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Optoelectronics Letters
ISSN 1673-1905 · eISSN 1993-5013 · Springer Nature · 12 issues per year
Optoelectronics Letters: CAS Zone 4 · Physics & Astronomy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.4 (journal website); subscription journal; APC about USD 3,090; 94 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Optoelectronics Letters is published by Springer Nature 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 35.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The purpose of this journal is to promote international academic exchange in the fields of Photonics and Optoelectronics in China and abroad, through the rapid reporting of new and important experimental results. This journal will become an important window into Chinese science and technology in the field of photonics/optoelectronics. The scope of this journal covers new functional materials and devices; micro–nano–structure and quantum optoelectronics; optoelectronics information technology; sensing, measurement and inspection; storage and display; image and information processing.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): OPTICS
Editor-in-chief En-xu BaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 32 in mainland China (about 55%); most named Mainland China 32, United States 6, Japan 3, Hong Kong, China 2, Taiwan, China 1 (58 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Photonic and Optical DevicesEngineering15.2%
- Advanced Fiber Optic SensorsEngineering10.7%
- Optical Network TechnologiesEngineering9.6%
- Advanced Fiber Laser TechnologiesPhysics and Astronomy9.1%
- Advanced Photonic Communication SystemsEngineering6.5%
- Photonic Crystal and Fiber OpticsEngineering5.8%
- Semiconductor Lasers and Optical DevicesEngineering5.6%
- Photonic Crystals and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy3.9%
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 | 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 | Optics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Physics & Astronomy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Optics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexINSPECPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 193OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.98OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 112LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 42,400Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,562 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 96 | 0 | 18 |
| 2025 | 94 | 0 | 129 |
| 2024 | 121 | 0 | 470 |
| 2023 | 137 | 1 | 520 |
| 2022 | 131 | 3 | 527 |
| 2021 | 142 | 2 | 596 |
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.
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,090 / EUR 2,490 / GBP 2,190 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Optoelectronics Letters, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Frequency
- 12 issues per year
- ISSN
- 1673-1905
- Electronic ISSN
- 1993-5013
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 22, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Optoelectronics Letters
What CAS zone is Optoelectronics Letters in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Optoelectronics Letters is in Zone 4 of Physics & Astronomy, and in Zone 4 of the minor category 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 Letters?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.4 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.5, h-index 24.
Where are the editorial board members of Optoelectronics Letters based?
Of the 58 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 32 (about 55%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (32), United States (6) and Japan (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Optoelectronics Letters?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Optoelectronics Letters is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex and INSPEC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Optoelectronics Letters open access, and what is the APC?
Optoelectronics Letters is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,090.
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: .