Journal profile · Health Professions-Optometry
Expert Review of Ophthalmology
ISSN 1746-9899 · eISSN 1746-9902 · Taylor & Francis
Expert Review of Ophthalmology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 119 days to acceptance (96 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 26% (journal website); 47 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Expert Review of Ophthalmology is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Corneal surgery and disorders, together about 33.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ophthalmology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Expert Review of Ophthalmology [ISSN 1746-9899]; [e-ISSN 1746-9902] is an international journal publishing rigorously peer-reviewed review articles and original research papers in ocular medicine. The journal provides the ophthalmic community with a critical mass of structured information from international key opinion leaders, and an important platform for commentary and debate on current and emerging approaches in ocular medicine. Articles focus on the following key areas: Therapeutic approaches in ophthalmic disorders Visual function and optics Ocular tumors Surgical techniques & interventional approaches New instruments Advanced materials, prostheses & devices Oculoplastics Neuro-ophthalmology Ocular manifestations of systemic disease Molecular biology & molecular genetics in ophthalmology Epidemiologic studies Management of ocular infections and inflammation Pharmacoeconomics and quality of life studies Please note, we do not consider case report or case series articles. Comprehensive coverage in each review is complemented by the unique Expert Collection format and includes the following sections: Expert Opinion – a personal view of the data presented in the article, a discussion on the developments that are likely to be important in the future, and the avenues of research likely to become exciting as further studies yield more detailed results; Article Highlights – an executive summary of the author’s most critical points. Once your paper has been assessed for suitability by the Editorial Team, it will then be double-anonymous peer-reviewed by independent, expert referees. Reach an international clinical and medical audience alongside other key opinion leaders in your field by publishing with Expert Review of Ophthalmology, part of the Expert Collection brand. Authors can choose to publish gold open access in this journal and may choose to publish using our Accelerated Publication services. For any pre-submission enquiries, please contact the Commissioning Editor.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Health Professions-Optometry
Editor-in-chief Giuseppe QuerquesPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 13, Italy 8, United Kingdom 4, Spain 2, Australia 2 (33 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Glaucoma and retinal disordersMedicine12.7%
- Retinal Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine12.1%
- Corneal surgery and disordersMedicine9%
- Ocular Surface and Contact LensMedicine7.2%
- Intraocular Surgery and LensesMedicine6.6%
- Retinal and Optic ConditionsMedicine6.1%
- Retinal Imaging and AnalysisMedicine5.9%
- Corneal Surgery and TreatmentsMedicine5.2%
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: yes
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceEmbaseCASPublisher website
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 (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.31Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 207OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.14OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.56%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 35LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,023Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 95,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,235 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 46 | 16 | 5 |
| 2025 | 47 | 16 | 38 |
| 2024 | 40 | 20 | 108 |
| 2023 | 52 | 16 | 151 |
| 2022 | 49 | 20 | 218 |
| 2021 | 40 | 7 | 196 |
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
119 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 89 days – 169 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (96 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 138 days
- Sample
- 96 articles with submission and acceptance dates (98 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 26%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 32 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 60 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 19 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double 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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Not considered
- case report; case series
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Expert Review of Ophthalmology 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 discoverabil…
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 & Francis
- ISSN
- 1746-9899
- Electronic ISSN
- 1746-9902
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 21, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Expert Review of Ophthalmology
What CAS zone is Expert Review of Ophthalmology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Expert Review of Ophthalmology 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 Expert Review of Ophthalmology?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.2 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.7, h-index 39.
How long does peer review take at Expert Review of Ophthalmology?
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 119 days (interquartile range 89–169 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 26%. 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 Expert Review of Ophthalmology based?
Of the 33 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (13), Italy (8) and United Kingdom (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Expert Review of Ophthalmology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Expert Review of Ophthalmology is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, Embase and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Expert Review of Ophthalmology open access, and what is the APC?
Expert Review of Ophthalmology 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .