Journal of the European Optical Society-Rapid Publications publishes the following article types:
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Preparing your manuscript
Manuscripts should conform to the following reporting guidelines:
- Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: PRISMA
- Randomized Clinical Trials: CONSORT
- Observational studies: STROBE
- Studies of diagnostic accuracy: STARD
- Animal pre-clinical studies: ARRIVE
- Other types of health-related research: Consult the EQUATOR web site for appropriate reporting guidelines.
Annual Journal Metrics
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Speed
83 days to first decision for all manuscripts
113 days to first decision for reviewed manuscripts only
173 days from submission to acceptance
25 days from acceptance to publication
Citation Impact
1.239 - 2-year Impact
1.093 - 5-year Impact Factor
0.844 - Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP)
0.420 - SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)
Usage
90,477 Downloads (2021)
72 Altmetric mentions
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