Journal of Modern Optics

The journal (under its former title Optica Acta) was founded in 1953 - some years before the advent of the laser - as an international journal of optics. Since then optical research has changed greatly; fresh areas of inquiry have been explored, different techniques have been employed and the range of application has greatly increased. The journal has continued to reflect these advances as part of its steadily widening scope. Journal of Modern Optics aims to publish original and timely contributions to optical knowledge from educational institutions, government establishments and industrial R&D groups world-wide. The whole field of classical and quantum optics is covered. Papers may deal with the applications of fundamentals of modern optics, considering both experimental and theoretical aspects of contemporary research. In addition to regular papers, there are topical and tutorial reviews, and special issues on highlighted areas. All manuscript submissions are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. General topics covered include: • Optical and photonic materials (inc. metamaterials) • Plasmonics and nanophotonics • Quantum optics (inc. quantum information) • Optical instrumentation and technology (inc. detectors, metrology, sensors, lasers) • Coherence, propagation, polarization and manipulation (classical optics) • Scattering and holography (diffractive optics) • Optical fibres and optical communications (inc. integrated optics, amplifiers) • Vision science and applications • Medical and biomedical optics • Nonlinear and ultrafast optics (inc. harmonic generation, multiphoton spectroscopy) • Imaging and Image processing

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Category	Year	Quartile
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	1999	Q2
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	2000	Q2
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	2001	Q1
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	2002	Q2
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	2003	Q2
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	2004	Q2
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	2005	Q2
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	2006	Q2
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	2007	Q2
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	2008	Q2
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	2009	Q2
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	2010	Q2
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	2011	Q2
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	2012	Q2
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	2013	Q2
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	2014	Q2
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	2015	Q2
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	2016	Q2
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	2017	Q2
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	2018	Q2
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	2019	Q2
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	2020	Q3
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	2021	Q3
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	2022	Q3
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	2023	Q3

SJR

The SJR is a size-independent prestige indicator that ranks journals by their 'average prestige per article'. It is based on the idea that 'all citations are not created equal'. SJR is a measure of scientific influence of journals that accounts for both the number of citations received by a journal and the importance or prestige of the journals where such citations come from It measures the scientific influence of the average article in a journal, it expresses how central to the global scientific discussion an average article of the journal is.

Year	SJR
1999	1.019
2000	0.767
2001	0.999
2002	0.800
2003	0.857
2004	0.600
2005	0.605
2006	0.570
2007	0.710
2008	0.766
2009	0.638
2010	0.601
2011	0.659
2012	0.728
2013	0.613
2014	0.607
2015	0.494
2016	0.464
2017	0.410
2018	0.436
2019	0.491
2020	0.377
2021	0.344
2022	0.312
2023	0.308

Total Documents

Evolution of the number of published documents. All types of documents are considered, including citable and non citable documents.

Year	Documents
1999	165
2000	258
2001	227
2002	216
2003	283
2004	284
2005	217
2006	233
2007	225
2008	291
2009	308
2010	258
2011	232
2012	216
2013	264
2014	242
2015	246
2016	299
2017	304
2018	264
2019	246
2020	180
2021	135
2022	124
2023	64

Citations per document

This indicator counts the number of citations received by documents from a journal and divides them by the total number of documents published in that journal. The chart shows the evolution of the average number of times documents published in a journal in the past two, three and four years have been cited in the current year. The two years line is equivalent to journal impact factor ™ (Thomson Reuters) metric.

Cites per document	Year	Value
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	1999	1.171
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2000	1.056
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2001	1.456
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2002	1.382
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2003	1.370
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2004	1.181
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2005	1.041
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2006	1.174
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2007	1.144
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2008	1.078
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2009	1.004
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2010	0.988
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2011	1.185
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2012	1.096
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2013	1.223
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2014	1.249
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2015	1.261
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2016	1.245
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2017	1.220
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2018	1.499
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2019	1.580
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2020	1.514
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2021	1.364
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2022	1.358
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2023	1.317
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	1999	1.171
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2000	1.119
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2001	1.468
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2002	1.431
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2003	1.452
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2004	1.045
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2005	1.110
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2006	1.139
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2007	1.244
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2008	1.111
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2009	0.995
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2010	1.059
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2011	1.214
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2012	1.236
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2013	1.324
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2014	1.253
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2015	1.266
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2016	1.335
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2017	1.295
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2018	1.623
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2019	1.685
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2020	1.447
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2021	1.410
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2022	1.437
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2023	1.367
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	1999	1.251
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2000	0.976
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2001	1.504
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2002	1.577
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2003	1.244
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2004	1.094
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2005	1.005
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2006	1.251
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2007	1.269
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2008	1.041
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2009	1.043
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2010	1.042
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2011	1.300
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2012	1.345
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2013	1.388
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2014	1.102
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2015	1.368
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2016	1.381
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2017	1.334
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2018	1.726
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2019	1.644
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2020	1.500
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2021	1.408
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2022	1.457
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2023	1.371

