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Optica is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 16.3), WoS SCIE, DOAJ. Published by Optica Publishing Group (formerly OSA).
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ISSN 2334-2536Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Optica Publishing Group (formerly OSA)
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| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics | 13 / 243 | 94th | Q1 |
| Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials | 22 / 318 | 93rd | Q1 |
Not listed in: ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2014–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 16.3.
Optica is Q1 in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (rank 13 of 243) and Q1 in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials (rank 22 of 318), by CiteScore 2025.
Optica 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 16.3, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 94th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 2.995, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 176.
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$3,208 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.
Optica is published by Optica Publishing Group (formerly OSA). Its ISSN is 2334-2536.
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
Optica has an h-index of 187 and a 2-year mean of 8.43 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 16.3, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #15 of 222 Scopus journals in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.
Optica published 250 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2020 with 276. 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 66 research articles (2026), authors are most often from China (21.5%), United States (17.3%) and France (10.1%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Scopus status: Active. 4 retracted papers are recorded (1.4 per 1,000 papers). 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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