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Advances in Optics and Photonics

Optica Publishing Group (formerly OSA) · United States · Est. 2009

ISSN1943-8206eISSN1943-8206

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

8.026

H-Indexi

107

SNIPi

9.759

Total Worksi

226

Total Citationsi

47,204

2yr Mean Citednessi

20.56

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Coverage encompasses comprehensive review articles, tutorials, and roadmaps appropriate for students, researchers, faculty, business professionals, and engineers. Authoritative content covers advances in all areas of optics and photonics from fundamental science to engineering applications, including materials, devices, and systems. Submissions of long reviews, tutorials, and roadmaps are invited only.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2009

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications226

Publisher OrgOptica Publishing Group

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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?

1943-8206 / 1943-8206

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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

2.2k

2019

2020

2.2k

2021

1.7k

2022

1.1k

2023

522

2024

260

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 OpticsQ1

Water Science and TechnologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Optics

Scopus Categories

Water Science and TechnologyAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Photonic and Optical DevicesAdvanced Fiber Laser TechnologiesOptical Network TechnologiesPlasmonic and Surface Plasmon ResearchOrbital Angular Momentum in OpticsQuantum Information and CryptographyPhotonic Crystals and ApplicationsDigital Holography and MicroscopyMechanical and Optical ResonatorsNear-Field Optical Microscopy

Frequently asked questions about Advances in Optics and Photonics

Is Advances in Optics and Photonics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Advances in Optics and Photonics: 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 Advances in Optics and Photonics?

Advances in Optics and Photonics 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 20.56.

Is Advances in Optics and Photonics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Advances in Optics and Photonics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.