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Photoacoustics

Photoacoustics is an open access journal focused on original research and review contributions in photoacoustics, optoacoustics, and thermoacoustics. It covers acoustical and ultrasonic phenomena excited by electromagnetic radiation for detection, visualization, and characterization of materials and biological tissues, with emphasis on biomedical optoacoustic imaging, sensing, spectroscopy, imaging technologies, signal processing, reconstruction algorithms, contrast agents, clinical translation, and industrial and environmental applications.

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Subject Engineering, Biomedical, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Impact Factor 6.8
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Open
ISSN 2213-5979
eISSN 2213-5979
Invitation Only No
Cost Range Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 3,700 (excluding taxes).

Submission Instructions

Photoacoustics accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Reviews

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be concise and factual in an unstructured format.
Manuscript Reviews should generally be about 4–6 printed pages. Reviews must present deep analysis of previously published data and provide justified proposals for future developments, methods to improve technology, and ways to overcome present challenges. Manuscript must include 1 to 7 English keywords, 3 to 5 highlights submitted as a separate editable file, a generative AI declaration section before the references when applicable, and author biographies with passport-type photographs.
References References must be cited by number in square brackets and listed in the order of appearance. Review references must be comprehensive rather than selectively representative, and journal names in the reference list must be abbreviated according to LTWA.
Figures & Tables Figures must be uploaded as separate files and tables must be provided as editable text. All figures and tables must be cited in the text, numbered in order of appearance, and accompanied by captions.
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Research Articles

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript Research Articles have no length limit. Articles must be divided into clearly defined and numbered sections, with the abstract excluded from section numbering. Manuscripts must include 1 to 7 English keywords, submit 3 to 5 highlights as a separate editable file, include acknowledgements before the references, provide CRediT author contributions, and add a generative AI declaration in a new section before the references if AI was used in manuscript preparation.
References References must be cited in the text using numbered square brackets. References must be numbered in the order of appearance and journal names must be abbreviated according to LTWA.
Figures & Tables The number of figures and tables is not limited. Figures must be uploaded as separate files along with the manuscript, while tables must be provided as editable text. All figures and tables must be cited in the text, numbered consecutively, and accompanied by captions.
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Letters

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words.
Manuscript Letters must not exceed 2,000 words and 8 pages including title, abstract, references, figures, figure captions, and tables. Articles must be divided into clearly defined and numbered sections, with the abstract excluded from section numbering. The manuscript must include 1 to 7 keywords, and any use of generative AI in manuscript preparation must be declared in a section placed before the references list.
References References must be cited in the text using numbers in square brackets and listed in the order they appear in the article.
Figures & Tables Letters may include a maximum of 5 figures or tables. Figures must be uploaded as separate files, while tables must be submitted as editable text. Tables must be editable text rather than images, and all figures and tables must be cited in the manuscript, numbered consecutively, and provided with captions.
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Technical Reports

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be unstructured and able to stand alone.
Manuscript Manuscript must be divided into clearly defined and numbered sections, with the abstract excluded from section numbering. Manuscript must include 1 to 7 English keywords, a declaration of generative AI use in a new section before the references when applicable, acknowledgements in a separate section before the references, and author biographies of up to 100 words each.
References References must be cited in the text using numbers in square brackets in the order of appearance. References must be numbered in article order, journal names must be abbreviated according to LTWA, web references must include the full URL and access date, and any reference cited in the text must appear in the reference list and vice versa.
Figures & Tables Figures must be uploaded as separate files, while tables must be submitted as editable text. All figures and tables must be cited in the text, numbered consecutively in order of appearance, and provided with captions, and tables must not be submitted as images.
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Recent Publications

High-fidelity dual-domain photoacoustic data synthesis with latent diffusion models

Linxin Li, Zhiyuan Zheng, Ziyang Wang, Ye Yu, Haipeng Wei, Shangkun Hou, Hanchen Xu, Qiegen Liu, Xianlin Song

10.1016/j.pacs.2026.100898
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Hypoxia-correlated functional photoacoustic tomography enhances breast tumor detection

Xin Tong, Cindy Z. Liu, Geng Ku, Stephanie Delos Santos, Marta Invernizzi, Lisa D. Yee, Lily L. Lai, Lihong V. Wang

10.1016/j.pacs.2026.100897
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Lower lip as a photoacoustic imaging window for detection of CTC clusters: A feasibility phantom study

Ashkan Ghanbarzadeh-Dagheyan, Elahe Rastegar Pashaki, Kirsten Pondman

10.1016/j.pacs.2026.100896
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DPAT-Net: A sequential dual-domain network with axial attention for limited-view photoacoustic image reconstruction

Yongqiang Gong, Yichao Meng, Liangjie Wang, Yiming Qian

10.1016/j.pacs.2026.100892
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Single-Shot Dual-Scale Photoacoustic Microscopy Enables Ultra-Sparse Sampling Reconstruction of Optical-Resolution Imaging

Kexin Chen, Zhouyan Cao, Ruiqin Li, HaiPing Cai, Xiaobin Hong, Jiangbo Chen

10.1016/j.pacs.2026.100895
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

3 days from submission to first decision; 36 days from submission to decision after review; 69 days from submission to acceptance; 4 days from acceptance to first online publication.

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What are the publication costs?

Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 3,700 (excluding taxes).

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Research Topics

Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging Thermography and Photoacoustic Techniques Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics Spectroscopy and Laser Applications Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies Optical Coherence Tomography Applications Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies Human auditory perception and evaluation Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging Infrared Thermography in Medicine Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research Extracellular vesicles in disease Thermoregulation and physiological responses Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors Image Enhancement Techniques Legal Cases and Commentary Educational Robotics and Engineering Thermal Regulation in Medicine

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