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Photonics Research

Optica Publishing Group (formerly OSA) · United States · Est. 2013

ISSN2327-9125eISSN2327-9125

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

1.994

H-Index

108

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.952

Total Works

2,927

Total Citations

79,938

2yr Mean Citedness

4.28

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Photonics Research publishes research related to nonlinear optics, optical devices, optical sensing and metrology, physical optics, quantum optics, silicon photonics, spectroscopy, and ultrafast optics. The journal covers the science and technology of optics and photonics, including materials science and physics and astronomy.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2013

FrequencySix Issues Per Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,927

Publisher OrgOptica Publishing Group

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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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?

2327-9125 / 2327-9125

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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.

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsQ1

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Optics

Scopus Categories

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Photonic and Optical DevicesAdvanced Fiber Laser TechnologiesMetamaterials and Metasurfaces ApplicationsPlasmonic and Surface Plasmon ResearchOrbital Angular Momentum in OpticsAdvanced Fiber Optic SensorsOptical Network TechnologiesPhotonic Crystals and ApplicationsPhotonic Crystal and Fiber OpticsAdvanced Photonic Communication Systems