Journal profile · Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials-Rapid Communications
ISSN 1842-6573 · eISSN 2065-3824 · National Institute of Optoelectronics · ROMANIA · Monthly
Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials-Rapid Communications: CAS Zone 4 · Physics & Astronomy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.47; subscription journal; review about 3.6 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 63 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials-Rapid Communications is published by National Institute of Optoelectronics 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, Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors and Optical Network Technologies, together about 25.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials – Rapid Communications (Optoelectron. Adv. Mat.) appears with 12 issues per year. It is an associated letter journal to Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials. Optoelectron. Adv. Mat. is dedicated to the rapid publication of short papers and, in particular, breaking news in the field of optoelectronics, photonics, and new advanced materials (nonlinear optical materials, crystalline and non-crystalline materials, nano-structured materials, functional and smart materials, materials based on polymers, biomaterials) of relevance for optoelectronics and photonics.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Photonic and Optical DevicesEngineering10.4%
- Advanced Fiber Optic SensorsEngineering8%
- Optical Network TechnologiesEngineering7.4%
- ZnO doping and propertiesMaterials Science5.5%
- Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsEngineering5.3%
- Semiconductor Lasers and Optical DevicesEngineering5.3%
- Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsEngineering4.9%
- Luminescence Properties of Advanced MaterialsMaterials Science4.7%
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 | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | 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 | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Optics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Materials Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Materials Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Optics | 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
- 0.47LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 63LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 459 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 36 | 0 | 29 |
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 3.6 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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
- National Institute of Optoelectronics
- Country or region
- ROMANIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 1842-6573
- Electronic ISSN
- 2065-3824
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials-Rapid Communications
What CAS zone is Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials-Rapid Communications in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials-Rapid Communications is in Zone 4 of Physics & Astronomy, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Materials Science, Multidisciplinary / 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 Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials-Rapid Communications?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.47; CiteScore 1, h-index 17.
How long does peer review take at Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials-Rapid Communications?
Authors report an average review time of about 3.6 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.
Which databases index Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials-Rapid Communications?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials-Rapid Communications is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials-Rapid Communications open access, and what is the APC?
Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials-Rapid Communications is a subscription 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: .