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Welcome Librarians and Member Subscribers

Librarians

Optics professionals are in many disciplines

Optics professionals are physicists, biologists, medical researchers, electrical engineers, communications specialists, astronomers, meteorologists, materials scientists, and technical specialists in photography—to name a few of the many disciplines that rely on OSA's quality, peer-reviewed optics journals.

The Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) ranked three of OSA's primary journals in the top 10 in its latest ratings.

OSA journals are not only acknowledged for their excellence, but also for their accessibility and cost effectiveness.

Non Member Subscribers

OSA recognizes that patrons' online access to scholarly journals is becoming essential. All OSA journals are now available online, individually and as a package (print-only subscriptions no longer exist). A subscription to Optics InfoBase provides online access to the full compliment of 2007 OSA journals as well as their full-text archives. New In 2007, Optics InfoBase context will include Applied Spectroscopy, the Virtual Journal of Biomedical Optics, Chinese Optics Letters, and selected conference proceedings.  For online access subscribers must fill out (one time) an online user agreement. The users agreement can be found here. Submit online or fax to 202.416.6129.

OSA’s 2008 institutional prices ( PDF, 50 KB)

For assistance contact elec@osa.org (tel. 202.416.1901)

Member Subscribers

Individual members enjoy a wide range of benefits, including complementary OPN and Physics Today subscriptions as well as a free online journal of their choice (if choosing Applied Optics, members pay one-half of member price). 

Members can purchase OSA journals at discounted prices

Members purchase journals at member prices, and student members receive special student prices. Both regular and student members receive discounted conference registration fees as well as many other attractive benefits.

2008 member prices

For assistance contact custserv@osa.org (tel 202.416.1907)