Optics express.

ISSN 1094-4087Optica Publishing Group (formerly OSA)United States
ScopusMEDLINEEmbasePubMedPMCSCImagoDOAJJIFMatched via identifier

Journal overview

Journal identity
Titles
Optics Express
Opt. Express (abbreviated)
Opt Express (abbreviated)
OPTICS EXPRESS Optica Publishing Group
Optics express.
Key identifiers
ISSN
1094-4087
eISSN
1094-4087
NLM ID
101137103
Publisher / basic metadata
Publisher
Optica Publishing Group (formerly OSA)
Optica Publishing Group
Washington, DC : Optical Society of America, 1997-
Country
Language
English
ENG

Indexing & coverage

Current indexing summary
Scopus
Currently indexed

Scopus's Sources record lists this journal as active.

Indexing history
Coverage
1997–2026
Indexing services (MEDLINE, Embase)
MEDLINECurrently indexedEmbaseUnknown

Embase has a record for this journal, but it doesn't confirm direct Embase indexing either way.

Bibliographic inclusion (PubMed)
PubMedIncluded
Full-text availability (PMC — not an indexing service)
PMCCoverage available

Metrics

MetricYearValueQuartileRankSource
JIF20253.3Q24181JCR Impact Factor List 2025 — supplied dataset
SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) — 2025

Source: SCImago Journal & Country Rank — 2025 dataset. SJR is a metric published by SCImago, presented here as reported.

SJR
0.836
Best Quartile
Q1
H-index
338
Subject categories
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics — Q1
More metrics
Coverage
1997–2026
Country
United States
Region
Northern America
Publisher
Optica Publishing Group (formerly OSA)
Open Access
Yes
Open Access (Diamond)
No
Total documents (current year)
4054
Total documents (3 years)
10852
Total references
150341
Total citations (3 years)
39316
Citable documents (3 years)
10852
Citations per document (2 years)
3.53
References per document
37.08
Source details
Match confidence
Probable — one matching ISSN
Matched via ISSN(s)
1094-4087
SCImago Source ID
12862
SCImago Rank (across all SCImago source types)
6461

Publication activity

Publication activity
SCImago
2025
4,054 observed publications
Latest publication activity observed
2025
Current-year activity
Recent publication activity observed

Evidence sources: SCImago. SCImago's count is a source-reported aggregate figure; Crossref/OpenAlex/PubMed counts are distinct article records JCF Labs observed via each provider's own free API — none is guaranteed to be that journal's complete output for the year, and providers may disagree (this is expected, not an error). See this journal's own source evidence above for full context.

Open access

DOAJ — Directory of Open Access Journals

Source: DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals). Listing status and policy details are reported here as DOAJ published them.

Listed in DOAJ
Yes
License
CC BY, Publisher's own license
APC (article processing charge)
2440 USD
More information
Waiver policy
Yes
Review process
Anonymous peer review
Plagiarism screening
Yes
Preservation services
—
Added to DOAJ
2018-03-13
Journal homepage
DOAJ profile
Source details
Match confidence
Probable — one matching ISSN
Matched via ISSN(s)
1094-4087

Subjects & categories

Subjects / categories
Subject area (SCImago)
MeSH (PubMed)
Optics and Photonics
Coverage / history
Scopus:1997-2026
MEDLINE:MEDLINE: v16n1, Jan. 2008-In: PubMed: v16n1, Jan. 2008-;
PubMed:MEDLINE: v16n1, Jan. 2008-In: PubMed: v16n1, Jan. 2008-;
PMC:v.17(23) 2009 – v.33(17) 2025