Journal profile · Optics
Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics
ISSN 0953-4075 · eISSN 1361-6455 · IOP Publishing Ltd. · ENGLAND · Semimonthly · Founded 1988
Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics: CAS Zone 3 · Physics & Astronomy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.69; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,325; median 118 days to acceptance (93 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 141 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics is published by IOP Publishing Ltd. 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 Atomic and Molecular Physics, Advanced Chemical Physics Studies and Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates, together about 43.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Published twice-monthly (24 issues per year), Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics covers the study of atoms, ions, molecules and clusters, and their structure and interactions with particles, photons or fields. The journal also publishes articles dealing with those aspects of spectroscopy, quantum optics and non-linear optics, laser physics, astrophysics, plasma physics, chemical physics, optical cooling and trapping and other investigations where the objects of study are the elementary atomic, ionic or molecular properties of processes.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Optics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Atomic and Molecular PhysicsPhysics and Astronomy21.4%
- Advanced Chemical Physics StudiesPhysics and Astronomy14.2%
- Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein CondensatesPhysics and Astronomy8%
- Laser-Matter Interactions and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy6.5%
- Mass Spectrometry Techniques and ApplicationsChemistry6.4%
- X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence AnalysisPhysics and Astronomy5.4%
- Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasmaEngineering4.4%
- Quantum optics and atomic interactionsPhysics and Astronomy3.7%
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 | Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical | Zone 3 |
| 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 |
| Minor | Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical | 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 |
| Minor | Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical | Zone 4 |
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
- 1.69LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- h-index
- 106LetPub ·
- h-index
- 155OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 9,438OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.75OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 61.68%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 154LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 17,396 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 162 | 127 | 32 |
| 2025 | 141 | 69 | 176 |
| 2024 | 195 | 143 | 663 |
| 2023 | 154 | 140 | 674 |
| 2022 | 202 | 129 | 1,275 |
| 2021 | 261 | 168 | 1,776 |
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
118 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 88 days – 151 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (93 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 129 days
- Sample
- 93 articles with submission and acceptance dates (365 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 1 monthLetPub ·
- 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,325 / EUR 2,765 / GBP 2,410 | — | — |
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
- IOP Publishing Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Semimonthly
- Founded
- 1988
- ISSN
- 0953-4075
- Electronic ISSN
- 1361-6455
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics
What CAS zone is Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics is in Zone 3 of Physics & Astronomy, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical / 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 Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.69; CiteScore 2.9, h-index 155.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics?
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 118 days (interquartile range 88–151 days); authors report an average review time of about 1 month; 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 Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,325.
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: .