Optics

Optics is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal on optics published quarterly online by MDPI.
  • Open Access— free for readers, with article processing charges (APC) paid by authors or their institutions.
  • High Visibility: indexed within  ESCI (Web of Science)Scopus, EBSCO, and other databases.
  • Rapid Publication: manuscripts are peer-reviewed and a first decision is provided to authors approximately 23 days after submission; acceptance to publication is undertaken in 4.8 days (median values for papers published in this journal in the first half of 2025).
  • Recognition of Reviewers: APC discount vouchers, optional signed peer review, and reviewer names published annually in the journal.
Impact Factor: 1.6 (2024); 5-Year Impact Factor: 1.5 (2024)
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Topic in Applied Sciences, Computation, Entropy, J. Imaging, Optics
Color Image Processing: Models and Methods (CIP: MM) Topic Editors: Giuliana Ramella, Isabella Torcicollo
Deadline: 30 July 2025
Topic in Energies, Entropy, Photonics, Technologies, Optics, Solar
Advances in Solar Technologies, Second Edition Topic Editors: Jayanta Deb Mondol, Annamaria Buonomano, Biplab Das
Deadline: 31 March 2026
Topic in Electronics, IoT, Photonics, Sensors, Energies, Optics
Quantum Wireless Sensing Topic Editors: Deepak Mishra, Chao Cai, Jie Zhang
Deadline: 30 April 2026
Topic in Nanomaterials, Polymers, Photonics, Nanomanufacturing, Crystals, Applied Sciences, Optics
Nanomaterials for Photonics and Optoelectronics: Practical Applications and Advances Topic Editors: Luciana R. P. Kassab, Raul Rangel-Rojo, Rafael Salas-Montiel
Deadline: 31 May 2026
Special Issue in Optics
Advancements in Optical Imaging and Sensing for Biomedical and Environmental Applications Guest Editors: Zhen Ding, Wei Zhang, Hui Chen
Deadline: 31 December 2025
Special Issue in Optics
Optical Network on Chip and Silicon Photonics Guest Editor: Meisam Abdollahi
Deadline: 31 January 2026
Special Issue in Optics
Strain Engineering of Two-Dimensional Materials for Electronic/Optoelectronic Applications Guest Editors: Cong Wang, Jianling Meng
Deadline: 31 March 2026
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