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Chinese Optics Letters

Optica Publishing Group (formerly OSA) · China · Est. 2003

ISSN1671-7694eISSN1671-7694

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.628

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.982

Total Worksi

6,915

Total Citationsi

39,148

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.99

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Chinese Optics Letters is an international journal that disseminates research in all branches of optical science and technology. The journal's topics include optics, lasers, optoelectronics, wavelength, and artificial intelligence.

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General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2003

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications6,915

Publisher OrgOptica Publishing Group

Region🌍 Global South

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Optica Publishing Group (formerly OSA)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1671-7694 / 1671-7694

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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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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

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

267

2.8k

2019

217

2.1k

2020

287

4.2k

2021

229

2.1k

2022

171

1.2k

2023

294

1.5k

2024

384

684

2025

177

1.5k

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

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ2

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Optics

Scopus Categories

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Photonic and Optical DevicesAdvanced Fiber Laser TechnologiesAdvanced Fiber Optic SensorsOptical Network TechnologiesSolid State Laser TechnologiesSemiconductor Lasers and Optical DevicesPhotonic Crystal and Fiber OpticsAdvanced Photonic Communication SystemsLaser-Matter Interactions and ApplicationsPhotorefractive and Nonlinear Optics

Frequently asked questions about Chinese Optics Letters

Is Chinese Optics Letters a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Chinese Optics Letters: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Chinese Optics Letters?

Chinese Optics 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 3.99.

Is Chinese Optics Letters indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Chinese Optics Letters is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.