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Photonics Sweden joins the JEOS National Optical Society Advisory Board
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- Published on 26 March 2026
The Journal of the European Optical Society: Rapid Publications (JEOS:RP) is pleased to welcome Photonic Sweden as the latest member of the National Optical Society Advisory Board.
JEOS-RP Celebrates Best Papers of 2025
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- Published on 09 February 2026
During December 2025, the European Optical Society reflected, as usual, on the achievements of the outgoing year. The contributions made by researchers towards rapid progress in optics and photonics, through publishing papers in Journal of the European Optical Society-Rapid Publications, were numerous and notable. During this period of reflection, the Society decided to formally recognise those that were truly driving advancements in the discipline through the introduction of a Best Papers Award.
The Journal of the European Optical Society – Rapid Publications (JEOS-RP) warmly welcomes new Editorial Board Members
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- Published on 08 September 2025
We are delighted to announce the appointments of Muriel Botey and Azzedine Boudrioua by the EOS, as new Topical Editors of The Journal of the European Optical Society – Rapid Publications (JEOS-RP). They join the current team of Topical Editors and work closely with the Editor-in-Chief to the peer-review process of the articles submitted to JEOS-RP. Depending on the theme of the submitted article, the Editor-in-Chief selects the Topical Editor who will handle the peer-review process. As per the recommendations made by at least two reviewers, the Topical Editor proposes a decision to the Editor-in-Chief who retains the ultimate responsibility for accepting or rejecting the paper.
JEOS-RP goes from strength to strength in Impact Factor and Citescore rankings
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- Published on 08 July 2025
The Journal of the European Optical Society-Rapid Publications (JEOS-RP) continues to prove itself a valued and trusted publication among the optics community, and the entire team were delighted to see this reflected once again in both the 2025 Journal Citation Reports™ (JCR), published recently by Clarivate Analytics, and Elsevier’s CiteScore rankings.
The 2024 Impact Factor for JEOS-RP is 3.2, a 68% increase from 2023. The CiteScore also increased significantly, by 9.1%, to 3.6 for 2024.
Impact Factor and CiteScore rankings reflect growth for Journal of the European Optical Society-Rapid Publications
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- Published on 24 June 2024
We are pleased to announce that the Journal of the European Optical Society-Rapid Publications (JEOS-RP) received an Impact Factor of 1.9 in the 2024 release of Journal Citation Reports™ (JCR), published recently by Clarivate Analytics. This new Impact Factor represents a 27% increase, up from 1.5 last year.
Updates to ethical standards for JEOS:RP authors reinforce journal’s commitment to academic integrity
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- Published on 22 February 2024
The Journal of the European Optical Society publishes groundbreaking research in its discipline, while ensuring the highest level of academic integrity at every step of the publishing process.
Recently, several updates have been posted to the Ethical Standards page on the journal website, furthering this commitment. The updates are summarised below for clarity:
PromOptica joins JEOS-Rapid Publications, expanding European optical collaboration
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- Published on 29 November 2023
We are delighted to announce that the Belgium National Optical Society, PromOptica, an affiliated society under the European Optical Society (EOS), has officially become the latest cooperating society of the Journal of the European Optical Society-Rapid Publications (JEOS:RP). This marks a significant milestone as the fifth society to join this international collaboration.
Portuguese Optical Society joins the Journal of the European Optical Society-Rapid Publications in Expanding Collaborative Efforts
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- Published on 20 October 2023
The Portuguese Optical Society (SPOF) has recently joined the Journal of the European Optical Society-Rapid Publications (JEOS-RP), further enhancing the collaborative network within the national optical sciences community to develop the journal.
Advancing Quality in Physics Publishing: Two EDP Sciences Journals Secure Inclusion in EPS Recognised Journals List
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- Published on 28 September 2023
We are thrilled to announce a significant achievement in our ongoing efforts to elevate the quality of scientific discourse. Two of our journals—EPJ Nuclear Sciences & Technologies and Journal of the European Optical Society-Rapid Publications—have been officially included in the list of European Physical Society (EPS) Recognised Journals. This recognition is conferred upon journals that meet the highest quality criteria, which are stringently evaluated to ensure an unbiased, merit-based peer review process. The EPS's unwavering commitment to fostering the highest standards in physics publishing in Europe makes this recognition especially significant.
Introducing Dr. Silvia Soria as co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the European Optical Society-Rapid Publications
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- Published on 14 March 2023
We extend a very warm welcome to Dr. Silvia Soria in her new role of co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the European Optical Society-Rapid Publications (JEOS-RP). She joins Sergei Popov, the longstanding Editor-in-Chief, who has led the journal with the support of Co-Editors Riad Haidar, Gerd Leuchs and Sergei Turitsyn as well as an expert, international Editorial Board.