Journal of Optics (IOP Publishing journal)

*Journal of Optics*
Discipline	Optics, photonics
Language	English
Edited by	Andrew Forbes
Publication details
Former name(s)	Revue Générale d'Optique et de Méchanique de Précision, Revue d'Optique, Nouvelle Revue d'Optique Appliquée
History	1912-present
Publisher	IOP Publishing
Frequency	Monthly
Impact factor	2.516 (2020)
Standard abbreviations;
ISO 4	J. Opt.
Indexing;
ISSN	2040-8978 (print); 2040-8986 (web);
LCCN	2010238158
OCLC no.	506264207
Links
	Journal homepage; Journal of Optics A; Journal of Optics B;

The Journal of Optics is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering all aspects of modern and classical optics, experimental and theoretical studies, applications and instrumentation. It is the official journal of the European Optical Society and is published by IOP Publishing. The editor-in-chief is Andrew Forbes (University of the Witwatersrand). According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2020 impact factor of 2.516.^[1]

History[]

The journal was established in 1912 as the Revue Générale d'Optique et de Mécanique de Précision. Publication was suspended during the First World War and only resumed in 1921, when the name was shortened to Revue d'Optique. Due to the Second World War, publication was again suspended in 1944, but resumed in 1947. After another suspension in 1968, the journal re-appeared in 1970 as the Nouvelle Revue d'Optique Appliquée. In 1977 it was renamed Journal of Optics.^[2] In 1998 it merged with the European Optical Society's and was renamed Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics. As part of the merger, the other publication of the European Optical Society, , was renamed Journal of Optics B: Quantum and Semiclassical Optics.

In 2006, Journal of Optics B was merged into Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics. Journal of Optics A was renamed Journal of Optics in January 2010,^[3] as it is now the only journal continuing the Journal of Optics series.

Abstracting and indexing[]

The journal is abstracted and indexed in:

Environmental Engineering Abstracts
Bioengineering Abstracts
Inspec
Chemical Abstracts
Engineering Index/Compendex
Science Citation Index
Current Contents/Physical, Chemical and Earth Sciences
Current Contents/Engineering, Computing and Technology
PASCAL Database

References[]

^ "Journal of Optics". 2020 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2021.
^ Howard, J. N. (2005). "The History of a Journal: How the Revue d'Optique Became the Journal of Optics". Optics & Photonics News. 16 (4): 12–13. Bibcode:2005OptPN..16...12H. doi:10.1364/OPN.16.12.000012.
^ Zheludev, N. I. (2010). "Changes to the journal". Journal of Optics. 12 (1): 010201. Bibcode:2010JOpt...12a0201Z. doi:10.1088/2040-8986/12/1/010201. (editorial)

External links[]

Journal of Optics website

European Optical Society

[WoS-1] "Journal of Optics". 2020 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2021.

[2] Howard, J. N. (2005). "The History of a Journal: How the Revue d'Optique Became the Journal of Optics". Optics & Photonics News. 16 (4): 12–13. Bibcode:2005OptPN..16...12H. doi:10.1364/OPN.16.12.000012.

[3] Zheludev, N. I. (2010). "Changes to the journal". Journal of Optics. 12 (1): 010201. Bibcode:2010JOpt...12a0201Z. doi:10.1088/2040-8986/12/1/010201. (editorial)

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