ACS Photonics

ACS Photonics
Title	ACS Photonics
Discipline	Optics; Photonics; Nanophotonics
Abbreviation	ACS Photonics
Publisher	American Chemical Society
Country	United States
History	2014–present
Frequency	Monthly
Issn	2330-4022

ACS Photonics is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the American Chemical Society covering research in photonics, optics, and related fields. The journal publishes original research articles, reviews, perspectives, and letters that intersect materials science, chemistry, and engineering. It serves authors and readers across academic institutions, national laboratories, and industrial research centers.

Overview

ACS Photonics was launched by the American Chemical Society to provide a venue at the interface of photochemistry, materials science, and optical engineering. The journal sits alongside other ACS journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, ACS Nano, Chemical Reviews, and ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. It addresses topics that overlap with publications from Nature Photonics, Optica (journal), Advanced Optical Materials, Physical Review Letters, and Science Advances.

Scope and Topics

The journal covers experimental and theoretical work in areas including nanophotonics, plasmonics, metamaterials, and quantum optics. Studies often involve institutions such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, Harvard University, University of California, Berkeley, California Institute of Technology, and Princeton University. Research themes link to technologies demonstrated at centers like Bell Labs, Riken, Max Planck Society, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and Argonne National Laboratory. Typical subject matter encompasses photonic crystals, integrated photonics, nonlinear optics, two-dimensional materials like graphene, transition metal dichalcogenides including molybdenum disulfide, topological photonics, and device demonstrations relevant to telecommunications, biophotonics, and sensing platforms developed by companies comparable to Intel Corporation, IBM, Nokia, and Samsung.

Publication and Editorial Information

The editorial leadership includes editors drawn from universities and research institutes such as Columbia University, University of Cambridge, ETH Zurich, University of Tokyo, Imperial College London, and Tsinghua University. The journal follows peer review processes common to scholarly publishers like Elsevier, Wiley, and Springer Nature. Manuscripts report methods employing techniques found in laboratories at National Institute of Standards and Technology, European Laboratory for Non-Linear Spectroscopy, and CNR (Italy). Article types include Communications, Articles, Perspectives, and Reviews, aligning editorial policies with standards from organizations like the Committee on Publication Ethics and indexing practices used by Clarivate and Scopus.

Impact and Metrics

ACS Photonics is tracked by citation services including Web of Science, Scopus, and Google Scholar. Impact indicators reported by analytics platforms contrast with metrics for journals such as Nature Photonics, Optics Express, and IEEE Photonics Journal. Authors consider metrics alongside altmetrics sourced from platforms like Altmetric and indexing provided by CrossRef. National research assessment exercises at bodies like the European Research Council, National Science Foundation, and UK Research and Innovation influence perceptions of journal prestige among applicants from institutions including University of Oxford and University of Cambridge.

Notable Articles and Special Issues

The journal has published influential papers on topics pioneered by researchers affiliated with Bell Labs, IBM Research, Hitachi, and major universities. Special issues have focused on themes such as topological photonics, led by guest editors from MIT, Harvard, and EPFL; quantum light sources with contributions from University of California, Santa Barbara and University of Pennsylvania; and metasurfaces featuring authors from Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, Seoul National University, and University of Chicago. Highly cited articles often cite foundational work by scientists associated with Nobel Prize-winning institutions and link to classic studies from groups at Bell Laboratories and AT&T Bell Labs.

Abstracting and Indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in major databases including Chemical Abstracts Service, Web of Science Core Collection, Scopus, and INSPEC. Library systems at institutions such as Library of Congress, British Library, National Diet Library (Japan), and university libraries at Yale University and Columbia University provide access. Digital object identifiers are assigned via CrossRef, while metadata interoperability follows standards implemented by ORCID and DOI registries.

Community and Outreach

ACS Photonics engages with the community through conferences and symposia associated with organizations like Optica, SPIE, Materials Research Society, American Physical Society, and IEEE Photonics Society. The journal highlights work presented at meetings such as CLEO, Photonics West, MRS Fall Meeting, and regional workshops hosted by APS March Meeting affiliates. Outreach includes social media channels and webinars featuring researchers from National Institutes of Health, DARPA, European Commission funded projects like Horizon 2020, and collaborative initiatives with industry partners including Google and Apple.

Category:Optics journals Category:American Chemical Society publications