Journal profile · Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Microwave and Optical Technology Letters
ISSN 0895-2477 · eISSN 1098-2760 · John Wiley and Sons Inc. · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1988
Microwave and Optical Technology Letters: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.08; subscription journal; APC about USD 2,470; median 159 days to acceptance (116 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: 50%; 451 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Microwave and Optical Technology Letters is published by John Wiley and Sons Inc. and is in Zone 4 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Microwave Engineering and Waveguides, Antenna Design and Analysis and Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies, together about 50.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Aerospace Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Microwave and Optical Technology Letters provides quick publication (3 to 6 month turnaround) of the most recent findings and achievements in high frequency technology, from RF to optical spectrum. The journal publishes original short papers and letters on theoretical, applied, and system results in the following areas: RF, Microwave, and Millimeter Waves Antennas and Propagation Submillimeter-Wave and Infrared Technology Optical Engineering All papers are subject to peer review before publication.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Editor-in-chief Kaixue MaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 33 in mainland China (about 42%); most named Mainland China 33, Italy 13, United States 4, South Korea 4, Australia 4 (78 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Microwave Engineering and WaveguidesEngineering21.3%
- Antenna Design and AnalysisEngineering16.7%
- Advanced Antenna and Metasurface TechnologiesEngineering12.6%
- Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit DesignEngineering5.5%
- Photonic and Optical DevicesEngineering4.6%
- Energy Harvesting in Wireless NetworksEngineering3.6%
- Electromagnetic Simulation and Numerical MethodsEngineering3.3%
- Electromagnetic Scattering and AnalysisPhysics and Astronomy3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Optics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Optics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Optics | 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
EI CompendexWeb of ScienceINSPECCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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
- 1.08LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 68LetPub ·
- h-index
- 93OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5,045OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.26OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 18.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.07%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 425LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 425Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 278,015Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 22,247 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 294 | 52 | 36 |
| 2025 | 451 | 127 | 436 |
| 2024 | 448 | 193 | 1,032 |
| 2023 | 410 | 187 | 1,622 |
| 2022 | 457 | 21 | 1,901 |
| 2021 | 386 | 30 | 2,430 |
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
159 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 113 days – 245 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (116 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 174 days
- Sample
- 116 articles with submission and acceptance dates (811 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 6 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 50%LetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 32%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 43 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 152 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
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 2,470 / EUR 2,050 / GBP 1,670 | — | — | |
| 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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted1
- review articleReview ArticlesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
Please refer to the journal’s authorship policy the Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations section for details on author listing eligibility. On initial submission, the submitting author will be prompted to provide the email address and country for all contributing authors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest Statement
Authors will be asked to provide a conflict of interest statement during the submission process. For details on what to include in this section, see the section ‘Conflict of Interest’ in the Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations section below. Submitting authors should ensure they liaise with all co-authors to confirm agreement with the final statement.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
MOTL expects that data supporting the results in the paper will be archived in an appropriate public repository. Authors are required to provide a data availability statement to describe the availability or the absence of shared data. When data have been shared, authors are required to include in their data availability statement a link to the repository they have used, and to cite the data they h…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
COPE member Model summary
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Note this journal uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts. Read Wiley'sTop 10 Publishing Ethics Tips for Authors here. Wiley’s Publication Ethics Guidelines can be found here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review and Acceptance
The acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to journal readership. Papers will only be sent to review if the Editor-in-Chief determines that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints PREPRINT POLICY
Wiley believes that journals publishing for communities with established pre-print servers should allow authors to submit manuscripts which have already been made available on a non-commercial preprint server. Allowing submission does not, of course, guarantee that an article will be sent out for review. It simply reflects our belief that journals should not rule out reviewing a paper simply becau…
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
- John Wiley and Sons Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1988
- ISSN
- 0895-2477
- Electronic ISSN
- 1098-2760
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 68, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Microwave and Optical Technology Letters
What CAS zone is Microwave and Optical Technology Letters in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Microwave and Optical Technology Letters is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Electrical & Electronic / Optics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Microwave and Optical Technology Letters?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.08; CiteScore 2.5, h-index 93.
How long does peer review take at Microwave and Optical Technology Letters?
Based on the dates recorded on 116 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 159 days (interquartile range 113–245 days); authors report an average review time of about 6 months; the community-reported acceptance is “50%”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 32% (2025). 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 Microwave and Optical Technology Letters based?
Of the 78 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 33 (about 42%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (33), Italy (13) and United States (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Microwave and Optical Technology Letters?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Microwave and Optical Technology Letters is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, Web of Science, INSPEC and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Microwave and Optical Technology Letters open access, and what is the APC?
Microwave and Optical Technology Letters is a subscription journal. APC about USD 2,470.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .