Journal profile · OPTICS
Opto-Electronic Advances
ISSN 2096-4579 · eISSN 2097-3993 · CHINESE ACAD SCI, INST OPTICS & ELECTRONICS, ED OFF OPTO-ELECTRONIC ADV · CHINA MAINLAND · Monthly · Founded 2018
Opto-Electronic Advances: CAS Zone 1 · Physics & Astronomy (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 22.97; fully open access; APC about USD 2,500; review about 26 weeks (community reports); 61 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Opto-Electronic Advances is published by CHINESE ACAD SCI, INST OPTICS & ELECTRONICS, ED OFF OPTO-ELECTRONIC ADV and is in Zone 1 of Physics & Astronomy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications, Photonic and Optical Devices and Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research, together about 29.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Opto-Electronic Advances (OEA) is a high-impact, open access, peer reviewed SCI journal with an Impact Factor of 15.3, and places itself in Q1 quartiles of Optics category. Since its launch in March 2018, OEA has been indexed in SCI, EI, Scopus, CA and ICI databases. The Editorial Board of OEA has 34 members from 17 countries (average h-index 60). It is dedicated to provide a platform for researchers, academicians, professionals, practitioners, and students to impart and share knowledge in the form of high quality empirical and theoretical research papers covering the broad area of optics, photonics and optoelectronics. OEA focuses on fast and innovative results, its main topics include: • Light sources and sensors • Optoelectronics • Nanophotonics • Plasmonics and metamaterials • Advanced optical materials • Optical imaging • Machine learning • Biophotonics and biomedical optics • Nonlinear optics and ultrafast photonics • Optical communications • Photovoltaics CN: 51-1781/TN ISSN (Print) 2096-4579 ISSN (Online) 2097-3993
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): OPTICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Metamaterials and Metasurfaces ApplicationsMaterials Science11.8%
- Photonic and Optical DevicesEngineering10.1%
- Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon ResearchEngineering7.8%
- Advanced Optical Imaging TechnologiesEngineering5.1%
- Orbital Angular Momentum in OpticsPhysics and Astronomy5%
- Advanced Fiber Laser TechnologiesPhysics and Astronomy4.7%
- Neural Networks and Reservoir ComputingComputer Science4.7%
- Photonic Crystals and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Physics & Astronomy Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Optics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Physics & Astronomy Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Optics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Physics & Astronomy Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Optics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 22.97LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 22.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 31.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 31.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.32LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.74LetPub ·
- h-index
- 74OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 305OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 21.26OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 54LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 455 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 78 | 78 | 170 |
| 2025 | 61 | 61 | 1,606 |
| 2024 | 64 | 64 | 2,540 |
| 2023 | 48 | 48 | 1,931 |
| 2022 | 73 | 73 | 4,571 |
| 2021 | 51 | 51 | 2,900 |
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 26 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 26 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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 accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 2,500 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,500 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,500 | Yes | — |
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
- CHINESE ACAD SCI, INST OPTICS & ELECTRONICS, ED OFF OPTO-ELECTRONIC ADV
- Country or region
- CHINA MAINLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 2018
- ISSN
- 2096-4579
- Electronic ISSN
- 2097-3993
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Opto-Electronic Advances
What CAS zone is Opto-Electronic Advances in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Opto-Electronic Advances is in Zone 1 of Physics & Astronomy, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Optics; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Physics & Astronomy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Opto-Electronic Advances?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 22.97; CiteScore 31.7, h-index 74.
How long does peer review take at Opto-Electronic Advances?
Authors report an average review time of about 26 weeks. 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 Opto-Electronic Advances?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Opto-Electronic Advances is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Opto-Electronic Advances open access, and what is the APC?
Opto-Electronic Advances is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,500.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .