IEEE Photonics Journal

IEEE Photonics Journal is an open access, online-only journal published by the IEEE, dedicated to the rapid disclosure of top-quality research at the forefront of photonics. Founded in 2009, it has a 2025 impact factor of 2.6 and is indexed in SCIE.《IEEE 光子学杂志》（IEEE Photonics Journal）是由 IEEE 出版的开放获取纯在线期刊，致力于快速发表光子学前沿的高质量研究成果。该刊创刊于 2009 年，2025 年影响因子为 2.6，被 SCIE 收录。

Scope

The journal's stated aim is to publish research at the forefront of all areas of photonics, addressing issues ranging from fundamental understanding to emerging technologies and applications, with its official scope covering:刊物官方宗旨为发表光子学各领域前沿的研究，涵盖从基础理解到新兴技术与应用的广泛议题，官方声明的征稿范围包括：

• Optical communications: research on optical communication systems, fibre optic devices and subsystems, and high-capacity transmission technologies.光通信： 关于光通信系统、光纤器件与子系统以及大容量传输技术的研究。
• Light sources and detection: work on photon sources from the far infrared to X-rays, including lasers, light-emitting devices, photodetectors, and sensing and energy applications.光源与探测： 关于从远红外到 X 射线的光子源研究，包括激光器、发光器件、光电探测器以及传感与能源应用。
• Integrated photonics: studies on integrated optical systems, circuits, and devices, including their design, fabrication, and materials.集成光子学： 关于集成光学系统、电路与器件的研究，涵盖其设计、制备与材料。
• Specialised photonics: research on plasmonics and metamaterials, biophotonics and medical optics, and computational photonics.专项光子学： 关于等离激元与超材料、生物光子学与医学光学以及计算光子学的研究。
• Article types: original research papers and letters, published online only in full colour with the option to include supplemental multimedia material.栏目设置： 接受原创研究论文与快讯，纯在线全彩出版，可附多媒体补充材料。

History

• Founding: IEEE Photonics Journal was founded in 2009 by the IEEE Photonics Society as an open access, online-only archival journal, responding to the rapid growth of photonics research and the demand for rapid publication.创刊： 《IEEE 光子学杂志》于 2009 年由 IEEE 光子学会创办，是一份开放获取纯在线存档期刊，旨在响应光子学研究的快速增长与快速发表的需求。
• IEEE publication: the journal is published by the IEEE Photonics Society, part of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the world's largest technical professional organization.IEEE 出版： 该刊由 IEEE 光子学会出版，该学会隶属于全球最大的技术专业组织电气与电子工程师协会（IEEE）。
• Open access model: from its inception the journal has been fully open access, with all articles freely available online and article processing charges paid by authors or their institutions.开放获取模式： 自创刊起该刊即完全开放获取，所有文章在线免费开放，文章处理费由作者或其机构支付。
• Online-only format: the journal is published online only, offering enhanced capabilities such as colour figures and supplemental multimedia material for all articles.纯在线形式： 该刊仅在线出版，为所有文章提供彩色图片与多媒体补充材料等增强功能。

Editors

The journal is led by an editor-in-chief supported by an international editorial board and associate editors:该刊由主编领导，国际编委会与副编辑协助工作：

• Editor-in-chief: Jian Wang, Professor at the Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, China, whose research focuses on photonic devices and optical communications.主编： 王健（Jian Wang），中国武汉华中科技大学教授，研究方向为光子器件与光通信。
• Associate editors: the journal has a team of associate editors covering the main technical areas of photonics, who manage peer review within their specialist fields.副编辑团队： 该刊设有覆盖光子学主要技术领域的副编辑团队，负责各自专业领域内的同行评审。
• Editorial board: the editorial board comprises researchers from leading photonics institutions worldwide, providing expertise across the journal's broad scope.编委会： 编委会由来自全球顶尖光子学机构的研究人员组成，为刊物广泛的征稿范围提供专业支持。
• Review model: manuscripts undergo single-blind peer review by external experts, with editorial decisions based on scientific rigor, novelty, and significance to the field of photonics.评审模式： 稿件由外部专家进行单盲同行评审，编辑决定基于科学严谨性、新颖性与对光子学领域的意义做出。