title: Editorial: acceptance criteria and editorial procedures for Optics Letters.
abstract: Optics Letters Editors strive to provide timely reviews and decisions for authors while bringing top quality papers to the optics community. The purpose of this editorial is to explain Optics Letters' acceptance criteria and editorial procedures. Our hope is that greater transparency concerning the decision-making process will increase understanding as well as acceptance of our criteria and procedures.
authors.forename: Xi-Cheng
authors.initials: XC
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Peter E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Andersen
authors.forename: Brian L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Justus
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Galtarossa