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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

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total84

Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

180

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 107d

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.836

H-Indexi

108

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.952

Total Worksi

2,927

Total Citationsi

79,938

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.28

Open Impact Factor alternative

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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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

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

238

11k

2019

273

12k

2020

351

12k

2021

321

8.8k

2022

247

4.7k

2023

335

3.6k

2024

428

1.2k

2025

237

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 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

Frequently asked questions about Photonics Research

Is Photonics Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Photonics Research: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Photonics Research?

Photonics Research 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 4.28.

Is Photonics Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Photonics Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.