Total Cites

Self-Cites

Evolution of the total number of citations and journal's self-citations received by a journal's published documents during the three previous years.
Journal Self-citation is defined as the number of citation from a journal citing article to articles published by the same journal.

Cites	Year	Value
Self Cites	1999	74
Self Cites	2000	73
Self Cites	2001	90
Self Cites	2002	52
Self Cites	2003	69
Self Cites	2004	59
Self Cites	2005	57
Self Cites	2006	56
Self Cites	2007	50
Self Cites	2008	65
Self Cites	2009	69
Self Cites	2010	51
Self Cites	2011	70
Self Cites	2012	55
Self Cites	2013	76
Self Cites	2014	44
Self Cites	2015	59
Self Cites	2016	98
Self Cites	2017	90
Self Cites	2018	73
Self Cites	2019	93
Self Cites	2020	50
Self Cites	2021	47
Self Cites	2022	25
Self Cites	2023	16
Total Cites	1999	727
Total Cites	2000	648
Total Cites	2001	935
Total Cites	2002	930
Total Cites	2003	1018
Total Cites	2004	759
Total Cites	2005	869
Total Cites	2006	893
Total Cites	2007	913
Total Cites	2008	750
Total Cites	2009	745
Total Cites	2010	873
Total Cites	2011	1040
Total Cites	2012	986
Total Cites	2013	935
Total Cites	2014	892
Total Cites	2015	914
Total Cites	2016	1004
Total Cites	2017	1019
Total Cites	2018	1378
Total Cites	2019	1461
Total Cites	2020	1178
Total Cites	2021	973
Total Cites	2022	806
Total Cites	2023	600

External Cites per Doc

Cites per Doc

Evolution of the number of total citation per document and external citation per document (i.e. journal self-citations removed) received by a journal's published documents during the three previous years. External citations are calculated by subtracting the number of self-citations from the total number of citations received by the journal’s documents.

Cites	Year	Value
External Cites per document	1999	1.052
External Cites per document	2000	0.993
External Cites per document	2001	1.327
External Cites per document	2002	1.351
External Cites per document	2003	1.354
External Cites per document	2004	0.964
External Cites per document	2005	1.037
External Cites per document	2006	1.068
External Cites per document	2007	1.176
External Cites per document	2008	1.015
External Cites per document	2009	0.903
External Cites per document	2010	0.998
External Cites per document	2011	1.132
External Cites per document	2012	1.167
External Cites per document	2013	1.217
External Cites per document	2014	1.191
External Cites per document	2015	1.184
External Cites per document	2016	1.205
External Cites per document	2017	1.180
External Cites per document	2018	1.537
External Cites per document	2019	1.578
External Cites per document	2020	1.386
External Cites per document	2021	1.342
External Cites per document	2022	1.392
External Cites per document	2023	1.330
Cites per document	1999	1.171
Cites per document	2000	1.119
Cites per document	2001	1.468
Cites per document	2002	1.431
Cites per document	2003	1.452
Cites per document	2004	1.045
Cites per document	2005	1.110
Cites per document	2006	1.139
Cites per document	2007	1.244
Cites per document	2008	1.111
Cites per document	2009	0.995
Cites per document	2010	1.059
Cites per document	2011	1.214
Cites per document	2012	1.236
Cites per document	2013	1.324
Cites per document	2014	1.253
Cites per document	2015	1.266
Cites per document	2016	1.335
Cites per document	2017	1.295
Cites per document	2018	1.623
Cites per document	2019	1.685
Cites per document	2020	1.447
Cites per document	2021	1.410
Cites per document	2022	1.437
Cites per document	2023	1.367

% International Collaboration

International Collaboration accounts for the articles that have been produced by researchers from several countries. The chart shows the ratio of a journal's documents signed by researchers from more than one country; that is including more than one country address.

