Nowadays, borate glasses are being investigated due to their interesting properties compared to other glasses. The properties of these materials include excellent transparency, isotropic nature, ease of handling, low manufacturing costs, and flexible chemical compositions. These glasses are used in various fields including optics, electronics, biomedical and radiation dosimetry (Barrera et al., 2019). In this work, Ce³⁺ doped magnesium-borate glasses, with 80MgB₂O₄-20MgB₄O₇:xCe and 60MgB₂O₄-40MgB₄O₇:xCe (where x = 0.10, 0.30, 0.50, 0.70 and 0.90 weight%) composition, were manufactured and analyzed. The prepared glasses were produced by melt quenching method. Various physical properties of the samples were studied, such as density, X ray diffraction (XRD), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), absorption optical, spectrum fluorimeter and optically stimulate luminescence. XRD analysis revealed the amorphous nature of the glasses. DSC was used to evaluate the phase stabilization behavior of the samples. Glass densities increase with Ce3+ concentration, while molar volumes decrease. The indirect and direct band gaps decreased with increasing Ce content. This was in accordance with the decrease in molar volume. The photoluminescence emission of the Ce3+ ions in the glass structure as well as the optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) have also been investigated. In the dose range of 0.02 to 5.00 Gy, a linear luminescence dose response was observed with both glasses, and the 60MgB₂O₄-40MgB₄O₇:xCe glasses showed the more intense response than can be considered a candidate for practical applications.