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Ukrainian Journal of Physical Optics

Institute of Physical Optics · Ukraine · Est. 2000

ISSN1609-1833
SJR Q2WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
Removed from DOAJ (2016-08-13). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal is not open access. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗
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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.662
H-Indexi
25
SNIPi
1.755
Total Worksi
727
Total Citationsi
4,617
2yr Mean Citednessi
2.06
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Ukrainian Journal of Physical Optics contains original and review articles in the fields of crystal optics, piezo-, electro-, magneto- and acoustooptics, optical properties of solids and liquids in the course of phase transitions, nonlinear optics, holography, singular optics, laser physics, spectroscopy, biooptics, physical principles of operation of optoelectronic devices and systems, cyber-photonics, computer technologies in optics which need rapid publication. The journal's purpose is to publish publishes peer-reviewed content research in the branch of physical optics.

General Information

Country / RegionUkraine
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2000
Frequencyquarterly
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications727
Region🌍 Global South
OA Since2013
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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed
OA LicenseCC BY 4.0
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/11 · 64%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Institute of Physical Optics
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1609-1833
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
peer-reviewed
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?
English

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
22
114
2019
22
110
2020
27
865
2021
28
597
2022
41
754
2023
41
183
2024
34
31
2025
37
4
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 OpticsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Optics

Scopus Categories

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Optical and Acousto-Optic TechnologiesSolid-state spectroscopy and crystallographyAdvanced Fiber Laser TechnologiesPhotorefractive and Nonlinear OpticsNonlinear Photonic SystemsPhotonic and Optical DevicesNonlinear Waves and SolitonsOrbital Angular Momentum in OpticsOptical Polarization and EllipsometryChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films

Frequently asked questions about Ukrainian Journal of Physical Optics

Is Ukrainian Journal of Physical Optics a predatory journal?

Ukrainian Journal of Physical Optics was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal is not open access" (2016-08-13). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Web of Science, Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Ukrainian Journal of Physical Optics?

Ukrainian Journal of Physical Optics 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 2.06.

Is Ukrainian Journal of Physical Optics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Ukrainian Journal of Physical Optics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Ukrainian Journal of Physical Optics?

Ukrainian Journal of Physical Optics contains original and review articles in the fields of crystal optics, piezo-, electro-, magneto- and acoustooptics, optical properties of solids and liquids in the course of phase transitions, nonlinear optics, holography, singular optics, laser physics, spectroscopy, biooptics, physical principles of operation of optoelectronic devices and systems, cyber-photonics, computer technologies in optics which need rapid publication. The journal's purpose is to publish publishes peer-reviewed content research in the branch of physical optics.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref