Aims & Scope
The purpose of the Journal of Luminescence is to provide a means of communication between scientists in different disciplines who share a common interest in the electronic excited states of molecular, ionic and covalent systems, whether crystalline, amorphous, or liquid.
We invite original papers and reviews on such subjects as: exciton and polariton dynamics, dynamics of localized excited states, energy and charge transport in ordered and disordered systems, radiative and non-radiative recombination, relaxation processes, vibronic interactions in electronic excited states, photochemistry in condensed systems, excited state resonance, double resonance, spin dynamics, selective excitation spectroscopy, hole burning, coherent processes in excited states, (e.g. coherent optical transients, photon echoes, transient gratings), multiphoton processes, optical bistability, photochromism, and new techniques for the study of excited states.
This list is not intended to be exhaustive.
Papers in the traditional areas of optical spectroscopy (absorption, MCD, luminescence, Raman scattering) are welcome.
Papers on applications (phosphors, scintillators, electro- and cathodo-luminescence, radiography, bioimaging, solar energy, energy conversion, etc.) are also welcome if they present results of scientific, rather than only technological interest.
However, papers containing purely theoretical results, not related to phenomena in the excited states, as well as papers using luminescence spectroscopy to perform routine analytical chemistry or biochemistry procedures, are outside the scope of the journal.
Some exceptions will be possible at the discretion of the editors.
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Impact Factor
| Year | Value |
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| 2025 | 3.6 |
SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)
| Year | Value |
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| 2024 | 0.585 |
Quartile
| Year | Value |
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| 2024 | Q2 |
h-index
| Year | Value |
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| 2024 | 137 |
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Subjects & Keywords
Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Chemistry and Physics and Astronomy, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.
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.
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Correlation between the lowest triplet state energy level of the ligand and lanthanide(III) luminescence quantum yield
Citation: 1652
Authors: Martti, Harri, Veli-Matti, Cristina, Juan C., Jouko
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Point defects and luminescence centres in zinc oxide and zinc oxide doped with manganese
Citation: 655
Authors: M., A.H., P.
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Persistent luminescence instead of phosphorescence: History, mechanism, and perspective
Citation: 593
Authors: Jian, Setsuhisa
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The 4f ↔4f − 15d transitions of the trivalent lanthanides in halogenides and chalcogenides
Citation: 589
Authors: P.