Year	International Collaboration
1999	26.67
2000	34.11
2001	23.35
2002	18.52
2003	24.38
2004	26.41
2005	24.88
2006	18.45
2007	26.22
2008	15.81
2009	21.75
2010	22.09
2011	23.28
2012	13.89
2013	18.94
2014	17.77
2015	16.67
2016	16.72
2017	14.47
2018	19.70
2019	21.54
2020	21.67
2021	17.78
2022	12.10
2023	17.19

Citable documents

Non-citable documents

Not every article in a journal is considered primary research and therefore "citable", this chart shows the ratio of a journal's articles including substantial research (research articles, conference papers and reviews) in three year windows vs. those documents other than research articles, reviews and conference papers.

Documents	Year	Value
Non-citable documents	1999	8
Non-citable documents	2000	5
Non-citable documents	2001	13
Non-citable documents	2002	11
Non-citable documents	2003	16
Non-citable documents	2004	10
Non-citable documents	2005	15
Non-citable documents	2006	13
Non-citable documents	2007	16
Non-citable documents	2008	17
Non-citable documents	2009	17
Non-citable documents	2010	15
Non-citable documents	2011	16
Non-citable documents	2012	19
Non-citable documents	2013	16
Non-citable documents	2014	12
Non-citable documents	2015	9
Non-citable documents	2016	9
Non-citable documents	2017	15
Non-citable documents	2018	20
Non-citable documents	2019	19
Non-citable documents	2020	10
Non-citable documents	2021	4
Non-citable documents	2022	3
Non-citable documents	2023	6
Citable documents	1999	613
Citable documents	2000	574
Citable documents	2001	624
Citable documents	2002	639
Citable documents	2003	685
Citable documents	2004	716
Citable documents	2005	768
Citable documents	2006	771
Citable documents	2007	718
Citable documents	2008	658
Citable documents	2009	732
Citable documents	2010	809
Citable documents	2011	841
Citable documents	2012	779
Citable documents	2013	690
Citable documents	2014	700
Citable documents	2015	713
Citable documents	2016	743
Citable documents	2017	772
Citable documents	2018	829
Citable documents	2019	848
Citable documents	2020	804
Citable documents	2021	686
Citable documents	2022	558
Citable documents	2023	433

Cited documents

Uncited documents

Ratio of a journal's items, grouped in three years windows, that have been cited at least once vs. those not cited during the following year.

Documents	Year	Value
Uncited documents	1999	323
Uncited documents	2000	303
Uncited documents	2001	325
Uncited documents	2002	363
Uncited documents	2003	376
Uncited documents	2004	402
Uncited documents	2005	439
Uncited documents	2006	437
Uncited documents	2007	401
Uncited documents	2008	347
Uncited documents	2009	401
Uncited documents	2010	446
Uncited documents	2011	432
Uncited documents	2012	415
Uncited documents	2013	362
Uncited documents	2014	375
Uncited documents	2015	376
Uncited documents	2016	361
Uncited documents	2017	362
Uncited documents	2018	383
Uncited documents	2019	346
Uncited documents	2020	373
Uncited documents	2021	324
Uncited documents	2022	238
Uncited documents	2023	187
Cited documents	1999	298
Cited documents	2000	276
Cited documents	2001	312
Cited documents	2002	287
Cited documents	2003	325
Cited documents	2004	324
Cited documents	2005	344
Cited documents	2006	347
Cited documents	2007	333
Cited documents	2008	328
Cited documents	2009	348
Cited documents	2010	378
Cited documents	2011	425
Cited documents	2012	383
Cited documents	2013	344
Cited documents	2014	337
Cited documents	2015	346
Cited documents	2016	391
Cited documents	2017	425
Cited documents	2018	466
Cited documents	2019	521
Cited documents	2020	441
Cited documents	2021	366
Cited documents	2022	323
Cited documents	2023	252