Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

SJR Rank #13,923H-index: 182SJR: 0.411Best quartile: Q2Open Access

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Publisher

Optica Publishing Group

Country

United States

Type

journal

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Subject Categories

Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionQ2
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsQ3
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsQ3
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Areas: Computer Science · Materials Science · Medicine · Physics and Astronomy

Most published research topics

Photonic and Optical DevicesOrbital Angular Momentum in OpticsOptical Coatings and GratingsVisual perception and processing mechanismsOptical measurement and interference techniquesOptical Polarization and EllipsometryColor Science and ApplicationsAdaptive optics and wavefront sensingPhotonic Crystals and ApplicationsAdvanced optical system design

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Publication Statistics

Documents per Year

Detailed Information

ISSN

1520-8532, 1084-7529

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Region

Northern America

Citations per Document (2 years)

1.61

References per Document

33.51

Coverage

1979, 1984-2026

Scope

The Optical Society (OSA) publishes high-quality, peer-reviewed articles in its portfolio of journals, which serve the full breadth of the optics and photonics community. The Journal of the Optical Society of America A (JOSA A) is devoted to developments in any field of classical optics, image science, and vision. JOSA A includes original peer-reviewed papers on such topics as: Atmospheric optics Clinical vision Coherence and Statistical Optics Color Diffraction and gratings Image processing Machine vision Physiological optics Polarization Scattering Signal processing Thin films Visual optics JOSA A publishes research articles as well as tutorials, discussion papers, feature issue contributions, and comments on published articles.

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