Journal profile · OPTICS
Advanced Optical Technologies
ISSN 2192-8576 · eISSN 2192-8584 · Walter de Gruyter
Advanced Optical Technologies: CAS Zone 4 · Physics & Astronomy (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC about USD 2,353; 14 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Advanced Optical Technologies is published by Walter de Gruyter and is in Zone 4 of Physics & Astronomy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Laser Material Processing Techniques, Advanced optical system design and Photonic and Optical Devices, together about 23.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
About this journal From 2023 onwards, Advanced Optical Technologies will be published by Frontiers. For more information on submitting to the journal, please see their submissions page. Objective Advanced Optical Technologies is a strictly peer-reviewed scientific journal. The major aim of Advanced Optical Technologies is to publish recent progress in the fields of optical design, optical engineering, and optical manufacturing. Advanced Optical Technologies has a main focus on applied research and addresses scientists as well as experts in industrial research and development.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): OPTICS
Editor-in-chief Michael PfefferPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Laser Material Processing TechniquesEngineering8.1%
- Advanced optical system designEngineering7.6%
- Photonic and Optical DevicesEngineering7.4%
- Optical Coatings and GratingsMaterials Science6.5%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering6%
- Semiconductor Lasers and Optical DevicesEngineering5.9%
- Advanced Surface Polishing TechniquesEngineering5.3%
- Surface Roughness and Optical MeasurementsEngineering4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Physics & Astronomy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Optics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Physics & Astronomy Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 3 |
| 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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
INSPECCASPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, Baidu, Astrophysics Data System, OCLC, Astrophysics Data System (ADS), Baidu Scholar, CNKI Scholar (China National Knowledge Infrastructure), CNPIEC - cnpLINKer, Dimensions, EBSCO (relevant databases), EBSCO Discovery Service, Engineering Village, Genamics JournalSeek, Google Scholar, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), J-Gate, JournalGuide, Naver Academic, Naviga (Softweco), Polymer Library, Primo Central (ExLibris), ProQuest (relevant databases), Publons, QOAM (Quality Open Access Market), ReadCube, Reaxys, Scilit, SCImago (SJR), Semantic Scholar, Sherpa/RoMEO
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 4.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.64LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 158OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.12OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 14LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 669 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | 38 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 33 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | 140 |
| 2022 | 23 | 22 | 143 |
| 2021 | 38 | 35 | 392 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | CHF 1,950 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Walter de Gruyter
- ISSN
- 2192-8576
- Electronic ISSN
- 2192-8584
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Advanced Optical Technologies
What CAS zone is Advanced Optical Technologies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Advanced Optical Technologies is in Zone 4 of Physics & Astronomy, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Optics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Physics & Astronomy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Advanced Optical Technologies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Advanced Optical Technologies is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists INSPEC and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Advanced Optical Technologies open access, and what is the APC?
Advanced Optical Technologies is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,353.
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: .