To be accepted for publication in an OSA journal, manuscripts must meet the high quality standards that have been established for reporting original results of interest to the optics and photonics community. After an initial screening by the editors, external reviewers are asked to judge manuscripts based on the criteria described below.
| Journal | Research Article/Letter | Mini-Review/Review | Tutorial | Discussion | Engineering and Lab Notes | Comments and Replies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advances in Optics and Photonics | X | View | X | X | View | |
| Applied Optics | View | View | X | X | View | View |
| Biomedical Optics Express | View | View | X | X | X | View |
| JOCN | View | View | X | X | X | View |
| JOSA A | View | View | View | View | X | View |
| JOSA B | View | View | X | X | X | View |
| Optica | View | View | X | X | X | View |
| Optical Materials Express | View | View | X | X | X | View |
| Optics Express | View | View | X | X | X | View | Optics Letters | View | X | X | X | X | View |
| Photonics Research | View | View | X | X | X | View |