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Photonics

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland · Est. 1995

ISSN2304-6732eISSN2304-6732

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

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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?

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.441

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.804

Total Worksi

6,638

Total Citationsi

39,485

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.92

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Optics; Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics; Instrumentation; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1995

Annual Volume~ 1,287 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications6,638

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

OA Since2013

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~6 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

CLOCKSSe-helvetica

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2304-6732 / 2304-6732

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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?

CLOCKSS, e-helvetica

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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

136

2.5k

2019

149

1.7k

2020

650

7.4k

2021

8.4k

2022

1.4k

9.2k

2023

1.2k

4.3k

2024

1.3k

2.2k

2025

603

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

InstrumentationQ2

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Optics

Scopus Categories

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsInstrumentation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Photonic and Optical DevicesAdvanced Fiber Laser TechnologiesOptical Network TechnologiesAdvanced Fiber Optic SensorsAdvanced Photonic Communication SystemsOrbital Angular Momentum in OpticsOptical Wireless Communication TechnologiesPlasmonic and Surface Plasmon ResearchPhotonic Crystal and Fiber OpticsSemiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices

Frequently asked questions about Photonics

Is Photonics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Photonics: 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 Photonics?

Photonics 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 1.92.

Is Photonics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Photonics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Photonics?