Journal profile · Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Opto-Electronics Review
ISSN 1230-3402 · eISSN 1896-3757 · Versita · POLAND · Quarterly · Founded 2006
Opto-Electronics Review: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.86; hybrid open access; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 44 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Opto-Electronics Review is published by Versita 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 Advanced Semiconductor Detectors and Materials, Photonic and Optical Devices and Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices, together about 26.3% 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)
Opto-Electronics Review is peer-reviewed and quarterly published by the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN) and the Association of Polish Electrical Engineers (SEP) in electronic version. It covers the whole field of theory, experimental techniques, and instrumentation and brings together, within one journal, contributions from a wide range of disciplines. The scope of the published papers includes any aspect of scientific, technological, technical and industrial works concerning generation, transmission, transformation, detection and application of light and other forms of radiative energy whose quantum unit is photon. Papers covering novel topics extending the frontiers in optoelectronics or photonics are very encouraged. It has been established for the publication of high quality original papers from the following fields: Optical Design and Applications, Image Processing Metamaterials, Optoelectronic Materials, Micro-Opto-Electro-Mechanical Systems, Infrared Physics and Technology, Modelling of Optoelectronic Devices, Semiconductor Lasers Technology and Fabrication of Optoelectronic Devices, Photonic Crystals, Laser Physics, Technology and Applications, Optical Sensors and Applications, Photovoltaics, Biomedical Optics and Photonics
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced Semiconductor Detectors and MaterialsEngineering9.5%
- Photonic and Optical DevicesEngineering9.3%
- Semiconductor Quantum Structures and DevicesPhysics and Astronomy7.5%
- Semiconductor Lasers and Optical DevicesEngineering6.8%
- Liquid Crystal Research AdvancementsMaterials Science6.6%
- Advanced Fiber Optic SensorsEngineering5.3%
- Infrared Target Detection MethodologiesEngineering5.3%
- Photonic Crystals and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy4.2%
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 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | 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 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | 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 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 4 |
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
- 0.86LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- h-index
- 38LetPub ·
- h-index
- 53OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 390OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.69OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 47.06%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 49LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,263 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 17 | 3 |
| 2025 | 44 | 34 | 29 |
| 2024 | 49 | 43 | 50 |
| 2023 | 60 | 49 | 173 |
| 2022 | 42 | 42 | 144 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 79 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Versita
- Country or region
- POLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2006
- ISSN
- 1230-3402
- Electronic ISSN
- 1896-3757
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Opto-Electronics Review
What CAS zone is Opto-Electronics Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Opto-Electronics Review is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Electrical & Electronic / Optics / Physics, Applied. 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 Opto-Electronics Review?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.86; CiteScore 2, h-index 53.
How long does peer review take at Opto-Electronics Review?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; 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.
Which databases index Opto-Electronics Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Opto-Electronics Review is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Opto-Electronics Review open access, and what is the APC?
Opto-Electronics Review is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .