Journal profile · Materials Science
ACS Applied Optical Materials
ISSN 2771-9855 · American Chemical Society · UNITED STATES · Founded 2022
ACS Applied Optical Materials: CAS Zone 3 · Materials Science (2026 Xinrui edition); transformative journal; APC about USD 4,500; median 63 days to acceptance (46 articles, last 24 months); 310 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ACS Applied Optical Materials is published by American Chemical Society and is classed under Materials Science in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Perovskite Materials and Applications, Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials and Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials, together about 30.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Materials Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ACS Applied Optical Materials reports chemistry materials engineering and physics research in optical & photonic materials and applications.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Perovskite Materials and ApplicationsEngineering10.3%
- Luminescence Properties of Advanced MaterialsMaterials Science10%
- Luminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsMaterials Science10%
- Organic Light-Emitting Diodes ResearchEngineering5%
- Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon ResearchEngineering4.7%
- Photonic Crystals and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy4.2%
- 2D Materials and ApplicationsMaterials Science4.1%
- Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and ApplicationsMaterials Science4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Materials Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Optics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.62LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.84LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 182OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.39OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 17.88%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 280LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,131 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 266 | 58 | 144 |
| 2025 | 310 | 88 | 953 |
| 2024 | 287 | 72 | 1,828 |
| 2023 | 217 | 70 | 2,067 |
| 2022 | 51 | 12 | 605 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
63 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 55 days – 77 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 10 days (46 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 73 days
- Sample
- 46 articles with submission and acceptance dates (51 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Transformative journalLetPub
A subscription journal moving to full open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,500 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright
Copyright © 2026 American Chemical Society. Model summary
Copyright © 2026 American Chemical Society.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 2022
- ISSN
- 2771-9855
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 4, Issue 8 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ACS Applied Optical Materials
What CAS zone is ACS Applied Optical Materials in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Materials Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at ACS Applied Optical Materials?
Based on the dates recorded on 46 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 63 days (interquartile range 55–77 days). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index ACS Applied Optical Materials?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ACS Applied Optical Materials is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is ACS Applied Optical Materials open access, and what is the APC?
ACS Applied Optical Materials is a transformative journal. APC about USD 4,500.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .