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Photonic Network Communications

Springer Netherlands · Netherlands · Est. 1999

ISSN1572-8188

SJR Q3✓ 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?

532

days submission → published

measured · last 18 articles · accept 515d

SJR Rank

Top 75% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.384

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.924

Total Worksi

1,336

Total Citationsi

14,818

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.44

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

This journal publishes high-quality, peer-reviewed papers presenting research results, major achievements, and trends involving all aspects of optical network communications. Among the topics explored are transport, access, and customer premises networks; local, regional, and global networks; transoceanic and undersea networks; optical transparent networks; WDM, HWDM, and OTDM networks and more. Unsolicited collection proposals will not be considered for the journal.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1999

Annual Volume~ 16 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,336

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

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

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Netherlands

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1572-8188

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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

778

2019

578

2020

317

2021

229

2022

104

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.

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsQ3

Computer Networks and CommunicationsQ3

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ3

Hardware and ArchitectureQ3

SoftwareQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Information SystemsOpticsTelecommunications

Scopus Categories

Computer Networks and CommunicationsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsHardware and ArchitectureSoftwareElectrical and Electronic Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Optical Network TechnologiesOptical Network TechnologiesAdvanced Photonic Communication SystemsSoftware-Defined Networks and 5GPhotonic and Optical DevicesInterconnection Networks and SystemsOptical Wireless Communication TechnologiesNetwork Traffic and Congestion ControlSemiconductor Lasers and Optical DevicesPhotonic Crystals and Applications

Frequently asked questions about Photonic Network Communications

Is Photonic Network Communications a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Photonic Network Communications: 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 Photonic Network Communications?

Photonic Network Communications 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 1.44.

Is Photonic Network Communications indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Photonic Network Communications is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.