Home›Search›Optoelectronics Letters

Optoelectronics Letters

Springer Verlag · Germany · Est. 2005

ISSN1673-1905eISSN1993-5013

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.311

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.414

Total Worksi

2,510

Total Citationsi

8,477

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.64

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Optoelectronics Letters is an academic journal focused on the rapid dissemination of experimental results in Photonics and Optoelectronics. Covers new functional materials and devices, micro-nano-structure and quantum optoelectronics. Features content on optoelectronics information technology, sensing, measurement, optical communication, image and information processing.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2005

Annual Volume~ 117 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications2,510

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

Region🌍 Global South

Visit Journal Website

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%

✅

Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Verlag

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1673-1905 / 1993-5013

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

❌

Peer review process documented?

N/A

❌

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

403

2019

444

2020

142

587

2021

131

514

2022

137

503

2023

121

459

2024

117

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 OpticsQ3

Condensed Matter PhysicsQ3

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ3

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Optics

Scopus Categories

Condensed Matter PhysicsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Photonic and Optical DevicesAdvanced Fiber Optic SensorsOptical Network TechnologiesAdvanced Fiber Laser TechnologiesAdvanced Photonic Communication SystemsPhotonic Crystal and Fiber OpticsSemiconductor Lasers and Optical DevicesPhotonic Crystals and ApplicationsOptical Wireless Communication TechnologiesOptical Coatings and Gratings

Frequently asked questions about Optoelectronics Letters

Is Optoelectronics Letters a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Optoelectronics 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 Optoelectronics Letters?

Optoelectronics 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 1.64.

Is Optoelectronics Letters indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Optoelectronics Letters is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.