Optical Switching and Networking (OSN) is an archival journal aiming to provide complete coverage of all topics of interest to those involved in the optical and high-speed opto-electronic networking areas. The editorial board is committed to providing detailed, constructive feedback to submitted papers, as well as a fast turn-around time.

Optical Switching and Networking considers high-quality, original, and unpublished contributions addressing all aspects of optical and opto-electronic networks. Specific areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

? Optical and Opto-Electronic Backbone, Metropolitan and Local Area Networks

? Optical Data Center Networks

? Elastic optical networks

? Green Optical Networks

? Software Defined Optical Networks

? Novel Multi-layer Architectures and Protocols (Ethernet, Internet, Physical Layer)

? Optical Networks for Interet of Things (IOT)

? Home Networks, In-Vehicle Networks, and Other Short-Reach Networks

? Optical Access Networks

? Optical Data Center Interconnection Systems

? Optical OFDM and coherent optical network systems

? Free Space Optics (FSO) networks

? Hybrid Fiber - Wireless Networks

? Optical Satellite Networks

? Visible Light Communication Networks

? Optical Storage Networks

? Optical Network Security

? Optical Network Resiliance and Reliability

? Control Plane Issues and Signaling Protocols

? Optical Quality of Service (OQoS) and Impairment Monitoring

? Optical Layer Anycast, Broadcast and Multicast

? Optical Network Applications, Testbeds and Experimental Networks

? Optical Network for Science and High Performance Computing Networks

《Optical Switching And Networking》是一本由Elsevier出版商出版的專業(yè)計算機科學期刊，該刊創(chuàng)刊于2004年，刊期Quarterly，該刊已被國際權威數(shù)據(jù)庫SCIE收錄。在中科院最新升級版分區(qū)表中，該刊分區(qū)信息為大類學科：計算機科學4區(qū)，小類學科：光學 3區(qū)；計算機：信息系統(tǒng) 4區(qū)；電信學 4區(qū)；在JCR（Journal Citation Reports）分區(qū)等級為Q3。該刊發(fā)文范圍涵蓋OPTICS等領域，旨在及時、準確、全面地報道國內外OPTICS工作者在該領域取得的最新研究成果、工作進展及學術動態(tài)、技術革新等，促進學術交流，鼓勵學術創(chuàng)新。2023年影響因子為1.9，平均審稿速度 12周，或約稿 約20.1周。