Journal profile · OPTICS
Advanced Photonics
ISSN 2577-5421 · SPIE; Chinese Laser Press · United States
Advanced Photonics: CAS Zone 1 · Physics & Astronomy (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 19.24; fully open access; APC about USD 2,100; review about 18 weeks (community reports); 109 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Advanced Photonics is published by SPIE; Chinese Laser Press and is in Zone 1 of Physics & Astronomy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Photonic and Optical Devices, Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies and Optical Network Technologies, together about 38.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): OPTICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Photonic and Optical DevicesEngineering17.3%
- Advanced Fiber Laser TechnologiesPhysics and Astronomy11.8%
- Optical Network TechnologiesEngineering9.6%
- Advanced Fiber Optic SensorsEngineering7.3%
- Semiconductor Lasers and Optical DevicesEngineering6.2%
- Photonic Crystal and Fiber OpticsEngineering5.6%
- Photonic Crystals and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy4.2%
- Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon ResearchEngineering3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Physics & Astronomy Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Optics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Physics & Astronomy Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Optics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Physics & Astronomy Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Optics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 19.24LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 25.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 4.37LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 4.04LetPub ·
- h-index
- 73OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 293OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 10.96OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 75LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,339 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 97 | 97 | 107 |
| 2025 | 109 | 109 | 1,289 |
| 2024 | 79 | 79 | 1,728 |
| 2023 | 77 | 77 | 2,468 |
| 2022 | 56 | 56 | 2,987 |
| 2021 | 50 | 50 | 3,717 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 18 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 2,100 | Yes | CC BY | |
| LetPub | USD 1,675 | Yes | — |
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
- SPIE; Chinese Laser Press
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2577-5421
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Advanced Photonics
What CAS zone is Advanced Photonics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Advanced Photonics is in Zone 1 of Physics & Astronomy, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Optics; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Physics & Astronomy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Advanced Photonics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 19.24; CiteScore 25.2, h-index 73.
How long does peer review take at Advanced Photonics?
Authors report an average review time of about 18 weeks. 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 Advanced Photonics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Advanced Photonics is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Advanced Photonics open access, and what is the APC?
Advanced Photonics is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,100.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, DOAJ, OpenAlex; 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: .