Journal profile · OPTICS
CHINESE JOURNAL OF LASERS-ZHONGGUO JIGUANG
ISSN 0258-7025 · Science Press
CHINESE JOURNAL OF LASERS-ZHONGGUO JIGUANG: CAS Zone 2 · Physics & Astronomy (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 640 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
CHINESE JOURNAL OF LASERS-ZHONGGUO JIGUANG is published by Science Press and is in Zone 2 of Physics & Astronomy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies and Military Technology and Strategies, together about 28.3% 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
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences9.4%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences9.4%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering9.4%
- Optical Systems and Laser TechnologyEngineering6.7%
- Photonic and Optical DevicesEngineering6.3%
- Advanced Fiber Laser TechnologiesPhysics and Astronomy5.9%
- Advanced Fiber Optic SensorsEngineering5.9%
- Semiconductor Lasers and Optical DevicesEngineering5.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Physics & Astronomy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Optics | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Physics & Astronomy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Optics | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Physics & Astronomy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Optics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
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
- 3.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 253OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.59OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 35%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.29%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 591LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 13,396 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 495 | 0 | 53 |
| 2025 | 640 | 291 | 806 |
| 2024 | 628 | 112 | 1,938 |
| 2023 | 556 | 247 | 1,771 |
| 2022 | 550 | 37 | 1,951 |
| 2021 | 564 | 5 | 1,890 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Science Press
- ISSN
- 0258-7025
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about CHINESE JOURNAL OF LASERS-ZHONGGUO JIGUANG
What CAS zone is CHINESE JOURNAL OF LASERS-ZHONGGUO JIGUANG in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, CHINESE JOURNAL OF LASERS-ZHONGGUO JIGUANG is in Zone 2 of Physics & Astronomy, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Optics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Physics & Astronomy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index CHINESE JOURNAL OF LASERS-ZHONGGUO JIGUANG?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, CHINESE JOURNAL OF LASERS-ZHONGGUO JIGUANG is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is CHINESE JOURNAL OF LASERS-ZHONGGUO JIGUANG open access, and what is the APC?
CHINESE JOURNAL OF LASERS-ZHONGGUO JIGUANG is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .