Academic Journal
Q2Optics
About Optics
Optics is a scholarly journal published by Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI). SCImago 2025 lists it in Q2, with an SJR of 0.377 and H-index of 13.
Coverage: 2020-2025. Research categories: Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous) (Q2); Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (Q3); Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials (Q3).
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- Journal Impact Factor: 1.8 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal Impact Factor and reporting year from the publisher imprint.
- Impact Factor year: 2025 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal Impact Factor and reporting year from the publisher imprint.
- Contact email: optics@mdpi.com — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal editorial office email published by MDPI; manuscript files use the submission system.
- Editor(s): Prof. Dr. Costantino De Angelis; Prof. Dr. Thomas Seeger (Editors-in-Chief) — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Current chief editor(s) listed on the official MDPI editorial board. Founding and section editors excluded.
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Topics in published research
Photonic and Optical Devices; Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors; Optical measurement and interference techniques; Optical Coatings and Gratings; Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies; Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics.
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