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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

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total58

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.69

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.913

Total Works

4,951

Total Citations

95,430

2yr Mean Citedness

2.41

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Retractions

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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.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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

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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

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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

Times cited

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Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

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