Light: Science & Applications
| Discipline | Photonics |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Martin Booth, Yun-Feng Xiao |
| Publication details | |
| History | Since 2012 |
| Publisher | Nature Publishing Group on behalf of the Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, and the Chinese Optical Society |
| Yes | |
| License | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License |
| 23.4 (2024) | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Light Sci. Appl. |
| Indexing | |
| CODEN | LSAIAZ |
| ISSN | 2095-5545 (print) 2047-7538 (web) |
| LCCN | 2015234808 |
| OCLC no. | 1053804242 |
| Links | |
Light: Science & Applications is a peer-reviewed open-access scientific journal published by the Nature Publishing Group on behalf of the Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the Chinese Optical Society. It covers research on all aspects of optics. The journal was established in March 2012. The founding editor-in-chief was Jianlin Cao, who is now honorary editor-in-chief. As of 2026 the co-editors-in-chief are Martin Booth (University of Oxford) and Yun-Feng Xiao (Peking University).[1]
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
- Chemical Abstracts Service[2]
- Current Contents/Engineering, Computing & Technology[3]
- Current Contents/Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences[3]
- EBSCO databases[4]
- Ei Compendex[5]
- Inspec[6]
- Science Citation Index Expanded[3]
- Scopus[7]
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2024 impact factor of 23.4.[8]
References
- ^ "About the Editors". Light: Science & Applications. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
- ^ "CAS Source Index". Chemical Abstracts Service. American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
- ^ a b c "Web of Science Master Journal List". Intellectual Property & Science. Clarivate Analytics. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
- ^ "Light: Science & Applications". MIAR: Information Matrix for the Analysis of Journals. University of Barcelona. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
- ^ "Content/Database Overview - Compendex Source List". Engineering Village. Elsevier. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
- ^ "Inspec list of journals" (PDF). Inspec. Institution of Engineering and Technology. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
- ^ "Source details: Light: Science & Applications". Scopus Preview. Elsevier. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
- ^ "Light: Science & Applications". 2024 Journal Citation Reports (Science ed.). Clarivate. 2025 – via Web of Science.