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Manuscript Auditing →01Impact factor
Impact factor of Optica (2026)
The impact factor shown here is the 2-year mean citedness: citations received in a year by the papers Optica published in the two previous years, divided by the number of those papers. That is the same formula as the Journal Impact Factor, applied to the open citation data of OpenAlex. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so it also has an official Journal Impact Factor published by Clarivate, which can differ because it counts citations from Web of Science journals only.
Rank in its subject categories
- Opticsrank 8 of 133 journals
Ranks here compare journals of the same Web of Science category in our data by 2-year citedness; they are not the official JCR rank.
Quartile of Optica
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). Optica is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Citations and papers per year
Open access (listed in DOAJ); article processing charge listed at about US$3,208.
02Review time
Review time of Optica
Each paper took a different time. The green box holds the middle half of the papers and the dark line is the median. Plan with the whole spread, not only the median.
Half of the research articles Optica published between Apr 2026 and Oct 2026 were accepted within 106 days of submission, and the middle half took between 77 and 145 days. This time includes peer review and any revision rounds. Papers that were rejected are not counted, because only published papers carry these dates.
In Optics, Optica ranks 23 of 45 journals by review time (1 = fastest). See the fastest-review journals in Optics →
03Fee waivers
APC waivers and discounts for Optica
Optica follows the waiver policy of its publisher, Optica Publishing Group: full waiver for low-income countries in its main open access journals; 30% off in Optics Continuum for some middle-income countries. Only the corresponding author's affiliation counts. Co-authors from other countries do not change the waiver.
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Retractions and research integrity at Optica
Most common reasons (a retraction can have several):
Optica has 2 retracted papers in the Retraction Watch database, the latest in Jul 2020. A retraction count is not a verdict on a journal: large journals publish more and journals that investigate actively retract more. The trend and the reasons tell you more than the number.
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04Indexing
Indexing of Optica
- ISSN
- 2334-2536
- Publisher
- Optica Publishing Group (formerly OSA)
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Scopus source type
- Journal
- Web of Science categories
- Optics
From the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab, updated 1 March 2026. Indexing can change: confirm on the Web of Science Master Journal List or the Scopus source list before submitting. Official Journal Impact Factors and JCR quartiles are published by Clarivate; the impact factor and quartile on this page are calculated from OpenAlex open data (see how the impact factor works).
05What it publishes
What Optica publishes: real papers
06Published papers
Papers published in Optica
Papers from the publication records ScholarsColab tracks, with their year and citations. Author names are not shown.
- Noise2Ghost: Self-supervised deep convolutional reconstruction for ghost imaging20260 citations
- Spatial Distribution of Data Capacity for the Reduction of Number of Repeaters in Ultra Long-Haul Links20240 citations
07Reviewer comments
Reviewer comments and rejection reasons for Optica
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08Similar journals
Journals similar to Optica
Journals that publish the closest work to the papers above, from the indexing lists:
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09Journal Finder
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No AI or language model is used. Your words are matched against the titles of 156,503 real published journal papers, by our mentors and by other researchers (shown without names); journals are ranked by how many closely matching papers they published. Indexing comes from the SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI, Scopus and JCR 2024 lists, matched by journal name; the impact factor is calculated from OpenAlex open data, not the official Clarivate value, and no quartile is shown until the official JCR or SJR quartile can be; review time comes from the dates publishers deposit in Crossref (not every publisher deposits them). Always check a journal’s scope and current indexing before submitting.
10Questions
Frequently asked questions
How long is the review time of Optica?
Based on 198 research articles Optica published from Apr 2026 to Oct 2026, the median time from submission to acceptance was 106 days, and half of them were accepted between 77 and 145 days. After acceptance, papers appeared online after a median of 27 days. Source: received and accepted dates deposited by the publisher in Crossref, retrieved October 2026. Individual papers can take longer, especially with major revisions.
What is the impact factor of Optica?
Based on OpenAlex citation data (October 2026), the 2-year impact factor of Optica is 8.51: papers it published in the two previous years were cited 8.51 times on average in a year. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so Clarivate also publishes an official Journal Impact Factor, which can differ.
What is the h-index of Optica?
The h-index of Optica is 190 (OpenAlex, October 2026): 190 of its papers have each been cited at least 190 times. Its i10-index is 2,179.
What is the APC of Optica?
OpenAlex lists an article processing charge (APC) of about US$3,208 for Optica, an open access journal (data from October 2026). APCs change and can differ by article type, country or discounts, so confirm the current charge on the journal’s website before submitting.
What is the quartile of Optica?
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). Optica is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Is Optica indexed in Scopus?
Yes. Optica appears in the Scopus list, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is Optica an SCIE journal?
Yes. Optica is listed in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is Optica in Journal Citation Reports (JCR)?
Yes. Optica is listed in JCR 2024, so it has a Journal Impact Factor. For the current impact factor and quartile, check Journal Citation Reports.
How many papers published in Optica does ScholarsColab track?
We track 2 papers published in Optica between 2024 and 2026, cited 0 times in total, with a median of 0 citations per paper.
Does Optica offer an APC waiver?
Optica follows the policy of Optica Publishing Group: full waiver for low-income countries in its main open access journals; 30% off in Optics Continuum for some middle-income countries. Only the corresponding author's affiliation counts. Co-authors from other countries do not change the waiver. Rules verified 27 October 2026; confirm on the publisher's page.
Has Optica retracted papers?
Yes. The Retraction Watch database lists 2 retracted papers in Optica, 2 of them in the last 10 years; the most common reasons are error in data, error in image, falsification/fabrication of image. A retraction count alone is not a verdict on a journal; look at the trend and the reasons. Data updated October 2026.
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