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Laser Physics Letters

IOP Publishing Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2003

ISSN1612-2011eISSN1612-202X

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?

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 28d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.282

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.661

Total Worksi

4,492

Total Citationsi

71,625

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.50

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Laser Physics Letters provides rapid dissemination to the results of novel and noteworthy research in the broad field of fundamental and applied laser physics sciences and their associated fields. The Editors welcome the submission of manuscripts reporting theoretical, experimental and/or applied results. The scope of the Journal encompasses all aspects of laser physics sciences including, inter alia, spectroscopy, quantum electronics, quantum optics, quantum electrodynamics, nonlinear optics, atom optics, quantum computation, quantum information processing and storage, fiber optics and their applications in chemistry, biology, engineering and medicine ( See the list of topics ).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2003

Frequencymonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,492

Publisher OrgIOP Publishing

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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?

IOP Publishing Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1612-2011 / 1612-202X

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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

270

2.5k

2019

228

2020

167

1.1k

2021

195

976

2022

161

676

2023

144

480

2024

154

106

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.

InstrumentationQ3

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

OpticsPhysics, Applied

Scopus Categories

InstrumentationPhysics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Fiber Laser TechnologiesSolid State Laser TechnologiesPhotonic Crystal and Fiber OpticsLaser-Matter Interactions and ApplicationsQuantum Information and CryptographyPhotorefractive and Nonlinear OpticsQuantum optics and atomic interactionsAdvanced Fiber Optic SensorsLaser Design and ApplicationsPhotonic and Optical Devices

Frequently asked questions about Laser Physics Letters

Is Laser Physics Letters a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Laser Physics Letters: 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 Laser Physics Letters?

Laser Physics Letters 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 1.50.

Is Laser Physics Letters indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Laser Physics Letters is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.