Journal profile · Ophthalmology
Cornea
ISSN 0277-3740 · eISSN 1536-4798 · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1982
Cornea: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.21; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; median 102 days to acceptance (95 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 296 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cornea is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. 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, Corneal Surgery and Treatments and Ocular Surface and Contact Lens, together about 60.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ophthalmology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
For corneal specialists and for all general ophthalmologists with an interest in this exciting subspecialty, Cornea brings together the latest clinical and basic research on the cornea and the anterior segment of the eye. Each volume is peer-reviewed by Cornea's board of world-renowned experts and fully indexed in archival format. Your subscription brings you the latest developments in your field and a growing library of valuable professional references. Sponsored by The Cornea Society which was founded as the Castroviejo Cornea Society in 1975.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Ophthalmology
Editor-in-chief Vishal JhanjiPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Corneal surgery and disordersMedicine23.7%
- Corneal Surgery and TreatmentsMedicine21.1%
- Ocular Surface and Contact LensMedicine15.9%
- Ocular Infections and TreatmentsMedicine7.5%
- Glaucoma and retinal disordersMedicine6.6%
- Intraocular Surgery and LensesMedicine5.2%
- Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment StudiesMedicine4.2%
- Retinal and Macular SurgeryMedicine2.6%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Ophthalmology | Zone 3 |
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · OPHTHALMOLOGY · rank 40/98
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
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
- 2.21LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.89LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.18LetPub ·
- h-index
- 108LetPub ·
- h-index
- 166OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5,941OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.13OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 12.47%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 228LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 10,891 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 217 | 35 | 42 |
| 2025 | 296 | 50 | 430 |
| 2024 | 329 | 69 | 1,324 |
| 2023 | 238 | 61 | 1,412 |
| 2022 | 260 | 57 | 1,999 |
| 2021 | 313 | 71 | 3,733 |
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
102 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 75 days – 133 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 38 days (95 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 146 days
- Sample
- 95 articles with submission and acceptance dates (605 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)
- 3–6 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1982
- ISSN
- 0277-3740
- Electronic ISSN
- 1536-4798
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 45, Issue 10 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cornea
What CAS zone is Cornea in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Cornea is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 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 Cornea?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.21; CiteScore 4.3, h-index 166.
How long does peer review take at Cornea?
Based on the dates recorded on 95 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 102 days (interquartile range 75–133 days); authors report an average review time of 3–6 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.
What JCR quartile is Cornea in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2; by category, OPHTHALMOLOGY Q2 (40/98). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Which databases index Cornea?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cornea is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Cornea open access, and what is the APC?
Cornea is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .