Aims and Scope of Optical Review
Optical Review is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal that was established in 1994 and is published by Springer Science+Business Media in partnership with the Optical Society of Japan. The editor-in-chief is Suezo Nakadate. The journal publishes research and review papers in all subdisciplines of optical science and optical engineering. Less
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2.3
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45
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< 5
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Q4Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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0.77
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| Publisher | OPTICAL SOC JAPAN |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Bi-monthly |
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