Study on Optical Communications is an academic journal sponsored by Wuhan Research Institute of Post and Telecommunications Co., Ltd., which is a State Key Laboratory of Optical Communication Technologies and Networks. The journal was founded in 1975 and is the earliest journal focusing on optical communications in China. It is indexed in Core Journals of China, China Science Core Journals Database, DOAJ, EBSCO, Ulrichsweb, ICI World of Journals and ICI Master List, OAJ. It is selected in the "High-Quality Scientific and Technological Journal Classification Catalog of the Information and Communication Field" (Tier 2), "High-Quality Scientific and Technological Journal Classification Catalog of the Electronic technology and communication technology" (Tier 3), and has won the excellent journal award of MIIT and Hubei province for many times.

 

Study on Optical Communications is a peer-reviewed journal published bimonthly on the 10th of every even month. It mainly publishes innovative research and application results in the fields of optical communications and optoelectronics, including fundamental research, applied research, theoretical and practical technologies, as well as scientific research papers in cross-disciplinary fields related to optical communications and optoelectronics. It aims to reflect the development trends, research achievements, application status, and market information in these fields in China and abroad. In addition, the journal also publishes special issues on frontier and hot topics to bridge the gap between scientific research and industry and promote the development of the optical communications industry.

 

The main focus areas of the journal include:

- Reviews

- Optical Communication Systems and Network Technologies

- Optoelectronic Technologies and Applications

- Optoelectronic Devices

- Optical Materials

- Wireless Communication Technologies

- Optical Wireless Communication (or Free-Space Optical Communication)

- Microwave/Terahertz Communication

- Quantum Communication

- Artificial Intelligence+ (or AI+)

- Intelligent Optical Computing

- Fiber Optics

- Optical Design and Manufacturing

- Optical Sensing

- Optical Imaging and Image Processing

- Signal and Information Processing in Optical Communications

- Satellite Communication

- Underwater Optical Communication

- Ultrafast Optics

- In-Memory Computing (存算一体)

- Energy Photonics

- Cutting-Edge Application Development and Industry Applications of Optical Communication and Sensing

 

The main target readership includes researchers, technical personnel, management personnel, and faculty and students in universities and colleges in the field of optical communications and optoelectronics.

 

Indexing status:

- Indexed in DOAJ

- Indexed in EBSCO database

- Indexed in Ulrichsweb

- Indexed in ICI World of Journals

- Indexed in ICI Master List

- Indexed in OAJ

- Indexed in  "High-Quality Scientific and Technological Journal Classification Catalog of the Information and Communication Field" (Tier 2)

- Indexed in "High-Quality Scientific and Technological Journal Classification Catalog of the Electronic technology and communication technology" (Tier 3)

- Indexed in PubScholar

- Source Journal for Chinese Scientific and Technical Papers and Citations

- Chinese Core Journal of Peking University (2023 edition)

- Chinese Core Journal of Peking University (2017 edition)

- Chinese Core Journal of Peking University (2014 edition)

- Chinese Core Journal of Peking University (2011 edition)

- Chinese Core Journal of Peking University (2008 edition)

- Chinese Core Journal of Peking University (2004 edition)

- Chinese Core Journal of Peking University (2000 edition)

This journal was founded in 1975, originally named "Youdian Yanjiu" (Study on Posts and Telecommunications). In 1981, the journal was officially renamed to "Study on Optical Communications".