Journal profile · Ophthalmology
Acta Ophthalmologica
ISSN 1755-375X · eISSN 1755-3768 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · DENMARK · Bimonthly
Acta Ophthalmologica: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.94; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,990; median 114 days to acceptance (39 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 75%; 852 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Ophthalmologica is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Glaucoma and retinal disorders, Retinal Diseases and Treatments and Corneal surgery and disorders, together about 34.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ophthalmology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Acta Ophthalmologica publishes clinical and experimental original articles, reviews, editorials, educational photo essays (Diagnosis and Therapy in Ophthalmology), case reports and case series, letters to the editor and doctoral theses.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Ophthalmology
Editor-in-chief Kai KaarnirantaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Denmark 2, France 1, Sweden 1, Finland 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Glaucoma and retinal disordersMedicine14.7%
- Retinal Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine12%
- Corneal surgery and disordersMedicine7.7%
- Intraocular Surgery and LensesMedicine6.3%
- Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment StudiesMedicine5.5%
- Retinal Imaging and AnalysisMedicine5.4%
- Ocular Surface and Contact LensMedicine5.3%
- Retinal and Optic ConditionsMedicine5.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Ophthalmology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Ophthalmology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Ophthalmology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedEmbaseCASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 2.94LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 7.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.32LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.46LetPub ·
- h-index
- 77LetPub ·
- h-index
- 128OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5,951OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.83OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 68.43%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 177LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 196Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,339,880Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 26,080 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 191 | 136 | 30 |
| 2025 | 852 | 181 | 568 |
| 2024 | 950 | 178 | 1,056 |
| 2023 | 224 | 205 | 1,702 |
| 2022 | 1,205 | 147 | 2,772 |
| 2021 | 485 | 276 | 6,096 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
114 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 86 days – 179 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (40 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 146 days
- Sample
- 39 articles with submission and acceptance dates (1,081 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 6 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 75%LetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 12%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 115 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,990 / EUR 4,190 / GBP 3,340 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | GBP 120 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted9
- doctoral thesesActa Ophthalmologica publishes clinical and experimental original articles, reviews, editorials, educational photo-essays, letters to the editor and doctoral th…Length not stated
- editorialsEducational photo essays, editorials and Letters to the Editor do not have an abstractLength not stated
- educational photo-essaysEducational photo essays, editorials and Letters to the Editor do not have an abstractLength not stated
- letters to the editorLetters to the editor are published online only.Length not stated
- original paperArrangement of the manuscript: The manuscript should include the following: 1) title page; 2) abstract, and key words; 3) main text (introduction, materials and…Length not stated
- original papersORIGINAL PAPERSLength not stated
- perspectivePerspective in ophthalmology will shed a new interpretation and focused light on topics within clinical ophthalmology. Submitted material should stop readers to…Length not stated
- review articleReview articles should be arranged in the following order: 1) title page; 2) abstract; 3) key words; 4) text, 5) acknowledgement; 6) references; 7) tables; 8) l…Length not stated
- review articlesREVIEW ARTICLESLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, Open access, Preprints
- Data availability
Data sharing encouraged; data accessibility statement required. Model summary
Acta Ophthalmologica encourages authors to share the data and other artefacts supporting the results in the paper by archiving it in an appropriate public repository.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
ORCID required for submitting author. Model summary
Acta Ophthalmologica requires the submitting author (only) to provide an ORCID iD when submitting a manuscript.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint policy: journal considers preprints for review; authors may post submitted version to preprint server at any time. Model summary
This journal will consider for review articles previously available as preprints. Authors may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- DENMARK
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 1755-375X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1755-3768
- Society / sponsor
- Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica Foundation
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 104, Issue 6 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Ophthalmologica
What CAS zone is Acta Ophthalmologica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Acta Ophthalmologica is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Ophthalmology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Acta Ophthalmologica?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.94; CiteScore 7.5, h-index 128.
How long does peer review take at Acta Ophthalmologica?
Based on the dates recorded on 39 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 114 days (interquartile range 86–179 days); authors report an average review time of about 6 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 75%”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 12% (2025). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Acta Ophthalmologica based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Denmark (2), France (1) and Sweden (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Acta Ophthalmologica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Ophthalmologica is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Acta Ophthalmologica open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Ophthalmologica is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,990.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-24). Last updated: .