Journal profile · OPHTHALMOLOGY
Annals of Eye Science
ISSN 2520-4122 · AME Publishing Company
Annals of Eye Science: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 1 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; 36 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Annals of Eye Science is published by AME Publishing Company and is classed under Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Retinal Diseases and Treatments, Glaucoma and retinal disorders and Corneal surgery and disorders, together about 29.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ophthalmology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Annals of Eye Science (AES, Ann Eye Sci, Online ISSN: 2520-4122) is an international, open access, peer-reviewed online journal featuring clinical investigations, clinical observations, and clinically relevant laboratory investigations in the broad fields of ophthalmology. Specific areas of interest include, but not limited to, multimodality therapy, biomarkers, imaging, biology, pathology, and technical advances related to ophthalmology. The aim of this journal is to provide a forum for the dissemination of current and practical information on diagnosis, prevention and basic and clinical investigations related to ophthalmology. Contributions pertinent to ophthalmology are also included from related fields such as nutrition, surgery, public health, human genetics, basic sciences, education, sociology, and nursing. The entire submission and review process are managed through OJS system, an electronic system, which provides an efficient way and ensures a rapid turnaround of papers submitted for publication. AES is indexed and covered by Web of Science [Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)], and received its latest impact factor of 1 for the year 2025.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): OPHTHALMOLOGY
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 6%); most named United States 24, Singapore 4, Mainland China 3, Germany 3, United Kingdom 2 (49 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Retinal Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine11.6%
- Glaucoma and retinal disordersMedicine10.7%
- Corneal surgery and disordersMedicine7.1%
- Retinal and Optic ConditionsMedicine7.1%
- Retinal Imaging and AnalysisMedicine6.3%
- Corneal Surgery and TreatmentsMedicine6.1%
- Intraocular Surgery and LensesMedicine5.9%
- Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment StudiesMedicine5.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Ophthalmology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 46OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.72OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 598 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 41 | 41 | 0 |
| 2025 | 36 | 36 | 24 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | 43 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | 60 |
| 2022 | 33 | 33 | 108 |
| 2021 | 49 | 49 | 269 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 accepted1
- reviewMohammad Sargolzaeimoghaddam, Maral Sargolzaeimoghaddam, Zarin Kothari, Aron M. Sebhat, Mohammad Soleimani Annals of Eye Science 2025; 10: 20 . (30 September 20…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Plagiarism
- Publication ethics
of Dealing with Allegations of Research Misconduct Model summary
of Dealing with Allegations of Research Misconduct
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
For open access publishing, this journal uses an exclusive licensing agreement. Authors will transfer copyright to AME Publishing Company, but will have the right to share their article in the same way permitted to third parties under the relevant user license, as well as certain scholarly usage rights.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Statement
Annals of Eye Science is a peer reviewed, open access journal. All content of the journal is published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial- NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). All articles published open access will be immediately and permanently free for all to read, download, copy and distribute as defined by the applied license.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
of Screening for Plagiarism Process Policy Model summary
of Screening for Plagiarism Process Policy
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
- AME Publishing Company
- ISSN
- 2520-4122
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annals of Eye Science
What CAS zone is Annals of Eye Science in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Annals of Eye Science?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2, h-index 17.
Where are the editorial board members of Annals of Eye Science based?
Of the 49 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 6%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (24), Singapore (4) and Mainland China (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Annals of Eye Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annals of Eye Science is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Annals of Eye Science open access, and what is the APC?
Annals of Eye Science is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .