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Optical Switching and Networking

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 2005

ISSN1573-4277eISSN1872-9770

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

0.551

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SNIP

1.274

Total Works

786

Total Citations

9,193

2yr Mean Citedness

1.30

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on optical networking technologies, including light-based Internet of Things (IoT) architectures, quantum key distribution (QKD) interface benchmarking, quantum-classical hybrid architectures for 5G networks, and all-optical switching designs for data center networks.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2005

Annual Volume~ 17 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications786

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1573-4277 / 1872-9770

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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.

Computer Networks and CommunicationsQ2

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Information SystemsOpticsTelecommunications

Scopus Categories

Computer Networks and CommunicationsElectrical and Electronic Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Optical Network TechnologiesOptical Network TechnologiesAdvanced Photonic Communication SystemsSoftware-Defined Networks and 5GHuman auditory perception and evaluationDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEducational Robotics and EngineeringInterconnection Networks and SystemsNetwork Traffic and Congestion ControlOptical Wireless Communication Technologies