Optica Publishing Group publishes high-quality, peer-reviewed articles in its portfolio of journals, which serve the full breadth of the optics and photonics community.
The Journal of the Optical Society of America B (JOSA B) is a general optics research journal that complements JOSA A. It emphasizes scientific research on the fundamentals of the interaction of light with matter such as quantum optics, nonlinear optics, and laser physics. Topics include:
- Advanced Instrumentation and Measurements
- Fiber Optics and Fiber Lasers
- Lasers and Other Light Sources from THz to XUV
- Light-Induced Phenomena
- Nonlinear and High Field Optics
- Optical Materials
- Optics Modes and Structured Light
- Optomechanics
- Metamaterials
- Nanomaterials
- Photonics and Semiconductor Optics
- Physical Optics
- Plasmonics
- Quantum Optics and Entanglement
- Quantum Key Distribution
- Spectroscopy and Atomic or Molecular Optics
- Superresolution and Advanced Imaging
- Surface Optics
- Ultrafast Optical Phenomena
- Wave Guiding and Optical Confinement
JOSA B considers original research articles, feature issue contributions, invited reviews and tutorials, and comments on published articles.
Submission Information
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SubmitKey Journal Metrics
Impact Factor: 1.9*
Total Citations: 14,764*
Cited Half-Life Years: 11.1 years*
Journal Citation Indicator: 0.64*
Google Scholar h5-index: 40†
Median Time to First Decision: 36 days
Median Time to Web Publication: 104 days
*Source: 2023 Journal Citation Reports® (Clarivate, 2023).
†2023 Google Scholar Optics & Photonics Top Publications.
For more information on Journal metrics, click here.
Emerging Researcher Best-Paper Prize
The JOSA B Emerging Researcher Best-Paper Prize recognizes one outstanding paper published by an emerging researcher each year. Learn more and view all Prize winners.
Editorial Board

Editor-in-Chief
Kurt Busch,
Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany

Deputy Editor
Igor I. Smolyaninov,
University of Maryland, College Park, USA

Features Editor
Lora Ramunno,
University of Ottawa, Canada
Topical Editors and Content Areas
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Esben Andresen Laboratoire de Physique des Lasers, Atomes et Molécules, France |
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Jiefei Chen Southern University of Science and Technology, China |
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Xue-Wen Chen Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China |
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Francesco Ciccarello University of Palermo, Italy |
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Ilaria Cristiani University of Pavia, Italy |
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Ying Hu Shanxi University, China |
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Gyu-Boong Jo Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong |
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Oleg Kornilov Max-Born-Institute, Germany |
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Natalia Korolkova University of St. Andrews, UK |
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Andrei Lavrinenko Technical University of Denmark, Denmark |
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Qingqing Liang University of Science and Technology—Shanghai, China |
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Pavel Loiko CIMAP, Université de Caen Normandie, France |
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Tom Mackay University of Edinburgh, UK |
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Igor Muševič University of Ljubljana, Slovenia |
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Ruwen Peng Nanjing University, China |
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Christopher Poulton University of Technology Sydney, Australia |
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Li Qian University of Toronto, Canada |
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Sergey Sergeyev Aston University, UK |
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Quan Sheng Tianjin University, China |
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Andrey Sukhorukov Australian National University |
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Shuo Sun University of Colorado, Boulder, USA |
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Nahid Talebi Christian Albrechts University and Max Planck Institute, Germany |
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Xiaodi Tan Fujian Normal University, China |
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Katsuaki Tanabe Kyoto University, Japan |
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Christos Tserkezis University of Southern Denmark, Denmark |
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Antonio Vidiella-Barranco University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil |
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Gustavo Wiederhecker University of Campinas, Brazil |
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Yuping Yang Minzu University of China, China |
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Liangliang Zhang Capital Normal University, China |
Assistant Editors
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Gyula Polóni University of Pécs, Hungary |
Staff
Editorial and Production | Phone | |
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Nicole Williams-Jones, Peer Review Coordinator | jbmss@optica.org | 202-416-1969 |
Feature proposals | dmcdonold@optica.org | |
Scott Mullin, Managing Editor | smullin@optica.org | 202-416-1936 |
Reprints | Sheridan Electronic Order Center | |
Page charges | billing@optica.org | |
General Information |
Phone | |
Copyright permission requests | copyright@optica.org | |
Online Journal Technical Support | elec@optica.org | |
Elizabeth Nolan, Chief Publishing Officer | ||
Alison Taylor, Executive Editor | ||
M. Scott Dineen, Senior Director, Publishing Production & Technology | ||
Jennifer Mayfield, Deputy Senior Director, Electronic Publications | ||
Christopher Videll, Director, Production and Technology | ||
Carmelita Washington, Peer Review Manager | ||
Daphne Greenwood, Senior Director of Marketing & Sales, Publishing |