Journal profile · Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
ISSN 1041-1135 · eISSN 1941-0174 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · UNITED STATES · Monthly
IEEE Photonics Technology Letters: CAS Zone 3 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.41; subscription journal; APC about USD 2,645; review about 2 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: 66%; 629 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IEEE Photonics Technology Letters is published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. and is in Zone 3 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Photonic and Optical Devices, Optical Network Technologies and Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices, together about 47.5% 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)
IEEE Photonics Technology Letters addresses all aspects of the IEEE Photonics Society Constitutional Field of Interest with emphasis on photonic/lightwave components and applications, laser physics and systems and laser/electro-optics technology. Examples of subject areas for the above areas of concentration are integrated optic and optoelectronic devices, high-power laser arrays (e.g. diode, CO2), free electron lasers, solid, state lasers, laser materials' interactions and femtosecond laser techniques. The letters journal publishes engineering, applied physics and physics oriented papers. Emphasis is on rapid publication of timely manuscripts. A goal is to provide a focal point of quality engineering-oriented papers in the electro-optics field not found in other rapid-publication journals.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Editor-in-chief Boon S. OoiPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Photonic and Optical DevicesEngineering20%
- Optical Network TechnologiesEngineering14.7%
- Semiconductor Lasers and Optical DevicesEngineering12.7%
- Advanced Photonic Communication SystemsEngineering11.7%
- Advanced Fiber Laser TechnologiesPhysics and Astronomy9.8%
- Advanced Fiber Optic SensorsEngineering6.8%
- Semiconductor Quantum Structures and DevicesPhysics and Astronomy4%
- Photonic Crystal and Fiber OpticsEngineering3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Optics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Optics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Optics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 2.41LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.92LetPub ·
- h-index
- 143LetPub ·
- h-index
- 178OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 12,714OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.6OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.94%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 362LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 23,939 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 416 | 24 | 56 |
| 2025 | 629 | 49 | 791 |
| 2024 | 493 | 71 | 1,613 |
| 2023 | 508 | 172 | 3,697 |
| 2022 | 492 | 190 | 4,123 |
| 2021 | 475 | 154 | 5,248 |
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 2 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 66%LetPub ·
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,645 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,800 | — | — |
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
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 1041-1135
- Electronic ISSN
- 1941-0174
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
What CAS zone is IEEE Photonics Technology Letters in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters is in Zone 3 of Engineering, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Engineering, Electrical & Electronic / Optics / Physics, Applied. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of IEEE Photonics Technology Letters?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.41; CiteScore 4.8, h-index 178.
How long does peer review take at IEEE Photonics Technology Letters?
Authors report an average review time of about 2 months; the community-reported acceptance is “66%”. 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 IEEE Photonics Technology Letters?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is IEEE Photonics Technology Letters open access, and what is the APC?
IEEE Photonics Technology Letters is a subscription journal. APC about USD 2,645.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .