Optics and Spectroscopy

Optics and Spectroscopy is a peer-reviewed scientific journal devoted to research in optics and the spectroscopy of electromagnetic radiation. The English-language publication is associated with the Russian journal Оптика и спектроскопия (Optika i Spektroskopiya), which was established in 1956 in the Soviet Union. Its subject coverage extends across a broad range of the electromagnetic spectrum, from radio waves through X-rays, and includes both fundamental and applied work in optics. The journal publishes research relevant to spectroscopy, optical physics, and related areas of photonics. Topics identified with its scope include quantum optics and the interaction, generation, measurement, and interpretation of electromagnetic radiation. Its broad remit allows work involving different spectral regions and experimental or theoretical approaches to appear under one title. The English edition provides access to research originating in the Russian-language scientific literature for readers outside the Russian-speaking research community. The publication was aided during its development by Patricia Wakeling through a grant awarded to her by the United States National Science Foundation. This support helped the English-language journal develop as an international channel for dissemination of research associated with the Russian original. The title is now distributed and discoverable through major scholarly abstracting and indexing services, including Chemical Abstracts Service, Current Contents collections, EBSCO databases, Ei Compendex, Inspec, ProQuest databases, Science Citation Index Expanded, and Scopus. Optics and Spectroscopy is published monthly. Its principal audience consists of researchers, university faculty, graduate students, laboratory scientists, and professionals working in spectroscopy, optical science, photonics, quantum optics, and neighboring fields. The journal functions primarily as a scholarly publishing brand rather than as a consumer-facing product brand. There is no reliable evidence in the supplied material identifying a standalone commercial owner, corporate headquarters, stock-market listing, or named current editor, so those fields remain unspecified. Journal Citation Reports reported a 2024 impact factor of 0.9.

Optics and Spectroscopy traces its origins to the Russian-language journal Оптика и спектроскопия, established in 1956 in the Soviet Union. The English-language title developed as an international counterpart intended to make research from that publication available to readers who did not read Russian. The journal's development received assistance through a grant awarded by the United States National Science Foundation to Patricia Wakeling, which supported the creation and growth of the English-language publication. The journal's field of coverage is broad. It addresses spectroscopy involving electromagnetic waves across the spectrum, extending from radio waves to X-rays, together with related areas of optical science. Quantum optics is among the subjects included within its remit. This scope places the title at the intersection of spectroscopy, optical physics, photonics, and related experimental and theoretical disciplines. Published on a monthly schedule, the journal operates as a peer-reviewed research publication. Its international role is reinforced by inclusion in a range of bibliographic and citation services. The listed services include Chemical Abstracts Service, Current Contents/Electronics & Telecommunications Collection, Current Contents/Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences, EBSCO databases, Ei Compendex, Inspec, ProQuest databases, Science Citation Index Expanded, and Scopus. Journal Citation Reports gave the journal a 2024 impact factor of 0.9. The available reference material does not establish a named founder, current editorial leadership, independent corporate ownership, or a physical headquarters. It also does not document notable advertising campaigns, scandals, mergers, product recalls, or other corporate events. The title remains an active scholarly journal and continues to be presented through the MAIK/Russian Academy of Sciences publishing website.

• 2024

  Impact factor reported

  [1]Optics and Spectroscopyen.wikipedia.org

  Journal Citation Reports reported an impact factor of 0.9 for the journal in 2024.

• 1956

  Russian source journal established

  [1]Optics and Spectroscopyen.wikipedia.org

  The Russian-language journal Оптика и спектроскопия (Optika i Spektroskopiya), from which the English-language publication derives, was established in the Soviet Union.

• English-language edition developed

  [1]Optics and Spectroscopyen.wikipedia.org

  The English edition was developed with assistance connected to a National Science Foundation grant awarded to Patricia Wakeling, helping extend the Russian journal's research to an international readership.

An international English-language scholarly journal that communicates research from the Russian optics and spectroscopy literature to the wider scientific community.

• Scientific journal

  Optics and Spectroscopy

  A monthly peer-reviewed English-language scientific journal covering spectroscopy of electromagnetic waves from radio frequencies through X-rays and related optical research. Its scope includes optical physics, spectroscopy, photonics-related subjects, and quantum optics. The journal serves researchers and institutions seeking access to work associated with the Russian-language Optika i Spektroskopiya literature.

• Russian-language scientific journal · 1956

  Оптика и спектроскопия

  The Russian-language source journal associated with Optics and Spectroscopy. Established in 1956, it provides the underlying publication context for the English-language edition and focuses on research in optics and spectroscopy.

1. 1Optics and Spectroscopyen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Optics and Spectroscopy official journal pagemaik.rssi.ru