Journal of Lightwave Technology

Journal of Lightwave Technology is published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. and is in Zone 2 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Optical Network Technologies, Photonic and Optical Devices and Advanced Photonic Communication Systems, together about 48.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

The Journal of Lightwave Technology is comprised of original contributions, both regular papers and letters, covering work in all aspects of optical guided-wave science, technology, and engineering. Manuscripts are solicited which report original theoretical and/or experimental results which advance the technological base of guided-wave technology. Tutorial and review papers are by invitation only. Topics of interest include the following: fiber and cable technologies, active and passive guided-wave componentry (light sources, detectors, repeaters, switches, fiber sensors, etc.); integrated optics and optoelectronics; and systems, subsystems, new applications and unique field trials. System oriented manuscripts should be concerned with systems which perform a function not previously available, out-perform previously established systems, or represent enhancements in the state of the art in general.

Source: LetPub

Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Electrical & Electronic

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

SCIEScopusLetPub

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

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Impact

Impact factor

5.05LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore 2026-06

9.2LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR 2026-06

1.28LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

1.84LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

182LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

264OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

13,725OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

3.96OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

15.4%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

7.17%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

1,221LetPub · 2026-09-13

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.

Average review time (community reports)

about 3 monthsLetPub · 2026-09-13

Average acceptance (community reports)

Fairly easyLetPub · 2026-09-13

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.

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.

Publisher

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.

Country or region

UNITED STATES

Language

English

Frequency

Monthly

Founded

1983

ISSN

0733-8724

Electronic ISSN

1558-2213

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
• Submission system ↗LetPub