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Journal of Optical Communications

Walter de Gruyter GmbH · Germany · Est. 1980

ISSN2191-6322

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.242

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.219

Total Worksi

3,423

Total Citationsi

17,086

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.59

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

This is the journal for all scientists working in optical communications. Journal of Optical Communications was the first international publication covering all fields of optical communications with guided waves. It is the aim of the journal to serve all scientists engaged in optical communications as a comprehensive journal tailored to their needs and as a forum for their publications. The journal focuses on the main fields in optical communications (see “Topics”).

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1980

Frequency4 issues per year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,423

Publisher OrgDe Gruyter

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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?

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2191-6322

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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

161

3.1k

2019

151

2.4k

2020

147

1.9k

2021

143

828

2022

152

576

2023

123

452

2024

219

344

2025

127

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.

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ3

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsQ4

Condensed Matter PhysicsQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Condensed Matter PhysicsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsElectrical and Electronic Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Optical Network TechnologiesAdvanced Photonic Communication SystemsSemiconductor Lasers and Optical DevicesPhotonic and Optical DevicesAdvanced Optical Network TechnologiesOptical Wireless Communication TechnologiesAdvanced Fiber Optic SensorsAdvanced Fiber Laser TechnologiesPhotonic Crystal and Fiber Opticsgraph theory and CDMA systems

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Optical Communications

Is Journal of Optical Communications a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Optical Communications: it is indexed in 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 Optical Communications?

Journal of Optical Communications is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.242.

Is Journal of Optical Communications indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Optical Communications is indexed in Scopus.