Aims & Scope

Aims

The Optical Wireless Communication (OWC) is a peer-reviewed international journal committed to advancing fundamental research and technological innovation in optical wireless communication. The journal aims to provide a rigorous scholarly platform for the dissemination of high-quality, original research that enhances theoretical understanding, system design, and practical deployment of optical wireless technologies. By fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and bridging academia and industry, the journal seeks to promote scientific excellence and accelerate the development of next-generation high-capacity, secure, and energy-efficient communication systems.

Scope

The scope of the Journal includes, but is not limited to:

• Microwave Photonics
• Visible Light Communication
• Underwater Optical Communication
• Ultraviolet Light Communication
• Interstellar Optical Communication
• Satellite Earth Optical Communication
• Coherent Optical Communication
• Automatic Capture
• Alignment, and Tracking in Optical Communication
• Impact of Atmospheric Turbulence on Optical Signal Transmission
• Application of Vortex Light in Wireless Optical Communication

Publication Frequency

Quarterly

Ownership

The journal is owned by Institute of Central Computation and Knowledge Inc.

Author Fees

For information regarding publication fees and waiver policies, please refer to Article Processing Charge (APC). 

Archiving

All journals published by ICCK are archived in Portico, which provides permanent digital archiving for scholarly journals.

Copyright & Licensing

Articles published in OWC will be Open-Access articles distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY). Under this license, author(s) retain ownership of the copyright for their article, but authors allow anyone to download, reuse, reprint, distribute, and/or copy articles published in OWC, so long as the original author(s) and source are cited.

Access Policy

All articles published in this journal are freely available to readers worldwide immediately upon publication. There are no subscription charges or pay-per-view fees. Readers may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author.

Editorial Board

The Journal is guided by an Editorial Board consisting of recognized experts in the field. For the complete list of Editorial Board members, please refer to Editorial Board.

Peer Review

The journal adheres to rigorous peer review and undergoes single-blind peer review. For more details, please refer to Editorial Process and Peer Review Policy.

Editorial Process

All manuscripts submitted to OWC should adhere to the journal's Editorial Process.

Plagiarism

Plagiarism detection is performed at ICCK using the iThenticate- Crossref Similarity Checking tool. This web-based tool is employed in the editorial process to identify potential text plagiarism. It's important to note that while iThenticate can identify matching text, it cannot independently determine whether plagiarism has occurred. Manual examination of the matching text is still necessary, and judgment must be exercised to ascertain the presence or absence of plagiarism. The similarity report might be sent to the author for revision whenever needed.

Publication Ethics Statement

ICCK is responsible for implementing rigorous peer review and strict ethical policies and standards to ensure that high quality scientific work is added to the field of scholarly publishing. ICCK takes such publishing ethics issues very seriously, and our editors are trained to enforce COPE's Core Practices and Guidelines, with a zero-tolerance policy for plagiarism, data falsification, and other behaviours. To verify the originality of content submitted to our journals, we use iThenticate/Crossref Similarity Check to check submissions against previous publications.

Advertising

The journal does not accept any commercial product advertisements until policy changes otherwise.

Direct Marketing

Journal propagation has been done through the journal website and distribution of an introduction pamphlet. Invitations to submit a manuscript are usually targeted towards presenters at conferences, seminars, or workshops related to the journal's aims and scope.

Contact

Please visit Editorial Office for details about different queries.