Journal profile · Optics
Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
ISSN 1226-4776 · SOUTH KOREA · Quarterly · Founded 1997
Journal of the Optical Society of Korea: fully open access; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, Journal of the Optical Society of Korea's largest topics are Optical measurement and interference techniques, Advanced optical system design and Optical Network Technologies, together about 26.3% 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
- Optical measurement and interference techniquesComputer Science9.7%
- Advanced optical system designEngineering9%
- Optical Network TechnologiesEngineering7.7%
- Advanced Optical Imaging TechnologiesEngineering7.4%
- Semiconductor Lasers and Optical DevicesEngineering7.1%
- Advanced Photonic Communication SystemsEngineering5.6%
- Photonic and Optical DevicesEngineering5.4%
- Photonic Crystal and Fiber OpticsEngineering4.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
Indexed in: no record yet.
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
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 263OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,076 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 211 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 335 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 379 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 403 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 492 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 452 |
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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- 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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- Country or region
- SOUTH KOREA
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1997
- ISSN
- 1226-4776
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
How long does peer review take at Journal of the Optical Society of Korea?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; 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.
Is Journal of the Optical Society of Korea open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the Optical Society of Korea is a fully open-access 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: .