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Optical Materials Express

Optica Publishing Group (formerly OSA) · United States · Est. 2011

ISSN2159-3930eISSN2159-3930

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 55d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.651

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.913

Total Worksi

4,951

Total Citationsi

95,430

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.41

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

The journal scope encompasses synthesis, processing and characterization of materials for applications in optics and photonics. Topics include: advances in novel optical materials; their properties, modeling, synthesis and fabrication for optics and photonics; how such materials contribute to novel optical responses; and how they enable new or improved optical devices.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2011

FrequencyArticle-at-a-time publication; Monthly issues

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,951

Publisher OrgOptica Publishing Group

OA Since2011

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~9 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, Publisher's own license

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoLibrary of Congress

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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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?

2159-3930 / 2159-3930

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, Library of Congress

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

454

9.8k

2019

304

4.3k

2020

416

5.5k

2021

393

2022

323

2.4k

2023

251

1.2k

2024

238

485

2025

168

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.

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Materials Science, MultidisciplinaryOptics

Scopus Categories

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Photonic and Optical DevicesSolid State Laser TechnologiesPlasmonic and Surface Plasmon ResearchAdvanced Fiber Laser TechnologiesPhotonic Crystals and ApplicationsMetamaterials and Metasurfaces ApplicationsLuminescence Properties of Advanced MaterialsGlass properties and applicationsPhotorefractive and Nonlinear OpticsLaser Material Processing Techniques

Frequently asked questions about Optical Materials Express

Is Optical Materials Express a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Optical Materials Express: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Optical Materials Express?

Optical Materials Express 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 2.41.

Is Optical Materials Express indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Optical Materials Express is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.