| Discipline | Optics |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Aydoğan Özcan, Cheng-Wei Qiu, Xuejun Zhang |
| Publication details | |
| History | 2021—present |
| Publisher | Springer, Light Publishing Group |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Yes | |
| 32.1 (2024) | |
| Standard abbreviations ISO 4 (alt) · Bluebook (alt) NLM (alt) · MathSciNet (alt  ) | |
| ISO 4 | eLight |
| Indexing CODEN (alt · alt2) · JSTOR (alt) · LCCN (alt) MIAR · NLM (alt) · Scopus · W&L | |
| CODEN | ELIGDE |
| ISSN | 2097-1710 (print) 2662-8643 (web) |
| Links | |
eLight is a peer-reviewed and open access scientific journal co-published by Springer Science+Business Media and Light Publishing Group. Established in 2021,1 it covers developments in optics and photonics.2 Its current editor-in-chiefs are Aydoğan Özcan (University of California, Los Angeles), Cheng-Wei Qiu (National University of Singapore) and Xuejun Zhang (Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics).3
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
- Current Contents/Engineering, Computing & Technology4
- Current Contents/Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences4
- Directory of Open Access Journals5
- Ei Compendex6
- Inspec6
- Science Citation Index Expanded4
- Scopus6
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2024 impact factor of 32.1.7
References
References
- eLight (ELIGDE; 2662-8643) – via CASSI
- "eLight: Aims and Scope". springer.com. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
- "eLight: Editorial Board". springer.com. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
- "Web of Science Master Journal List". Intellectual Property & Science. Clarivate. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
- "eLight". doaj.org. Directory of Open Access Journals. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
- "eLight". MIAR: Information Matrix for the Analysis of Journals. University of Barcelona. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
- "eLight". 2024 Journal Citation Reports (Science ed.). Clarivate. 2025 – via Web of Science.