Reference Lists, Citing Articles, Citation Export, and Indexing Partners
Reference Lists
Reference lists from articles in Optics InfoBase are displayed on the abstract page of each article, when available. Reference lists are free to the public for open-access articles (e.g., for Optics Express articles). References are hyperlinked to other articles within Optics InfoBase and out to external articles through CrossRef DOIs.
Citing Articles (Forward Linking)
OSA is able to provide readers links to other articles that cite an Optics InfoBase article through CrossRef's Forward Linking service. See the Citing Article tab on article abstract pages. In addition to listing OSA journal articles that cite a given paper, citing articles from other participating publishers are also listed.
Citation Export
OSA now offers reference export to popular reference management software formats. Items selected from a table of contents page, abstract page, or search results in InfoBase or in an OSA online journal can be exported to BibTeX (see OSA guidelines for submitting LaTeX), RIS (see our templates page for EndNote style), Rich Text, or Plain Text format.
CrossRef, PubMed, Google Scholar, etc.
OSA participates with leading indexing organizations to make InfoBase content as "findable" as possible online. Moreover, all primary OSA journals are indexed by Thomson Scientific (formerly Thomson ISI) and available through the Web of Science. Below are details on indexing status with some of our key partners:
| Indexing Partner | Content Indexed | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| CrossRef | OSA primary (nonpartnered) journals | Registered DOIs are prominently displayed on journal article abstract pages. |
| PubMed/MEDLINE | Applied Optics, JOSA, JOSA A, Optics Express, Optics Letters | |
| Google Scholar | All InfoBase content | The full text of all InfoBase content has been made available to Google Scholar for indexing. |
| AIP SPIN database | OSA primary (nonpartnered) journals | OSA articles are available in the AIP SPIN database and eligible for inclusion in AIP's Virtual Journals in Science and Technology. |
| SWETS and Ebsco | All OSA journal content | OSA and OSA-partnered journal articles are indexed in the SWETS and Ebsco platforms. |
| Portico | OSA primary (nonpartnered) journals | OSA participates in Portico to ensure perpetual archival access. |



