Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Aims & Scope

The Optical Society (OSA) 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 A (JOSA A) is devoted to developments in any field of classical optics, image science, and vision.

JOSA A includes original peer-reviewed papers on such topics as: Atmospheric optics Clinical vision Coherence and Statistical Optics Color Diffraction and gratings Image processing Machine vision Physiological optics Polarization Scattering Signal processing Thin films Visual optics JOSA A publishes research articles as well as tutorials, discussion papers, feature issue contributions, and comments on published articles.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.5
2024	1.40

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	14316

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1326

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.379

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	177

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

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

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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.

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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.

• Practical cone-beam algorithm

  Citation: 5007

  Authors: L. A., L. C., J. W.

• Discrete-Dipole Approximation For Scattering Calculations

  Citation: 3108

  Authors: Bruce T., Piotr J.

• Closed-form solution of absolute orientation using unit quaternions

  Citation: 3088

  Authors: Berthold K. P.

• Spatiotemporal energy models for the perception of motion

  Citation: 2656

  Authors: Edward H., James R.

• Uncertainty relation for resolution in space, spatial frequency, and orientation optimized by two-dimensional visual cortical filters

  Citation: 2344

  Authors: John G.

• Relations between the statistics of natural images and the response properties of cortical cells

  Citation: 2333

  Authors: David J.

• Exact solutions for nondiffracting beams I The scalar theory

  Citation: 2292

  Authors: J.

• Formulation for stable and efficient implementation of the rigorous coupled-wave analysis of binary gratings

  Citation: 2207

  Authors: M. G., T. K., Eric B., Drew A.

• Low-dimensional procedure for the characterization of human faces

  Citation: 1553

  Authors: L., M.

• Temporal coupled-mode theory for the Fano resonance in optical resonators

  Citation: 1380

  Authors: Shanhui, Wonjoo, J. D.

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