Journal profile · Optics
Progress in Optics
ISSN 0079-6638 · Elsevier · NETHERLANDS · Annual
Progress in Optics: impact factor 0.78; subscription journal; 16 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Progress in Optics is published by Elsevier. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Quantum optics and atomic interactions, Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics and Optical measurement and interference techniques, together about 23.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Optics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Quantum optics and atomic interactionsPhysics and Astronomy10.1%
- Orbital Angular Momentum in OpticsPhysics and Astronomy6.6%
- Optical measurement and interference techniquesComputer Science6.5%
- Photorefractive and Nonlinear OpticsPhysics and Astronomy6.5%
- Laser-Matter Interactions and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy5.9%
- Advanced optical system designEngineering5.7%
- Quantum Information and CryptographyComputer Science5.4%
- Random lasers and scattering mediaPhysics and Astronomy5.3%
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
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surfaces and Interfaces | Q2 | 30/63 | 53rd |
| Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials | Q3 | 161/318 | 49th |
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
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 0.78LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 74OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 275OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.65OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 5LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 986 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 0 | 504 |
| 2025 | 16 | 0 | 823 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 938 |
| 2023 | 16 | 1 | 975 |
| 2022 | 12 | 1 | 938 |
| 2021 | 13 | 1 | 1,011 |
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.
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
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Annual
- ISSN
- 0079-6638
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Progress in Optics
What is the impact factor of Progress in Optics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.78; CiteScore 4, h-index 74.
Which databases index Progress in Optics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Progress in Optics is indexed in Scopus.
Is Progress in Optics open access, and what is the APC?
Progress in Optics 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, 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: .