Journal profile · Ophthalmology
Current Eye Research
ISSN 0271-3683 · eISSN 1460-2202 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · NETHERLANDS · Monthly · Founded 1981
Current Eye Research: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.84; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 192 days to acceptance (96 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 161 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Current Eye Research is published by Taylor and Francis 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 Glaucoma and retinal disorders, Retinal Diseases and Treatments and Ocular Surface and Contact Lens, together about 32.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ophthalmology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Current Eye Research is a subscription-based peer-reviewed journal, aiming to publish the highest quality articles across all areas of global eye research - ranging from basic science to clinical studies - in order to promote collaboration between preclinical and clinical scientists and improve overall patient care in Ophthalmology, from the bench to the bedside. The journal’s audience includes scientists and clinicians interested in clinical research, mechanism-based research, basic science, pre-clinical translational studies, studies on visual function, anatomy, physiology, biophysics, biochemistry, pharmacology, developmental biology, microbiology and immunology, and more. The journal welcomes for consideration the following: Original Articles, Letters to the Editor, Mini Review, Short Communication, Accelerated Publication Plus, and all articles received by the Journal will be subject to Single Anonymous peer review. Authors can choose to publish gold open access in this journal. Read the Instructions for Authors for information on how to submit your article.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Ophthalmology
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 13, India 5, Germany 4, United Kingdom 3, Australia 1 (26 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Glaucoma and retinal disordersMedicine12%
- Retinal Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine10.6%
- Ocular Surface and Contact LensMedicine10.2%
- Corneal Surgery and TreatmentsMedicine8.2%
- Corneal surgery and disordersMedicine7.5%
- Connexins and lens biologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.6%
- Retinal Development and DisordersBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.3%
- Retinal and Macular SurgeryMedicine5.3%
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 3 |
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
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPubMedEmbaseCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, OCLC, Adis International Ltd., EBSCOhost, Personal Alert (E-mail)
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
- 1.84LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.69LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.69Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.84LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.84Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 73LetPub ·
- h-index
- 120OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,500OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.8OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 6.73%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 154LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 248,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,197 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 121 | 25 | 17 |
| 2025 | 161 | 47 | 244 |
| 2024 | 154 | 49 | 524 |
| 2023 | 145 | 53 | 874 |
| 2022 | 179 | 75 | 1,793 |
| 2021 | 192 | 54 | 2,011 |
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
192 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 132 days – 258 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (96 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 213 days
- Sample
- 96 articles with submission and acceptance dates (313 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)
- 3–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 17%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 87 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 21 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 accepted5
- accelerated publication plusOriginal Articles, Letters to the Editor, Mini Review, Short Communication, Accelerated Publication PlusLength not stated
- letters to the editorOriginal Articles, Letters to the Editor, Mini Review, Short Communication, Accelerated Publication PlusLength not stated
- mini reviewOriginal Articles, Letters to the Editor, Mini Review, Short Communication, Accelerated Publication PlusLength not stated
- original articlesOriginal Articles, Letters to the Editor, Mini Review, Short Communication, Accelerated Publication PlusLength not stated
- short communicationOriginal Articles, Letters to the Editor, Mini Review, Short Communication, Accelerated Publication PlusLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Gold open access option Model summary
Current Eye Research is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Single Anonymous peer review Model summary
all articles received by the Journal will be subject to Single Anonymous peer review
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1981
- ISSN
- 0271-3683
- Electronic ISSN
- 1460-2202
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 51, Issue 9 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Current Eye Research
What CAS zone is Current Eye Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Current Eye Research 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 Current Eye Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.84; CiteScore 4.2, h-index 120.
How long does peer review take at Current Eye Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 96 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 192 days (interquartile range 132–258 days); authors report an average review time of 3–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 17%. 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 Current Eye Research based?
Of the 26 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (13), India (5) and Germany (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Current Eye Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Current Eye Research is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Current Eye Research open access, and what is the APC?
Current Eye Research is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .