Journal profile · Telecommunications
Journal of Optical Communications and Networking
ISSN 1943-0620 · eISSN 1943-0639 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · UNITED STATES · Monthly
Journal of Optical Communications and Networking: CAS Zone 2 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.12; subscription journal; median 108 days to acceptance (93 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 173 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Optical Communications and Networking is published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. and is in Zone 2 of Computer Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Optical Network Technologies, Advanced Optical Network Technologies and Advanced Photonic Communication Systems, together about 70.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The scope of the Journal includes advances in the state-of-the-art of optical networking science, technology, and engineering. Both theoretical contributions (including new techniques, concepts, analyses, and economic studies) and practical contributions (including optical networking experiments, prototypes, and new applications) are encouraged. Subareas of interest include the architecture and design of optical networks, optical network survivability and security, software-defined optical networking, elastic optical networks, data and control plane advances, network management related innovation, and optical access networks. Enabling technologies and their applications are suitable topics only if the results are shown to directly impact optical networking beyond simple point-to-point networks.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Telecommunications
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Optical Network TechnologiesEngineering24.4%
- Advanced Optical Network TechnologiesEngineering23.8%
- Advanced Photonic Communication SystemsEngineering22.3%
- Software-Defined Networks and 5GComputer Science5.9%
- Optical Wireless Communication TechnologiesEngineering3.6%
- Photonic and Optical DevicesEngineering2.8%
- Semiconductor Lasers and Optical DevicesEngineering2.2%
- Interconnection Networks and SystemsComputer Science1.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Computer Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Optics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Telecommunications | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Optics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Telecommunications | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Computer Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Optics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Telecommunications | Zone 2 |
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
- 5.12LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.52LetPub ·
- h-index
- 50LetPub ·
- h-index
- 90OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,461OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.77OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 19.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.4%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 169LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,541 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 154 | 11 | 57 |
| 2025 | 173 | 31 | 621 |
| 2024 | 176 | 32 | 1,721 |
| 2023 | 186 | 47 | 2,719 |
| 2022 | 105 | 25 | 1,998 |
| 2021 | 95 | 29 | 2,210 |
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
108 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 84 days – 132 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 29 days (93 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 140 days
- Sample
- 93 articles with submission and acceptance dates (393 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)
- about 6 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- 1943-0620
- Electronic ISSN
- 1943-0639
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Optical Communications and Networking
What CAS zone is Journal of Optical Communications and Networking in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Optical Communications and Networking is in Zone 2 of Computer Science, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture / Computer Science, Information Systems / Optics / Telecommunications. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Computer Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Optical Communications and Networking?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.12; CiteScore 9.6, h-index 90.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Optical Communications and Networking?
Based on the dates recorded on 93 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 108 days (interquartile range 84–132 days); authors report an average review time of about 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 Optical Communications and Networking?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Optical Communications and Networking is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Optical Communications and Networking open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Optical Communications and Networking is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .