Journal profile · Multiple
Advanced Photonics Research
ISSN 2699-9293 · Wiley-VCH · Germany
Advanced Photonics Research: CAS Zone 3 · Physics & Astronomy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 3,380; review about 99 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 85% (journal website); 209 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Advanced Photonics Research is published by Wiley-VCH and is in Zone 3 of Physics & Astronomy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Photonic and Optical Devices, Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications and Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research, together about 30.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Advanced Photonics Research is an international Open Access journal that publishes peer-reviewed articles presenting novel, significant and high-quality results in all areas of the thriving field of photonics and optics. Topics range from fundamental research in theory and experiment to applications, devices and systems, both in established and emerging fields. The journal aims to provide an international forum for communication through articles that advance photonics research in optics, physics, biophotonics, electrooptics, quantum photonics, on-chip photonics, nanophotonics, optofluidics, and engineering. As a member of the Advanced X Research titles within the Advanced family of journals, it is open for original research articles as well as review-type contributions that are rapidly published online. ISSN: 2699-9293 (online).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Photonic and Optical DevicesEngineering11.5%
- Metamaterials and Metasurfaces ApplicationsMaterials Science10.6%
- Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon ResearchEngineering8.7%
- Photonic Crystals and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy7.2%
- Perovskite Materials and ApplicationsEngineering6.2%
- Advanced Fiber Laser TechnologiesPhysics and Astronomy5.5%
- Advanced Antenna and Metasurface TechnologiesEngineering4.3%
- Orbital Angular Momentum in OpticsPhysics and Astronomy4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Physics & Astronomy Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Optics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | 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 | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Optics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexWeb of ScienceINSPECCASPublisher website
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 46OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 412OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.06OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 166LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 164Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 412,546Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,372 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 155 | 155 | 84 |
| 2025 | 209 | 209 | 485 |
| 2024 | 191 | 191 | 1,127 |
| 2023 | 189 | 189 | 1,635 |
| 2022 | 270 | 270 | 3,842 |
| 2021 | 271 | 271 | 4,687 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
99 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 11 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 11 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 85%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 34 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 99 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 21 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 11 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 3,380 / GBP 2,290 / EUR 2,900 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,070 / EUR 2,630 / GBP 2,290 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,920 / GBP 2,180 / EUR 2,500 | 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
- Wiley-VCH
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2699-9293
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- 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 Research
What CAS zone is Advanced Photonics Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Advanced Photonics Research is in Zone 3 of Physics & Astronomy, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Optics / Materials Science, Multidisciplinary. 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.
What is the impact factor of Advanced Photonics Research?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 4 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 46.
How long does peer review take at Advanced Photonics Research?
The publisher reports about 99 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 11 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 85% (2025). 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 Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Advanced Photonics Research is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, Web of Science, INSPEC and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Advanced Photonics Research open access, and what is the APC?
Advanced Photonics Research is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,380.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .