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International Journal of Optics is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 4.2), WoS SCIE, DOAJ. Published by John Wiley and Sons Inc.
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ISSN 1687-9384Verify ISSN ↗1687-9392Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Inc
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| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics | 107 / 243 | 56th | Q2 |
| Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials | 153 / 318 | 52nd | Q2 |
Not listed in: ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2010–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 4.2.
International Journal of Optics is Q2 in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (rank 107 of 243) and Q2 in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials (rank 153 of 318), by CiteScore 2025.
International Journal of Optics is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 4.2, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 56th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.306, quartile Q3, with an H-index of 28.
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$1,630 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
International Journal of Optics is published by John Wiley and Sons Inc. Its print ISSN is 1687-9384 and its online ISSN is 1687-9392.
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
International Journal of Optics has an h-index of 31 and a 2-year mean of 1.29 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 4.2, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #150 of 222 Scopus journals in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.
International Journal of Optics published 21 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2021 with 49. 2026* is the year so far.
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
In its latest 95 research articles (2021–2026), authors are most often from China (54.7%), Iran (6.8%) and India (6.3%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
Index data is curated from public sources (Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, FT50, UT Dallas, DOAJ). CiteScore and quartiles reflect the latest available Scopus release. Always verify a journal's current status on its official source before submitting.
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