Journal of Luminescence
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Aims & Scope
The purpose of the Journal of Luminescence is to provide a means of communication between scientists in different disciplines who share a common interest in the electronic excited states of molecular, ionic and covalent systems, whether crystalline, amorphous, or liquid. We invite original papers and reviews on such subjects as: exciton and polariton dynamics, dynamics of localized excited states, energy and charge transport in ordered and disordered systems, radiative and non-radiative recombination, relaxation processes, vibronic interactions in electronic excited states, photochemistry in condensed systems, excited state resonance, double resonance, spin dynamics, selective excitation spectroscopy, hole burning, coherent processes in excited states, (e.g. coherent optical transients, photon echoes, transient gratings), multiphoton processes, optical bistability, photochromism, and new techniques for the study of excited states. This list is not intended to be exhaustive. Papers in the traditional areas of optical spectroscopy (absorption, MCD, luminescence, Raman scattering) are welcome. Papers on applications (phosphors, scintillators, electro- and cathodo-luminescence, radiography, bioimaging, solar energy, energy conversion, etc.) are also welcome if they present results of scientific, rather than only technological interest. However, papers containing purely theoretical results, not related to phenomena in the excited states, as well as papers using luminescence spectroscopy to perform routine analytical chemistry or biochemistry procedures, are outside the scope of the journal. Some exceptions will be possible at the discretion of the editors.
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Academic Intelligence Overview & Context
ImpaQ AnalysisJournal of Luminescence (acronym: lumin, abbr: J. LUMIN, ISSN: 0022-2313) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Physics, published by Elsevier in Netherlands since 1970. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 3.80, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.556 (Q2), an H-index of 143.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an average review speed of 14周, a publication frequency of Monthly, an annual output of approximately 834 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,024 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.
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