Home›Search›Optics and Photonics News

Optics and Photonics News

Optica Publishing Group (formerly OSA) · United States · Est. 1979

ISSN1541-3721

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

0.249

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

3,892

Total Citationsi

20,633

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.55

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Condensed Matter Physics; Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials; Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1979

Annual Volume~ 41 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,892

Publisher OrgOptica Publishing Group

Submission Info

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%

✅

Do you know the journal / publisher?

Optica Publishing Group (formerly OSA)

❌

Does the journal have a website?

No URL

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1541-3721

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

❌

Peer review process documented?

N/A

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

❌

Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

❌

Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

❌

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

❌

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

483

2019

411

2020

104

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

Condensed Matter PhysicsQ3

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ3

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsQ3

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Condensed Matter PhysicsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Photonic and Optical DevicesSemiconductor Lasers and Optical DevicesOptical Network TechnologiesAdvanced Fiber Laser TechnologiesLaser Design and ApplicationsPhotonic Crystals and ApplicationsAdvanced Fiber Optic SensorsHistory and Developments in AstronomyLaser-Matter Interactions and ApplicationsOptical and Acousto-Optic Technologies

Frequently asked questions about Optics and Photonics News

Is Optics and Photonics News a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Optics and Photonics News: 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 Optics and Photonics News?

Optics and Photonics News is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.249.

Is Optics and Photonics News indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Optics and Photonics News is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Optics and Photonics News?