Journal profile · OPTICS
Journal of Optical Microsystems
ISSN 2708-5260 · SPIE
Journal of Optical Microsystems: CAS Zone 4 · Physics & Astronomy (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 20 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Optical Microsystems is published by SPIE and is in Zone 4 of Physics & Astronomy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Photonic and Optical Devices, Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices and Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors, together about 35.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): OPTICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Photonic and Optical DevicesEngineering18.9%
- Semiconductor Lasers and Optical DevicesEngineering9.1%
- Advanced Fiber Optic SensorsEngineering7.6%
- Optical Coherence Tomography ApplicationsEngineering5.3%
- Optical Coatings and GratingsMaterials Science5.3%
- Advanced Optical Imaging TechnologiesEngineering4.9%
- Photonic Crystals and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy4.5%
- Advanced MEMS and NEMS TechnologiesEngineering3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Physics & Astronomy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 4 |
| 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 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.76LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.56OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 78.87%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 139 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 8 | 2 |
| 2025 | 20 | 11 | 40 |
| 2024 | 32 | 31 | 122 |
| 2023 | 27 | 27 | 159 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 141 |
| 2021 | 28 | 28 | 306 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- SPIE
- ISSN
- 2708-5260
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Optical Microsystems
What CAS zone is Journal of Optical Microsystems in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Optical Microsystems is in Zone 4 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.
Which databases index Journal of Optical Microsystems?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Optical Microsystems is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Optical Microsystems open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Optical Microsystems is a hybrid 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .