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Optical Materials Express

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

ISSN2159-3930eISSN2159-3930
SJR Q2WOS SCIEScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
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.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.651
H-Indexi
95
SNIPi
0.913
Total Worksi
4,951
Total Citationsi
95,430
2yr Mean Citednessi
2.41
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
1
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
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

10/11 · 91%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Optica Publishing Group (formerly OSA)
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2159-3930 / 2159-3930
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
Portico, Library of Congress
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
455
9.9k
2019
304
4.4k
2020
416
5.7k
2021
394
5.2k
2022
323
2.5k
2023
253
1.3k
2024
238
592
2025
225
64
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. 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.

What is the aims and scope of Optical Materials Express?

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.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref