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Explore open access research in photonics, driving advances in light‑based technologies for communication, sensing, computing and energy.

Frontiers in Photonics is an ESCI and Scopusindexed research journal focusing on principles, methodologies, and technology that regard light and its exploitation in pursuing scientific and technological missions. Led...

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Editors

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Anne-Laure Baudrion

Université de Technologie de Troyes

France

Specialty Chief Editor

Plasmonics and Nanophotonics

Bryce S. Richards

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Germany

Specialty Chief Editor

Light Sources and Luminescent Materials

Francesco Morichetti

Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy

Specialty Chief Editor

Neuromorphic Photonics and Photonic Computing

Giacomo Scalari

Department of Physics, ETH Zurich

Switzerland

Specialty Chief Editor

Terahertz and Microwave Photonics

Hongxia Wang

Queensland University of Technology

Australia

Specialty Chief Editor

Photovoltaic Materials and Devices

191 editors · 0 reviewers

About the journal

Scope

Frontiers in Photonics is an ESCI and Scopus-indexed research journal focusing on principles, methodologies, and technology that regard light and its exploitation in pursuing scientific and technological missions. Led by Field Chief Editor Prof Marco Peccianti (Loughborough University, UK), the journal explores the science and technology of light and its many applications in our lives, from farming to communications, addressing valid scientific and technological questions. Frontiers in Photonics aims to cover all the critical branches of Photonics, from the most fundamental to the applied research, including: biophotonics fiber optics integrated optics integrated photonic devices light sources and luminescent materials micro-opto mechanical systems neuromorphic photonics and photonic computing nonlinear optics optical clocks and references optical communications optical information processing and holography optical nanostructures optical sensors and imaging principles photonic complexity and scattering photovoltaic materials and devices plasmonics quantum optics terahertz and microwave photonics. The journal also encourages submissions which support and advance the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), notably SDG 7: affordable and clean energy, SDG 9: industry, innovation and infrastructure, and SDG 13: climate action. Furthermore, Frontiers in Photonics encourages the submission of addenda, replications and confutations of previously published articles in the form of Commentary or Brief Research Report Articles. Results incrementally above the art or embodiments of known methodologies and technologies are outside the scope of the journal. Frontiers in Photonics is committed to advancing developments in the field by allowing unrestricted access to articles, communicating scientific knowledge to researchers and the public alike, and linking together discoveries to enable the scientific breakthroughs of the future.

Aims

Frontiers in Photonics is an ESCI and Scopus-indexed research journal focusing on principles, methodologies, and technology that regard light and its exploitation in pursuing scientific and technological missions.

Led by Field Chief Editor Prof Marco Peccianti (Loughborough University, UK), the journal explores the science and technology of light and its many applications in our lives, from farming to communications, addressing valid scientific and technological questions.

Frontiers in Photonics aims to cover all the critical branches of Photonics, from the most fundamental to the applied research, including:

biophotonics

fiber optics

integrated optics

integrated photonic devices

light sources and luminescent materials

micro-opto mechanical systems

neuromorphic photonics and photonic computing

nonlinear optics

optical clocks and references

optical communications

optical information processing and holography

optical nanostructures

optical sensors and imaging principles

photonic complexity and scattering

photovoltaic materials and devices

plasmonics

quantum optics

terahertz and microwave photonics.

The journal also encourages submissions which support and advance the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), notably SDG 7: affordable and clean energy, SDG 9: industry, innovation and infrastructure, and SDG 13: climate action. Furthermore, Frontiers in Photonics encourages the submission of addenda, replications and confutations of previously published articles in the form of Commentary or Brief Research Report Articles.

Results incrementally above the art or embodiments of known methodologies and technologies are outside the scope of the journal.

Frontiers in Photonics is committed to advancing developments in the field by allowing unrestricted access to articles, communicating scientific knowledge to researchers and the public alike, and linking together discoveries to enable the scientific breakthroughs of the future.

Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/photonics/about

ISSN
2673-6853
Editor-in-Chief
Marco Peccianti (Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom) — Field Chief Editor
Established
2026

Sections

  • Biophotonics

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/photonics/sections/biophotonics

  • Integrated Optics

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/photonics/sections/integrated-optics

  • Light Sources and Luminescent Materials

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/photonics/sections/light-sources-and-luminescent-materials

  • Neuromorphic Photonics and Photonic Computing

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/photonics/sections/neuromorphic-photonics-and-photonic-computing

  • Nonlinear Optics

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/photonics/sections/nonlinear-optics

  • Optical Information Processing and Holography

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/photonics/sections/optical-information-processing-and-holography

  • Photovoltaic Materials and Devices

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/photonics/sections/photovoltaic-materials-and-devices

  • Plasmonics and Nanophotonics

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/photonics/sections/plasmonics-and-nanophotonics

  • Quantum Optics

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/photonics/sections/quantum-optics

  • Terahertz and Microwave Photonics

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/photonics/sections/terahertz-and-microwave-photonics

Article types accepted

  • Original Research
  • Methods
  • Review
  • Mini Review
  • Hypothesis and Theory
  • Perspective
  • Brief Research Report
  • General Commentary
  • Opinion
  • Correction
  • Editorial
  • Technology and Code
  • FAIR² Data

Fees and currencies

  • Article processing charges (official)
  • - Category A: CHF 2,195 — Original Research, Methods, Review, Hypothesis and Theory, Technology and Code
  • - Category B: CHF 1,750 — Mini Review, Perspective, Brief Research Report, General Commentary, Opinion
  • - Category C: CHF 0 — Correction, Editorial
  • Currency: CHF

Fees are charged only after acceptance. Waivers and discounts are available for authors with limited funding.

Fees and waivers policy

Editorial policies

Peer review

  • Official peer-review process: https://www.frontiersin.org/about/peer-review

Publication ethics

  • Policies and publication ethics: https://www.frontiersin.org/guidelines/policies-and-publication-ethics

Indexing

  • Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (BASE)
  • CNKI Scholar
  • Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
  • CLOCKSS
  • Crossref
  • Dimensions
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences GoOA
  • OpenAIRE
  • EBSCO
  • DOAJ
  • Scopus
  • Web of Science Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
  • ProQuest

Affiliated societies

  • Committee on Publication Ethics

Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/photonics/about

Instructions for authors

Accepted article types

  • Original Research (fee category A)
  • Methods (fee category A)
  • Review (fee category A)
  • Mini Review (fee category B)
  • Hypothesis and Theory (fee category A)
  • Perspective (fee category B)
  • Brief Research Report (fee category B)
  • General Commentary (fee category B)
  • Opinion (fee category B)
  • Correction (fee category C)
  • Editorial (fee category C)
  • Technology and Code (fee category A)
  • FAIR² Data

Author guidelines

  • https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/photonics/for-authors/author-guidelines

Peer review

  • https://www.frontiersin.org/about/peer-review

Journal metrics

Citation score
4.7
Impact indicator
0.48
Articles
50
Total views
0
Downloads
0
Citations
0

Internal metrics, calculated on this platform and maintained by the editorial office.

Official bibliometric indicators

Impact factor
1.9
CiteScore
4.7
Citations
868
Acceptance rate
33
Time to publication
98

Source: official publisher page · retrieved 2026-10-16

Some values were updated by the editorial office on 2026-10-22.