{{Short description|Peer-reviewed scientific journal}} {{Infobox journal | title = Journal of the Optical Society of America | cover = | discipline = Optics | editor = {{ubl|Olga Korotkova|Kurt Busch}} | language = | abbreviation = J. Opt. Soc. Am. | publisher = Optica | country = | frequency = Monthly | history = 1917–present | openaccess = Hybrid | license = | impact = {{plainlist| *''J. Opt. Soc. Am. A'': 1.4 *''J. Opt. Soc. Am. B'': 1.9 }} | impact-year = 2024 | website = | link1 = https://opg.optica.org/josaa/home.cfm | link1-name = ''JOSA A'' website | link2 = https://opg.optica.org/josab/home.cfm | link2-name = ''JOSA B'' website | link3 = https://opg.optica.org/josa/browse.cfm | link3-name = ''JOSA'' online access | link4 = https://opg.optica.org/josaa/issue.cfm | link4-name = ''JOSA A'' online access | link5 = https://opg.optica.org/josab/issue.cfm | link5-name = ''JOSA B'' online access | JSTOR = | OCLC = | LCCN = | CODEN = | ISSN = 1084-7529 | eISSN = 1520-8532 | ISSNlabel = J. Opt. Soc. Am. A | ISSN2 = 0740-3224 | eISSN2 = 1520-8540 | ISSN2label = J. Opt. Soc. Am. B }} {{Redirect|JOSA|other uses|Josa (disambiguation)}} The '''''Journal of the Optical Society of America''''' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal of optics, published by Optica.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.osapublishing.org/josa/about.cfm |title=About OSA Publishing|publisher=The Optical Society |access-date=2015-04-28}}</ref> It was established in 1917<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.osapublishing.org/josa/journal/josa/20presidents.cfm|title=JOSA History|access-date=2015-04-28}}</ref> and in 1984 was split into two parts, A and B.
== ''Journal of the Optical Society of America A'' == Part A covers various topics in optics, vision, and image science. The editor-in-chief is Olga Korotkova (University of Miami, USA).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://opg.optica.org/josaa/journal/josaa/about.cfm#board |title=Editorial Board |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=optica.org |publisher=Optica |access-date=2023-04-24 |quote=}}</ref>
== ''Journal of the Optical Society of America B'' == Part B covers various topics in the field of optical physics, such as guided waves, laser spectroscopy, nonlinear optics, quantum optics, lasers, organic and polymer materials for optics, and ultrafast phenomena. The editor-in-chief is Kurt Busch (Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://opg.optica.org/josab/journal/josab/about.cfm#board |title=Editorial Board |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=optica.org |publisher=Optica |access-date=2023-04-24 |quote=}}</ref>
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== External links == * [http://josaa.osa.org ''Journal of the Optical Society of America A'' website] * [http://josab.osa.org ''Journal of the Optical Society of America B'' website]
Category:Academic journals established in 1917 Category:Optica (society) academic journals Category:Optics journals Category:English-language journals Category:Monthly journals
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