Journal profile · OPTICS
Chinese Optics
ISSN 2095-1531 · Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chinese Optics: CAS Zone 3 · Physics & Astronomy (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 136 articles a year; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Chinese Optics is published by Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences 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 Optical Systems and Laser Technology, Advanced Measurement and Detection Methods and Photonic and Optical Devices, together about 38.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The predecessor of China Optics was China Optics and Applied Optics Digest, which was founded in 1985. At that time, it was the only retrieval journal in the field of optics in China. At the end of 2008, China Optics and Applied Optics Digest was renamed
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): OPTICS
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 5, Germany 4, Russia 3, Japan 2, India 2 (19 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Optical Systems and Laser TechnologyEngineering21.7%
- Advanced Measurement and Detection MethodsEngineering8.8%
- Photonic and Optical DevicesEngineering7.9%
- Infrared Target Detection MethodologiesEngineering5%
- Optical measurement and interference techniquesComputer Science4.3%
- Advanced Measurement and Metrology TechniquesEngineering4.3%
- Advanced Fiber Optic SensorsEngineering4.3%
- Semiconductor Lasers and Optical DevicesEngineering3.6%
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 |
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 3 |
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
- 2.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.62LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 30%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 80%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 136LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 858 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 25 | 0 | 54 |
| 2021 | 131 | 5 | 360 |
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
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- ISSN
- 2095-1531
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Chinese Optics
What CAS zone is Chinese Optics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Chinese Optics is in Zone 3 of Physics & Astronomy, and in Zone 3 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Chinese Optics based?
Of the 19 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (5), Germany (4) and Russia (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Chinese Optics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Chinese Optics is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Chinese Optics open access, and what is the APC?
Chinese Optics is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .