Journal profile · Medicine-Ophthalmology
Community Eye Health Journal
ISSN 0953-6833 · eISSN 1993-7288 · International Centre for Eye Health · United Kingdom
Community Eye Health Journal: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 14 weeks (community reports); 48 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Community Eye Health Journal is published by International Centre for Eye Health. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies, Ophthalmology and Visual Health Research and Ocular Infections and Treatments, together about 44.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ophthalmology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Community Eye Health Journal provides practical, peer-reviewed educational information and guidance to eye care providers, managers, and policy makers in low- resource settings for free.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Ophthalmology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment StudiesMedicine21.4%
- Ophthalmology and Visual Health ResearchMedicine15.2%
- Ocular Infections and TreatmentsMedicine7.9%
- Retinal Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine6.6%
- Intraocular Surgery and LensesMedicine6.2%
- Glaucoma and retinal disordersMedicine4.7%
- Global Health and SurgeryMedicine3.7%
- Healthcare Systems and ReformsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ophthalmology | Q4 | 115/147 | 22nd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 62OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.46OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 834 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 22 | 58 |
| 2025 | 48 | 48 | 364 |
| 2024 | 39 | 39 | 429 |
| 2023 | 43 | 43 | 447 |
| 2022 | 57 | 57 | 378 |
| 2021 | 48 | 48 | 425 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 14 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 14 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | 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
- International Centre for Eye Health
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0953-6833
- Electronic ISSN
- 1993-7288
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Community Eye Health Journal
How long does peer review take at Community Eye Health Journal?
Authors report an average review time of about 14 weeks. 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 Community Eye Health Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Community Eye Health Journal is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Community Eye Health Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Community Eye Health Journal is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .