Journal profile · OPTICS
OSA Continuum
ISSN 2578-7519 · eISSN 2770-0208 · Optical Society of America (OSA) · United States
OSA Continuum: impact factor 1.5 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 1,440; median 70 days to acceptance (100 articles, last 24 months); 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
OSA Continuum is published by Optical Society of America (OSA). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications, Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics and Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research, together about 24% 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)
2025 Impact Factor: 1.5 Google Scholar h5-index: 16 Time to Publication: 77 days View more journal metrics This is an open access journal ISSN: 2770-0208 Frequency: Article-at-a-time publication; Monthly issues Read more about this journal Find Information For: Authors Reviewers Librarians Topic Scope: Peer-reviewed articles in all areas of optics and photonics, focusing on technical accuracy, scientific rigor, and presentation quality without judgment of novelty, impact or significance.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): OPTICS
Editor-in-chief Judith DawesPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Metamaterials and Metasurfaces ApplicationsMaterials Science9.4%
- Photonic Crystal and Fiber OpticsEngineering7.6%
- Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon ResearchEngineering7%
- Photonic and Optical DevicesEngineering6.8%
- Orbital Angular Momentum in OpticsPhysics and Astronomy5.1%
- Laser-Matter Interactions and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy5%
- Optical measurement and interference techniquesComputer Science4.7%
- Random lasers and scattering mediaPhysics and Astronomy4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering | Q2 | 287/738 | 61st |
| Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics | Q2 | 91/211 | 57th |
| Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials | Q2 | 119/271 | 56th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google ScholarPublisher website
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
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.69LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 415OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.64%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,082 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 920 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 1,418 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 1,708 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 1,825 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 2,010 |
| 2021 | 265 | 265 | 1,753 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
70 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 47 days – 88 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (100 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 89 days
- Sample
- 100 articles with submission and acceptance dates (542 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 29 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication
- 77 daysPublisher website ·
- 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 1,440 | Yes | CC BY, Publisher's own license | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,372 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,405 | 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted5
- application notesA new article type is Application Notes —brief articles devoted to the design, analysis, fabrication, integration, alignment, and measurement techniques used wh…Length not stated
- comments and repliesOptics Continuum publishes original research articles, negative results, reproducibility studies, comments and replies.Length not stated
- negative resultsOptics Continuum publishes original research articles, negative results, reproducibility studies, comments and replies.Length not stated
- original researchOptics Continuum publishes original research articles, negative results, reproducibility studies, comments and replies.Length not stated
- reproducibility studiesOptics Continuum publishes original research articles, negative results, reproducibility studies, comments and replies.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Transparent peer review option available Model summary
A unique feature of Optics Continuum is the opportunity for authors and reviewers to agree to publish the peer review correspondence (decision letters, reviewer comments, and author response to reviews) associated with an article.
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
- Optical Society of America (OSA)
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2578-7519
- Electronic ISSN
- 2770-0208
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- 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 ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about OSA Continuum
What is the impact factor of OSA Continuum?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.5 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 4.2, h-index 35.
How long does peer review take at OSA Continuum?
Based on the dates recorded on 100 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 70 days (interquartile range 47–88 days); 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 OSA Continuum?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, OSA Continuum is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is OSA Continuum open access, and what is the APC?
OSA Continuum is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,440.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .