Optica

Optica Publishing Group (formerly OSA) · United States · Est. 2014

ISSN2334-2536eISSN2334-2536

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

2.995

H-Indexi

183

SNIPi

2.793

Total Worksi

2,724

Total Citationsi

158,064

2yr Mean Citednessi

6.79

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

An open access journal that focuses on the rapid dissemination of high-impact results in all areas of optics and photonics. Optica is a dedicated venue for authors to publish high-profile research in both fundamental and applied optics and photonics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2014

FrequencyTwelve Times A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,724

Publisher OrgOptica Publishing Group

OA Since2013

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

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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10/11 · 91%

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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?

2334-2536 / 2334-2536

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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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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

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

257

21k

2019

276

16k

2020

234

12k

2021

202

7.6k

2022

218

5.7k

2023

214

3.5k

2024

250

1.7k

2025

196

128

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 TechnologiesMechanical and Optical ResonatorsLaser-Matter Interactions and ApplicationsOrbital Angular Momentum in OpticsQuantum Information and CryptographyAdvanced Fluorescence Microscopy TechniquesPlasmonic and Surface Plasmon ResearchOptical Network TechnologiesRandom lasers and scattering media

Frequently asked questions about Optica

Is Optica a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Optica: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Optica?

Optica 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 6.79.

Is Optica indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

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