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Ukrainian Journal of Physical Optics

Institute of Physical Optics · Ukraine · Est. 2000

ISSN1609-1833

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

⚠ Withdrawn from DOAJ-15

Total69

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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 ↗

⚡ 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 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.662

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

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

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY 4.0

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?

Institute of Physical Optics

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1609-1833

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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

110

2019

108

2020

856

2021

586

2022

743

2023

180

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 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.