Journal profile · Optics
Optica Applicata
ISSN 0078-5466 · eISSN 1899-7015 · Technical University of Wroclaw · POLAND · Quarterly
Optica Applicata: CAS Zone 4 · Physics & Astronomy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.43; fully open access; review about 4 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 42 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Optica Applicata is published by Technical University of Wroclaw 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 Photonic and Optical Devices, Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices and Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors, together about 29.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Optica Applicata is an international peer-reviewed journal, published in a non-periodical form in the years 1971-1972 and quarterly since 1973. From the beginning of the year 2008, Optica Applicata is an Open Access (CC-BY 4.0) journal available online via the Internet with free access to the full text of articles serving the best interests of the scientific community. The journal is abstracted and indexed in: CAS SciFinder, Compendex, Inspec, Scopus, Web of Science. ISSN0078-5466 (print) ISSN1899-7015 (online) INDEX367729 2024 impact factor0.5
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Optics
Editor-in-chief Maciej NapiórkowskiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Poland 11, United Kingdom 2, Germany 2, Czechia 2, Japan 1 (21 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Photonic and Optical DevicesEngineering13.4%
- Semiconductor Lasers and Optical DevicesEngineering8.6%
- Advanced Fiber Optic SensorsEngineering7.9%
- Glass properties and applicationsMaterials Science6%
- Photonic Crystals and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy4.8%
- Optical Coatings and GratingsMaterials Science4.5%
- Advanced Fiber Laser TechnologiesPhysics and Astronomy4.4%
- Laser Design and ApplicationsEngineering4.1%
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 ScienceINSPECCASPublisher website
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
- 0.43LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2024
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 107OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.37OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 41LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,171 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 42 | 42 | 14 |
| 2024 | 33 | 33 | 21 |
| 2023 | 47 | 47 | 51 |
| 2022 | 47 | 47 | 99 |
| 2021 | 48 | 48 | 126 |
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)
- about 4 monthsLetPub ·
- 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 accessLetPub
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
- Publisher
- Technical University of Wroclaw
- Country or region
- POLAND
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0078-5466
- Electronic ISSN
- 1899-7015
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Optica Applicata
What CAS zone is Optica Applicata in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Optica Applicata is in Zone 4 of Physics & Astronomy, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Optics. 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 Optica Applicata?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.43; CiteScore 1, h-index 23.
How long does peer review take at Optica Applicata?
Authors report an average review time of about 4 months; 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Optica Applicata based?
Of the 21 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (11), United Kingdom (2) and Germany (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Optica Applicata?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Optica Applicata is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, Web of Science, INSPEC and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Optica Applicata open access, and what is the APC?
Optica Applicata 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, 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: .