ACS Photonics是一个跨学科的期刊，从基础研究到应用研究和技术，为光子学领域的最新进展提供交流平台。通过光子学的横向特性，将来自不同学科的科学家和技术专家联系起来。同时，该期刊还旨在弥合学术界和工业界之间的差距。
ACS Photonics首要目标是通过快报和全文发表原创和及时的研究成果，以解决光子学领域的重要问题。新颖性、高技术质量、显著性、潜在影响和可读性是接受的主要标准。
为了向科研人员提供领先专家的前沿观点与研究，ACS Photonics还以另外两种文章类型，为科学界提供领先专家对前沿研究的观点：对主题进行全面且客观概述的Reviews，以及更短且更具前瞻性的Perspectives。
ACS Photonics is an interdisciplinary forum to communicate on the latest advances in the field of photonics, all the way from basic research to applied research and technology. Embracing the transversality of photonics, it connects scientists and technologists from a broad scientific spectrum, at the interface between physics, chemistry, biology, and engineering. It also aims at bridging the gap between the academic and industrial worlds.
The first goal of ACS Photonics is to publish, through both Letters and full Articles, original and timely research which addresses important questions in the field of photonics. Novelty, high technical quality, significance, potential impact, and readability are among the main criteria considered for acceptance.
ACS Photonics also offers the community inspiring views from leading experts on cutting-edge research in two additional publication types: comprehensive Reviews that give an objective overview of the topic to date and Perspectives that are shorter, more opiniated and forward looking.
