Journal profile · Optics
Laser focus world
ISSN 1043-8092 · Pennwell Corporation · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1989
Laser focus world: impact factor 0; subscription journal; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 97 articles a year; indexed in SCIE.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Laser focus world is published by Pennwell Corporation. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices, Legal and Regulatory Analysis and Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, together about 23% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Laser Focus World is an industry bedrock—first published in 1965 and still going strong. We publish original articles about cutting-edge advances in lasers, optics, photonics...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Optics
Editor-in-chief Lee DubayPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Semiconductor Lasers and Optical DevicesEngineering9%
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences7%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences7%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering7%
- Photonic and Optical DevicesEngineering6.5%
- Laser Design and ApplicationsEngineering6.5%
- Advanced Fiber Optic SensorsEngineering4.5%
- Solid State Laser TechnologiesEngineering4.5%
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
SCIELetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 0LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.02LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.38%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 97LetPub ·
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
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
- Pennwell Corporation
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1989
- ISSN
- 1043-8092
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Laser focus world
What is the impact factor of Laser focus world?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0; CiteScore 0.16, h-index 12.
How long does peer review take at Laser focus world?
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.
Which databases index Laser focus world?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Laser focus world is indexed in SCIE.
Is Laser focus world open access, and what is the APC?
Laser focus world 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, Publisher website; 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: .