Journal profile · OPHTHALMOLOGY
Eye & Contact Lens-Science and Clinical Practice
ISSN 1542-2321 · eISSN 1542-233X · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 2003
Eye & Contact Lens-Science and Clinical Practice: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.14; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 93 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Eye & Contact Lens-Science and Clinical Practice 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 Ocular Surface and Contact Lens, Corneal surgery and disorders and Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies, together about 57.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Ophthalmology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): OPHTHALMOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Deborah S. JacobsPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ocular Surface and Contact LensMedicine27%
- Corneal surgery and disordersMedicine17.4%
- Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment StudiesMedicine13.1%
- Corneal Surgery and TreatmentsMedicine12.3%
- Ocular Infections and TreatmentsMedicine8.2%
- Glaucoma and retinal disordersMedicine4%
- Intraocular Surgery and LensesMedicine4%
- Connexins and lens biologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.9%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Ophthalmology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · OPHTHALMOLOGY · rank 43/98
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
- 2.14LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.85LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.94LetPub ·
- h-index
- 50LetPub ·
- h-index
- 80OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,233OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.75OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 13.36%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 86LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,302 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 60 | 15 | 6 |
| 2025 | 93 | 14 | 97 |
| 2024 | 103 | 22 | 346 |
| 2023 | 91 | 20 | 662 |
| 2022 | 98 | 27 | 854 |
| 2021 | 101 | 19 | 1,000 |
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)
- 6–12 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
- 2003
- ISSN
- 1542-2321
- Electronic ISSN
- 1542-233X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 52, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Eye & Contact Lens-Science and Clinical Practice
What CAS zone is Eye & Contact Lens-Science and Clinical Practice in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Eye & Contact Lens-Science and Clinical Practice 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 Eye & Contact Lens-Science and Clinical Practice?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.14; CiteScore 3.8, h-index 80.
How long does peer review take at Eye & Contact Lens-Science and Clinical Practice?
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.
What JCR quartile is Eye & Contact Lens-Science and Clinical Practice in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2; by category, OPHTHALMOLOGY Q2 (43/98). 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 Eye & Contact Lens-Science and Clinical Practice?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Eye & Contact Lens-Science and Clinical Practice is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Eye & Contact Lens-Science and Clinical Practice open access, and what is the APC?
Eye & Contact Lens-Science and Clinical Practice 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: .