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APL Photonics

American Institute of Physics · United States · Est. 2016

ISSN2378-0967eISSN2378-0967

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.488

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.623

Total Worksi

1,696

Total Citationsi

35,886

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.86

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Optics; Physics, Applied; Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics; Computer Networks and Communications.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2016

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,696

Publisher OrgAIP Publishing

OA Since2015

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Institute of Physics

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2378-0967 / 2378-0967

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Peer review

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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, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

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

129

6.3k

2019

151

5.8k

2020

168

4.9k

2021

117

2.7k

2022

190

2023

281

3.2k

2024

348

1.5k

2025

174

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

Computer Networks and CommunicationsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

OpticsPhysics, Applied

Scopus Categories

Computer Networks and CommunicationsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Photonic and Optical DevicesAdvanced Fiber Laser TechnologiesOptical Network TechnologiesMechanical and Optical ResonatorsOrbital Angular Momentum in OpticsPlasmonic and Surface Plasmon ResearchPhotonic Crystals and ApplicationsNeural Networks and Reservoir ComputingAdvanced Fiber Optic SensorsLaser-Matter Interactions and Applications

Frequently asked questions about APL Photonics

Is APL Photonics a predatory journal?

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

APL 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 4.86.

Is APL Photonics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

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

What is the aims and scope of APL Photonics?