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Journal of Lightwave Technology

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · United States · Est. 1983

ISSN1558-2213

SJR Q1✓ 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

Top 25% in field

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 ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.276

H-Indexi

261

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.758

Total Worksi

24,725

Total Citationsi

693,143

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.06

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Engineering, Electrical & Electronic; Optics; Telecommunications; Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics; Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1983

FrequencyMonthly <Jan. 1986- >

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications24,725

Publisher OrgInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

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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?

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1558-2213

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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

938

28k

2019

25k

2020

22k

2021

1.1k

17k

2022

999

12k

2023

1.2k

7.9k

2024

1.2k

2.3k

2025

622

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.

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsQ1

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, Electrical & ElectronicOpticsTelecommunications

Scopus Categories

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Optical Network TechnologiesPhotonic and Optical DevicesAdvanced Photonic Communication SystemsSemiconductor Lasers and Optical DevicesAdvanced Fiber Optic SensorsAdvanced Fiber Laser TechnologiesAdvanced Optical Network TechnologiesPhotonic Crystal and Fiber OpticsOptical Wireless Communication TechnologiesPhotonic Crystals and Applications

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Lightwave Technology

Is Journal of Lightwave Technology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Lightwave Technology: 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 Lightwave Technology?

Journal of Lightwave Technology 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 3.06.

Is Journal of Lightwave Technology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Lightwave Technology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Lightwave Technology?