Journal profile · Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Optical Materials
ISSN 0925-3467 · Elsevier · NETHERLANDS · Monthly · Founded 1992
Optical Materials: CAS Zone 3 · Materials Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.23; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,610; review about 2.6 months (community reports); 1,082 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Optical Materials is published by Elsevier and is in Zone 3 of Materials Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials, Glass properties and applications and Solid State Laser Technologies, together about 33.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Luminescence Properties of Advanced MaterialsMaterials Science17%
- Glass properties and applicationsMaterials Science9.6%
- Solid State Laser TechnologiesEngineering7.3%
- Photorefractive and Nonlinear OpticsPhysics and Astronomy5%
- Perovskite Materials and ApplicationsEngineering4.4%
- Quantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesMaterials Science4.2%
- Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesEnergy4.2%
- ZnO doping and propertiesMaterials Science4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Materials Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Optics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Materials Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Optics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Materials Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Optics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 4.23LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- h-index
- 92LetPub ·
- h-index
- 143OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 9,701OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.73OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 7.24%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 999LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 17,846 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 654 | 141 | 359 |
| 2025 | 1,082 | 154 | 3,755 |
| 2024 | 1,740 | 209 | 15,796 |
| 2023 | 1,278 | 160 | 15,622 |
| 2022 | 1,352 | 134 | 23,426 |
| 2021 | 1,101 | 96 | 22,247 |
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 2.6 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 60%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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,610 / EUR 2,440 / GBP 2,090 / JPY 323,720 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1992
- ISSN
- 0925-3467
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Optical Materials
What CAS zone is Optical Materials in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Optical Materials is in Zone 3 of Materials Science, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Materials Science, Multidisciplinary / Optics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Materials Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Optical Materials?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.23; CiteScore 7.9, h-index 143.
How long does peer review take at Optical Materials?
Authors report an average review time of about 2.6 months. 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 Optical Materials?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Optical Materials is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Optical Materials open access, and what is the APC?
Optical Materials is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,610.
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: .