Journal profile · Optics
FIBER AND INTEGRATED OPTICS
ISSN 0146-8030 · eISSN 1096-4681 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly
FIBER AND INTEGRATED OPTICS: CAS Zone 3 · Physics & Astronomy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.44; subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 64 days to acceptance (49 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 29 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
FIBER AND INTEGRATED OPTICS is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. 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 Network Technologies, Photonic and Optical Devices and Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices, together about 43.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Fiber and Integrated Optics is an international bimonthly journal that disseminates significant developments and in-depth surveys in the fields of fiber and integrated optics. The journal is unique in bridging the major disciplines relevant to optical fibers and electro-optical devices. This results in a balanced presentation of basic research, systems applications, and economics. For more than four decades, Fiber and Integrated Optics has been a valuable forum for scientists, engineers, manufacturers, and the business community to exchange and discuss techno-economic advances in the field. PEER REVIEW All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and if found suitable for further consideration, will be peer-reviewed by independent and anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized. Readership: Scientists and engineers, as well as managers and business people, concerned with recent research and advances in optical fibers and electro-optical devices.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Optics
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Taiwan, China 1, Japan 1, France 1, Italy 1, Portugal 1 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Optical Network TechnologiesEngineering16.1%
- Photonic and Optical DevicesEngineering14.8%
- Semiconductor Lasers and Optical DevicesEngineering12.8%
- Advanced Photonic Communication SystemsEngineering11.5%
- Advanced Fiber Optic SensorsEngineering10.9%
- Advanced Fiber Laser TechnologiesPhysics and Astronomy9%
- Advanced Optical Network TechnologiesEngineering6.8%
- Photonic Crystal and Fiber OpticsEngineering5.3%
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 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 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
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexWeb of ScienceINSPECCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, OCLC, EBSCOhost (various), Elsevier BV, Genamics JournalSeek, OCLC ArticleFirst, Electronic Collections Online, Ovid, Personal Alert (Email), ProQuest (various), Clarivate Analytics, VINITI RAN, Referativnyi Zhurnal, World Ceramic Abstracts (Online)
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
- 1.44LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.31Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.58LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.58Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 225OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.51OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.69%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 27LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 13,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 13,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,355 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 2 | 7 |
| 2025 | 29 | 5 | 34 |
| 2024 | 21 | 1 | 60 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | 65 |
| 2022 | 9 | 1 | 75 |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 | 194 |
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 Crossref · to
64 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 42 days – 85 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 10 days (49 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 84 days
- Sample
- 49 articles with submission and acceptance dates (53 in the window); the latest was accepted on
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".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 7%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 7%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 19 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 19 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal (Taylor & Francis Open Select). Model summary
Fiber and Integrated Optics is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review: initial editor appraisal, then double-anonymized peer review by independent expert referees. Model summary
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and if found suitable for further consideration, will be peer-reviewed by independent and anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0146-8030
- Electronic ISSN
- 1096-4681
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 45, Issue 5 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about FIBER AND INTEGRATED OPTICS
What CAS zone is FIBER AND INTEGRATED OPTICS in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, FIBER AND INTEGRATED OPTICS is in Zone 3 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.
What is the impact factor of FIBER AND INTEGRATED OPTICS?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.44; CiteScore 2.1, h-index 33.
How long does peer review take at FIBER AND INTEGRATED OPTICS?
Based on the dates recorded on 49 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 64 days (interquartile range 42–85 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 7% (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.
Where are the editorial board members of FIBER AND INTEGRATED OPTICS based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Taiwan, China (1), Japan (1) and France (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index FIBER AND INTEGRATED OPTICS?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, FIBER AND INTEGRATED OPTICS is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, Web of Science, INSPEC and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is FIBER AND INTEGRATED OPTICS open access, and what is the APC?
FIBER AND INTEGRATED OPTICS is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .