Journal profile · Physics and Astronomy-Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Opto-Electronic Science
ISSN 2097-0382 · eISSN 2097-4000 · Editorial Office of Opto-Electronic Journals, Institute of Optics and Electronics, CAS, China · China
Opto-Electronic Science: CAS Zone 1 · Physics & Astronomy (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 26.9 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 23 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Opto-Electronic Science is published by Editorial Office of Opto-Electronic Journals, Institute of Optics and Electronics, CAS, China and is classed under Physics & Astronomy in the CAS Journal Ranking. 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 29.6% 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)
Research area (LetPub): Physics and Astronomy-Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Metamaterials and Metasurfaces ApplicationsMaterials Science11.7%
- Photonic and Optical DevicesEngineering10.3%
- Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon ResearchEngineering7.6%
- Orbital Angular Momentum in OpticsPhysics and Astronomy7.2%
- Neural Networks and Reservoir ComputingComputer Science5.4%
- Photonic Crystals and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy4.9%
- Optical Network TechnologiesEngineering4%
- Advanced Optical Imaging TechnologiesEngineering4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 26.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 32LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 32Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.49LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 4.17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 43OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 99OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 32.86OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 125 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 90 |
| 2025 | 23 | 23 | 658 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | 1,651 |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | 1,440 |
| 2022 | 27 | 27 | 1,538 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | Yes | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | Yes | — | |
| 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Editorial Office of Opto-Electronic Journals, Institute of Optics and Electronics, CAS, China
- Country or region
- China
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2097-0382
- Electronic ISSN
- 2097-4000
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- 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 Science
What CAS zone is Opto-Electronic Science in?
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 Science?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 26.9; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 32, h-index 43.
How long does peer review take at Opto-Electronic Science?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Opto-Electronic Science is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Opto-Electronic Science open access, and what is the APC?
Opto-Electronic Science is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .