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Laser and Photonics Reviews

Wiley-VCH Verlag · Germany · Est. 2006

ISSN1863-8880eISSN1863-8899

SJR Q1✓ 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?

119

days submission → published

measured · last 14 articles

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

2.455

H-Indexi

175

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.413

Total Worksi

5,311

Total Citationsi

160,222

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.72

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Optics; Physics, Applied; Physics, Condensed Matter; Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics; Condensed Matter Physics; Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2006

Frequency6 Issues Yearly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,311

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

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

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-VCH Verlag

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1863-8880 / 1863-8899

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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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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

147

7.6k

2019

221

10k

2020

278

11k

2021

379

14k

2022

558

13k

2023

820

12k

2024

1.3k

5.6k

2025

684

230

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 OpticsQ1

Condensed Matter PhysicsQ1

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

OpticsPhysics, AppliedPhysics, Condensed Matter

Scopus Categories

Condensed Matter PhysicsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Photonic and Optical DevicesMetamaterials and Metasurfaces ApplicationsAdvanced Fiber Laser TechnologiesPlasmonic and Surface Plasmon ResearchPhotonic Crystals and ApplicationsPerovskite Materials and ApplicationsLuminescence Properties of Advanced MaterialsOrbital Angular Momentum in OpticsNeural Networks and Reservoir ComputingAdvanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies

Frequently asked questions about Laser and Photonics Reviews

Is Laser and Photonics Reviews a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Laser and Photonics Reviews: 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 and Photonics Reviews?

Laser and Photonics Reviews 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 5.72.

Is Laser and Photonics Reviews indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Laser and Photonics Reviews is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Laser and Photonics Reviews?