Light:Science & Applications (LSA) has established itself as a leading resource for the optics and photonics community within only four and a half years.In 2016,LSA received its third impact factor of 13.6,being listed as second among 90 journals in optics,according to the 2015 Journal Citation Reports from Thomson Reuters.In 2015,LSA published 70 papers,increased by 30% compared with 2014,and the total citations rose by 65%.In 2016,LSA received more than 700 papers from 35 countries and regions and published 84 papers,with a steady increase in submissions and publications over the years.