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Information for OSA Journal Authors

OSA welcomes submissions of research articles to its journals. Authors are encouraged to review the individual journal descriptions when choosing an appropriate publication for their submission (see Journal Descriptions).

JON/JOCN authors should consult the JOCN Author page.

Manuscript Preparation

Style Guides and Templates (incl. BibTex and EndNote)
Free Color Online
Optics Letters Length Estimates
Electronic Art Guidelines (PDF)
Multimedia
OCIS Codes

Peer Review

Manuscript Tracking
Comments and Replies
Overview of Peer Review Process - coming soon
Revised Manuscripts
Early Posting
Accepted Manuscripts

Online Posting

Early Posting
Issues in Progress

Publication Charges and Reprints

Publication Charges
Optional Open Access
Color Charges
Reprint Orders

Submission Instructions

Select a journal below to transfer to the submission instructions and to enter the ADS submission and tracking system.

Applied Optics
Biomedical Optics Express
Journal of Optical Communications and Networking JOSA A
JOSA B
Optical Materials Express
Optics Express
Optics Letters

Ethical Guidelines

Ethical Guidelines Documents
Editorial on Plagiarism
Authorship Guidelines - coming soon

Copyright and Permissions

Copyright Transfer
Author Posting Policy
NIH Public Access Policy
Permissions

Optics and Photonics News (OPN)

See the OPN Authors' Page for more information.


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