Journal of Optics (United Kingdom)

SJR Rank #10,142H-index: 119SJR: 0.584Best quartile: Q2APC: US$3,325
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Publisher

Institute of Physics Publishing

Country

United Kingdom

Type

journal

SJR by Edition

2022202500.150.30.450.6

Subject Categories

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsQ2
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsQ2

Areas: Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy

Most published research topics

Orbital Angular Momentum in OpticsPhotonic and Optical DevicesPlasmonic and Surface Plasmon ResearchMetamaterials and Metasurfaces ApplicationsAdvanced Fiber Laser TechnologiesPhotonic Crystals and ApplicationsOptical Coatings and GratingsDigital Holography and MicroscopyOptical Polarization and EllipsometryAdvanced Fiber Optic Sensors

Source: OpenAlex

Publication Statistics

2025 Docs3-Year DocsCitable Docs0200400600800

Documents per Year

20222025070140210280

Detailed Information

ISSN

2040-8986, 2040-8978

SJR Best Quartile

Q2

Region

Western Europe

Citations per Document (2 years)

2.34

References per Document

48.14

Coverage

2010-2025

Scope

Journal of Optics publishes new experimental and theoretical research across all areas of pure and applied optics, both modern and classical. Research areas are categorised as: Nanophotonics and plasmonics Metamaterials and structured photonic materials Quantum photonics Biophotonics Light-matter interactions Nonlinear and ultrafast optics Propagation, diffraction and scattering Optical communication Integrated optics Photovoltaics and energy harvesting We discourage incremental advances, purely numerical simulations without any validation, or research without a strong optics advance, e.g. computer algorithms applied to optical and imaging processes, equipment designs or material fabrication.

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