Light: Science & Applications is a peer-reviewed english-language open-access journal published by Nature Publishing Group in United Kingdom, operating under an open-access model since 2012. The journal covers Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Applied optics. Photonics and Physics: Optics. Light.
Authors are required to pay an article processing charge to publish in Light: Science & Applications; refer to the journal's APC page for the current rate. A waiver policy is offered for eligible authors. Articles are released under the CC BY, Publisher's own license license (see other journals using this license).
To date, Light: Science & Applications has published 2,694 articles. Articles are minted with DOIs through the prefix 10.1038. All submissions undergo plagiarism screening before peer review.
Keywords
optics, photonics, optoelectronics, optical materials, medical optics, green photonics
At a glance
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Primary language
- English
- License
- CC BY, Publisher's own license
- Peer review
- Anonymous peer review
- OA since
- 2012
- Review time
- 20 weeks
- DOI prefix
10.1038- Plagiarism check
- Yes
ISSN
- electronic
- 2047-7538
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What is the ISSN of Light: Science & Applications?
2047-7538 (electronic).