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JOURNAL OF INFRARED AND MILLIMETER WAVES

ISSN 1001-9014 · Chinese Optical Society · PEOPLES R CHINA · Bimonthly

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JOURNAL OF INFRARED AND MILLIMETER WAVES: CAS Zone 3 · Physics & Astronomy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.61; fully open access; APC about USD 300; review about 2.6 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 105 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.

Impact factor0.61Latest value listed by LetPub

CAS zoneZone 3 · Physics & Astronomy2025 upgraded edition, major category · 2026 Xinrui edition Zone 3 · Physics & Astronomy

Review timeabout 2.6 monthsCommunity average

APCUSD 300Fully open access

AcceptanceEasyCommunity average

Articles per year105LetPub annual count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

JOURNAL OF INFRARED AND MILLIMETER WAVES is published by Chinese Optical Society 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 Infrared Target Detection Methodologies, Advanced Measurement and Detection Methods and Optical Systems and Laser Technology, together about 33.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

The Journal is devoted to the publication of science and technology development in the area of infrared and millimeter waves, including infrared physics, the optical properties and low energy excitations processes in condensed matters, femtosecond spectroscopy, nonlinear optics, infrared opto-electronics, infrared optics, biomedical optics, remote sensing, image processing, infrared and millimeter wave technologies as well as interdisciplinary research.

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): OPTICS

Editor-in-chief WANG Jian-Yu InternationalPublisher website

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

Infrared Target Detection MethodologiesEngineering12.9%
Advanced Measurement and Detection MethodsEngineering12.4%
Optical Systems and Laser TechnologyEngineering8.2%
Remote Sensing and Land UseEarth and Planetary Sciences8.1%
Advanced Semiconductor Detectors and MaterialsEngineering6.4%
Semiconductor Quantum Structures and DevicesPhysics and Astronomy4.5%
Photonic and Optical DevicesEngineering4.4%
Advanced Algorithms and ApplicationsEngineering4.3%

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 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

SCIEScopusLetPub

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

Indexing the journal's website claims

Ei, CA, SA, JICST, РЖ, CNKI, WANFANG DATAPublisher 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: 0.61LetPub · 2026-09-13
CiteScore 2026-06: 1.5LetPub · 2026-09-13
SJR 2026-06: 0.23LetPub · 2026-09-13
SNIP 2026-06: 0.46LetPub · 2026-09-13
h-index: 24LetPub · 2026-09-13
h-index: 18OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
i10-index: 50OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
2-year mean citedness: 0OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
Self-citation rate: 16.7%LetPub · 2026-09-13
Share of gold OA articles: 0%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year: 105LetPub · 2026-09-13

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,025 in total · the current year is incomplete

Year	Articles	Open access	Citations
2021	21	21	11

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 2.6 monthsLetPub · 2026-09-13
Average acceptance (community reports): EasyLetPub · 2026-09-13

Peer review: Peer reviewLetPub

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 accessOpenAlex

Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).

Source	APC	Fee waiver	License	Observed
LetPub	USD 300	No	—	2026-09-13

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: Chinese Optical Society
Country or region: PEOPLES R CHINA
Language: Chinese, English
Frequency: Bimonthly
ISSN: 1001-9014
Latest issue on the website: Volume 45 (2026)
Official links: Journal homepage ↗LetPub
Submission system ↗LetPub
Author guidelines ↗LetPub
Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
Peer review process ↗LetPub
Editorial board ↗LetPub

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF INFRARED AND MILLIMETER WAVES

What CAS zone is JOURNAL OF INFRARED AND MILLIMETER WAVES in?

In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL OF INFRARED AND MILLIMETER WAVES 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.

What is the impact factor of JOURNAL OF INFRARED AND MILLIMETER WAVES?

The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.61; CiteScore 1.5, h-index 18.

How long does peer review take at JOURNAL OF INFRARED AND MILLIMETER WAVES?

Authors report an average review time of about 2.6 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 JOURNAL OF INFRARED AND MILLIMETER WAVES?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF INFRARED AND MILLIMETER WAVES is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.

Is JOURNAL OF INFRARED AND MILLIMETER WAVES open access, and what is the APC?

JOURNAL OF INFRARED AND MILLIMETER WAVES is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 300.

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: 2026-10-01.