''Optics Communications'' is a
peer-reviewed
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scientific journal
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Content
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published by
Elsevier
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. It covers all fields of
optical science
Atomic, molecular, and optical physics (AMO) is the study of matter-matter and light-matter interactions; at the scale of one or a few atoms and energy scales around several electron volts. The three areas are closely interrelated. AMO theory in ...
and technology and was established in 1969.
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
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Chemical Abstracts
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Print periodicals
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Current Contents
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History
''Cur ...
/Engineering, Computing & Technology
*Current Contents/Physics, Chemical, & Earth Sciences
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Ei Compendex
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It covers scientific literature pertaining to engineering materials.
It started in 1884 under the name ...
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Engineering Index
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The name "Compendex" stands for COMPuterized ENgineering inDEX.
It covers scientific literature pertaining to engineering materials.
It started in 1884 under the name ...
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Inspec
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Scopus
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According to the ''
Journal Citation Reports
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'', the journal has a 2020
impact factor
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of 2.31.
References
External links
*{{Official website, https://www.journals.elsevier.com/optics-communications/
Optics journals
Elsevier academic journals
Publications established in 1969
English-language journals
Biweekly journals