Journal profile · OPTICS
PhotoniX
ISSN 2662-1991 · SpringerOpen · United Kingdom
PhotoniX: CAS Zone 1 · Physics & Astronomy (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 18.01; fully open access; APC about USD 2,317; median 131 days to acceptance (97 articles, last 24 months); 60 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
PhotoniX is published by SpringerOpen and is in Zone 1 of Physics & Astronomy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Photonic and Optical Devices, Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications and Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies, together about 27.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
PhotoniX aims to present brave endeavors in promoting X-disciplinary research, latest progress of engineering applications and breakthroughs in scientific discoveries, all enabled by photonics. Original scientific letters, articles, reviews, and technology progress reports are equally welcome. The journal focuses on the enabling power of photonics, with topics including but not limited to: Light manipulation and applications, beam propagation and steering techniques Optical communication, storage, information processing and computing Photonics for big data and artificial intelligence Astrophotonics and aero-space optics Optical sensing technologies Terahertz and X-ray optics Green technologies Small-scale optics Nonlinear optics Optoelectronics Meta optics Bionics
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): OPTICS
Editor-in-chief Songlin ZhuangPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 46 in mainland China (about 65%); most named Mainland China 46, United States 5, Hong Kong, China 3, Canada 3, Japan 2 (71 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Photonic and Optical DevicesEngineering10.3%
- Metamaterials and Metasurfaces ApplicationsMaterials Science9.2%
- Advanced Fiber Laser TechnologiesPhysics and Astronomy8.1%
- Neural Networks and Reservoir ComputingComputer Science6.4%
- Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy TechniquesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6%
- Orbital Angular Momentum in OpticsPhysics and Astronomy5.8%
- Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon ResearchEngineering5.1%
- Digital Holography and MicroscopyPhysics and Astronomy4.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Physics & Astronomy Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Optics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
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)Physics & Astronomy Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Optics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexINSPECCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, 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
- 18.01LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 18Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 18.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 24.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.95LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 4.55LetPub ·
- h-index
- 64OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 174OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 14.61OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 60LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 482,800Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 287 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 70 | 70 | 106 |
| 2025 | 60 | 60 | 848 |
| 2024 | 43 | 43 | 1,573 |
| 2023 | 38 | 38 | 1,705 |
| 2022 | 31 | 31 | 2,219 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | 2,150 |
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
131 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 91 days – 167 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (97 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 143 days
- Sample
- 97 articles with submission and acceptance dates (143 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 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 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 | EUR 2,050 / USD 2,317 / GBP 1,850 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,239 / EUR 1,990 / GBP 1,790 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 1,690 / USD 2,163 / EUR 1,890 | Yes | — |
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)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
- Photonics X MetaverseDeadline
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
- SpringerOpen
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2662-1991
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about PhotoniX
What CAS zone is PhotoniX in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, PhotoniX is in Zone 1 of Physics & Astronomy, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Optics; it is a Top journal. 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 PhotoniX?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 18.01; CiteScore 24.4, h-index 64.
How long does peer review take at PhotoniX?
Based on the dates recorded on 97 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 131 days (interquartile range 91–167 days); authors report an average review time of about 13 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.
Where are the editorial board members of PhotoniX based?
Of the 71 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 46 (about 65%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (46), United States (5) and Hong Kong, China (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index PhotoniX?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, PhotoniX is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, INSPEC and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is PhotoniX open access, and what is the APC?
PhotoniX is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,317.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .