Optics and Spectroscopy

Optics and Spectroscopy

Discipline	Optical science, optical engineering
Language	English
Edited by	Nikolay N. Rosanov
Publication details
History	1956–present
Publisher	Springer Science+Business Media
Frequency	Monthly
Open access	Hybrid
Impact factor	0.9 (2024)
Standard abbreviations ISO 4 (alt) · Bluebook (alt) NLM (alt) · MathSciNet (alt )
ISO 4	Opt. Spectrosc.
Indexing CODEN (alt · alt2) · JSTOR (alt) · LCCN (alt) MIAR · NLM (alt) · Scopus · W&L
ISSN	0030-400X (print) 1562-6911 (web)
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Optics and Spectroscopy is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal. It is the English version of the Russian journal Оптика и спектроскопия (Optika i Spektroskopiya) that was established in 1956. The journal was aided in development by Patricia Wakeling through a grant to her from the National Science Foundation. It covers research on spectroscopy of electromagnetic waves, from radio waves to X-rays, and related topics in optics, including quantum optics.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in:

• Chemical Abstracts Service^[1]
• Current Contents/Electronics & Telecommunications Collection^[2]
• Current Contents/Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences^[2]
• EBSCO databases^[1]
• Ei Compendex^[1]
• Inspec^[1]
• ProQuest databases^[1]
• Science Citation Index Expanded^[2]
• Scopus^[1]

According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2024 impact factor of 0.9.^[3]

References

1. "Optics and Spectroscopy". MIAR: Information Matrix for the Analysis of Journals. University of Barcelona. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
2. "Web of Science Master Journal List". Intellectual Property & Science. Clarivate. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
3. "Optics and Spectroscopy". 2024 Journal Citation Reports (Science ed.). Clarivate. 2025 – via Web of Science.

External links

• Official website