eLight

Aims & Scope

eLight aims to attract the finest manuscripts, broadly covering all sub-fields of optics, photonics and electromagnetics.

In particular, we focus on those emerging topics and cross-disciplinary researches related to optics.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Materials Science and Physics and Astronomy, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Materials Science and Physics and Astronomy, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Vectorial liquid-crystal holography

  Citation: 54

  Authors: Ze-Yu, Zhou, Han, Yang, Hong-Guan, Wei, Wei, Hai-Tao, Ling-Ling, Cheng-Wei, Yan-Qing

• Integral imaging near-eye 3D display using a nanoimprint metalens array

  Citation: 49

  Authors: Zhi-Bin, Yun-Fan, Ze-Ming, Xia, Wen-Long, Shi-Hao, Shao-Ji, Zong, Jian-Wen

• Hot-electron dynamics in plasmonic nanostructures: fundamentals, applications and overlooked aspects

  Citation: 41

  Authors: Jacob, Anton Yu., Anatoly V.

• Synthesized complex-frequency excitation for ultrasensitive molecular sensing

  Citation: 39

  Authors: Kebo, Chenchen, Xiangdong, Fuxin, Yu, Lauren L., Xiaoxia, Na, Qing, Shuang

• A spatial-frequency patching metasurface enabling super-capacity perfect vector vortex beams

  Citation: 32

  Authors: Zhipeng, Xinyue, Jing, Zhiyuan, Tianting, Yuzhi, Bo, Puxiang, Xiangping, Qinghua

• Efficient microresonator frequency combs

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Qi-Fan, Yaowen, Victor, Kerry

• Broadband spin and angle co-multiplexed waveguide-based metasurface for six-channel crosstalk-free holographic projection

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Zeyang, Hao, Taigao, Vishva, Niu, Xinliang, L. Jay, Cheng

• Parity-time symmetry enabled ultra-efficient nonlinear optical signal processing

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Chanju, Xinda, Deming, Nuo, Yuntian, Leif Katsuo, Kresten, Xinliang, Lan, Minhao, Jing

• Quasicrystal metasurface for dual functionality of holography and diffraction generation

  Citation: 24

  Authors: Chi, Ruizhe, Xue, Shifei, Xin, Guangzhou, Junjie, Xiaowei, Yongtian, Lingling

• High-permittivity ceramics enabled highly homogeneous zero-index metamaterials for high-directivity antennas and beyond

  Citation: 22

  Authors: Yueyang, Tian, Xu, Weijia, Ning, Yujing, Yong, Ming, Jingbo, Ji, Yue, Yang