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Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics
Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics is not currently indexed in Scopus. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by IOP Publishing Ltd..
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ISSN 1464-4258Verify ISSN ↗1741-3567Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: IOP Publishing Ltd.
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Is Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (1999–2010).
What is the impact factor of Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics?
Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.
Who publishes Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics and what is its ISSN?
Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics is published by IOP Publishing Ltd. Its print ISSN is 1464-4258 and its online ISSN is 1741-3567.
Is Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics for 12 years, between 1999 and 2010. Coverage ended in 2010, 16 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 2,273 works and 52,965 citations for the title. Its papers appear as late as 2013, 3 years after Scopus coverage ended in 2010. That pattern fits a journal Scopus stopped indexing while it kept publishing, but it can also come from a changed ISSN or merged records. Confirm the journal's current status before submitting.
How well cited is Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics has an h-index of 88 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
88
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
1,237
i10-index
2,273
works indexed
52,965
total citations
Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics published 1 papers in 2013; its busiest recent year was 2009 with 318. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. Updated 2026-10-14.
Are there integrity warnings for Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2010. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 2010
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
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.
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