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Journal of Optics (United Kingdom)

Institute of Physics Publishing · United Kingdom · Est. 2009

ISSN2040-8986

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.584

H-Indexi

101

SNIPi

0.872

Total Worksi

5,063

Total Citationsi

83,131

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2009

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,063

Publisher OrgIOP Publishing

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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?

Institute of Physics Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2040-8986

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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

295

2019

279

3.3k

2020

288

2.9k

2021

241

2.2k

2022

125

2023

291

1.2k

2024

267

505

2025

214

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

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Optics

Scopus Categories

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Orbital Angular Momentum in OpticsPhotonic and Optical DevicesPlasmonic and Surface Plasmon ResearchMetamaterials and Metasurfaces ApplicationsAdvanced Fiber Laser TechnologiesPhotonic Crystals and ApplicationsDigital Holography and MicroscopyLaser-Matter Interactions and ApplicationsOptical Coatings and GratingsAdvanced Fiber Optic Sensors

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Optics (United Kingdom)

Is Journal of Optics (United Kingdom) a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Optics (United Kingdom): 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 Journal of Optics (United Kingdom)?

Journal of Optics (United Kingdom) 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 2.00.

Is Journal of Optics (United Kingdom) indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Optics (United Kingdom) is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Optics (United Kingdom)?