical Coatings and GratingsVisual perception and processing mechanismsOptical measurement and interference techniquesOptical Polarization and EllipsometryColor Science and ApplicationsAdaptive optics and wavefront sensingPhotonic Crystals and ApplicationsAdvanced optical system design