Journal profile · OPHTHALMOLOGY
Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
ISSN 0004-2749 · eISSN 1678-2925 · Conselho Brasileiro De Oftalmologia · BRAZIL · Bimonthly · Founded 1938
Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.86; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 113 days to acceptance (98 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 97 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia is published by Conselho Brasileiro De Oftalmologia and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Corneal surgery and disorders, Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies and Glaucoma and retinal disorders, together about 26.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ophthalmology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): OPHTHALMOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Corneal surgery and disordersMedicine9.2%
- Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment StudiesMedicine8.7%
- Glaucoma and retinal disordersMedicine8.5%
- Intraocular Surgery and LensesMedicine7.8%
- Corneal Surgery and TreatmentsMedicine7.7%
- Retinal Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine6.9%
- Ocular Surface and Contact LensMedicine6.7%
- Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s SyndromeMedicine5.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Ophthalmology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
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)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Ophthalmology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 0.86LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 807OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.73OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 94LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,566 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 63 | 63 | 6 |
| 2025 | 97 | 97 | 62 |
| 2024 | 110 | 110 | 130 |
| 2023 | 98 | 98 | 237 |
| 2022 | 191 | 191 | 704 |
| 2021 | 179 | 179 | 846 |
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 PubMed · to
113 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 39 days – 150 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 117 days (98 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 234 days
- Sample
- 98 articles with submission and acceptance dates (167 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Blind peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | BRL 500 | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Conselho Brasileiro De Oftalmologia
- Country or region
- BRAZIL
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1938
- ISSN
- 0004-2749
- Electronic ISSN
- 1678-2925
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
What CAS zone is Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Ophthalmology. 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 Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.86; CiteScore 1.8, h-index 47.
How long does peer review take at Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia?
Based on the dates recorded on 98 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 113 days (interquartile range 39–150 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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.
Which databases index Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia open access, and what is the APC?
Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia 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: .