Journal profile · Instruments & Instrumentation
Laser Physics Letters
ISSN 1612-2011 · eISSN 1612-202X · IOP Publishing Ltd. · GERMANY · Monthly · Founded 2004
Laser Physics Letters: CAS Zone 4 · Physics & Astronomy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.51; subscription journal; APC about USD 3,325; median 28 days to acceptance (99 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 41.66%; 153 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Laser Physics Letters is published by IOP Publishing Ltd. 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 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies, Solid State Laser Technologies and Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics, together about 35.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Laser Physics Letters provides rapid dissemination to the results of novel and noteworthy research in the broad field of fundamental and applied laser physics sciences and their associated fields. The Editors welcome the submission of manuscripts reporting theoretical, experimental and/or applied results. The scope of the Journal encompasses all aspects of laser physics sciences including, inter alia, spectroscopy, quantum electronics, quantum optics, quantum electrodynamics, nonlinear optics, atom optics, quantum computation, quantum information processing and storage, fiber optics and their applications in chemistry, biology, engineering and medicine (See the list of topics).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Instruments & Instrumentation
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Russia 7, United States 6, Germany 2, Italy 2, United Kingdom 1 (22 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Fiber Laser TechnologiesPhysics and Astronomy16%
- Solid State Laser TechnologiesEngineering11.1%
- Photonic Crystal and Fiber OpticsEngineering8%
- Laser-Matter Interactions and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy7.6%
- Quantum Information and CryptographyComputer Science7%
- Photorefractive and Nonlinear OpticsPhysics and Astronomy5.3%
- Quantum optics and atomic interactionsPhysics and Astronomy4.8%
- Advanced Fiber Optic SensorsEngineering4.2%
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 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Physics & Astronomy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Optics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 4 |
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, Applied | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
INSPECCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: SciSearch, Research Alert
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 1.51LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- h-index
- 65LetPub ·
- h-index
- 84OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,089OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.71OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.15%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 167LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,550 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 109 | 24 | 18 |
| 2025 | 153 | 15 | 139 |
| 2024 | 144 | 26 | 536 |
| 2023 | 161 | 17 | 708 |
| 2022 | 195 | 57 | 1,004 |
| 2021 | 167 | 67 | 1,108 |
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
28 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 11 days – 80 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 18 days (98 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 50 days
- Sample
- 99 articles with submission and acceptance dates (300 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 1.8 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 41.66%LetPub ·
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,325 / EUR 2,765 / GBP 2,410 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted2
- brief reviewsThe journal publishes submitted original articles and invited Brief Reviews.Length not stated
- original articlesThe journal publishes submitted original articles and invited Brief Reviews.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Peer review
- Authorship
Manuscripts must be in English and submitted online. Model summary
Manuscripts submitted for publication must be in English and should be submitted online.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review criteria: scientific validity, probable impact on the specific field, and potential interest to the laser sciences community. Model summary
Referees are asked by the Editorial Board to use the following criteria in making recommendations for the suitability of a manuscript for publication: The scientific validity of the manuscript. The probable impact of the manuscript on its specific field. The potential interest in the results reported in the manuscript by a broad segment of the laser sciences community.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- IOP Publishing Ltd.
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 2004
- ISSN
- 1612-2011
- Electronic ISSN
- 1612-202X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Laser Physics Letters
What CAS zone is Laser Physics Letters in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Laser Physics Letters is in Zone 4 of Physics & Astronomy, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Optics / Physics, Applied. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Physics & Astronomy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Laser Physics Letters?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.51; CiteScore 2.7, h-index 84.
How long does peer review take at Laser Physics Letters?
Based on the dates recorded on 99 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 28 days (interquartile range 11–80 days); authors report an average review time of about 1.8 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 41.66%”. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Laser Physics Letters based?
Of the 22 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Russia (7), United States (6) and Germany (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Laser Physics Letters?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Laser Physics Letters is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists INSPEC and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Laser Physics Letters open access, and what is the APC?
Laser Physics Letters is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,325.
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: .