Journal profile · OPHTHALMOLOGY
International Ophthalmology
ISSN 0165-5701 · eISSN 1573-2630 · Springer Netherlands · NETHERLANDS · 12 issues per year · Founded 1978
International Ophthalmology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.68; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,790; median 126 days to acceptance (114 articles, last 24 months); 533 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Ophthalmology is published by Springer Netherlands 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 32.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ophthalmology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
International Ophthalmology provides the clinician with articles on all the relevant subspecialties of ophthalmology, with a broad international scope. With a goal of updating readers on the latest basic and clinical research findings across the entire spectrum of ophthalmology, and to advance disease understanding and management. In addition, the journal welcomes research into new developments in technologies, animal models, innovative diagnostic techniques, advances in therapy, techniques, and basic research projects, as well as negative and replication studies. The editorial process of International Ophthalmology judges on research and education value: all valid research, including negative and positive results, will be considered (see all formats considered below). Reviewers are asked to focus on the validity of the data and conclusions presented to ensure that results are accurately reported. The journal reviews each submission from a ‘sound science’ perspective. Following submission via the Springer Nature Article Processing Platform (SNAPP), articles are peer-reviewed (under single blind peer review process) and, if accepted, are rapidly published online. The journal meets international research integrity standards. International Ophthalmology welcomes the following article types: Original Paper Reviews Letter to the Editor
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): OPHTHALMOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Piergiorgio NeriPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named Italy 10, United States 8, Türkiye 6, India 5, United Arab Emirates 3 (44 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Glaucoma and retinal disordersMedicine12.6%
- Retinal Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine10.2%
- Corneal surgery and disordersMedicine9.8%
- Intraocular Surgery and LensesMedicine8%
- Retinal and Macular SurgeryMedicine7.9%
- Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment StudiesMedicine7.9%
- Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s SyndromeMedicine6.3%
- Ocular Surface and Contact LensMedicine6.1%
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 4 |
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
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEEmbaseCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
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
- 1.68LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.88LetPub ·
- h-index
- 40LetPub ·
- h-index
- 81OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,542OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.84OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 20.73%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 517LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 852,800Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,645 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 355 | 70 | 52 |
| 2025 | 533 | 101 | 695 |
| 2024 | 467 | 110 | 1,740 |
| 2023 | 290 | 81 | 1,565 |
| 2022 | 482 | 136 | 3,413 |
| 2021 | 474 | 82 | 5,007 |
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
126 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 84 days – 210 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (114 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 144 days
- Sample
- 114 articles with submission and acceptance dates (961 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
- Submission to first decision
- 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,790 / EUR 2,890 / GBP 2,490 | — | — |
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)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Not considered
- Case Reports
Article types accepted4
- case reportIn International Ophthalmology the following article types are published: Original ArticlesReviews Reviews articles may be authored collaboratively, but will on…Length not stated
- letterIn International Ophthalmology the following article types are published: Original ArticlesReviews Reviews articles may be authored collaboratively, but will on…Length not stated
- letters to the editorIn International Ophthalmology the following article types are published: Original ArticlesReviews Reviews articles may be authored collaboratively, but will on…Length not stated
- reviewIn International Ophthalmology the following article types are published: Original ArticlesReviews Reviews articles may be authored collaboratively, but will on…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in International Ophthalmology, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of a clinical trial is "any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes". The WHO defines health interventions as “A health intervention is an act performed for, with or on behalf of a person or population whose purpose is to ass…
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
- Springer Netherlands
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- 12 issues per year
- Founded
- 1978
- ISSN
- 0165-5701
- Electronic ISSN
- 1573-2630
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Ophthalmology
What CAS zone is International Ophthalmology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International 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 International Ophthalmology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.68; CiteScore 3, h-index 81.
How long does peer review take at International Ophthalmology?
Based on the dates recorded on 114 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 126 days (interquartile range 84–210 days). 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 are the manuscript requirements of International Ophthalmology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Suggested reviewers: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of International Ophthalmology based?
Of the 44 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (10), United States (8) and Türkiye (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Ophthalmology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Ophthalmology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, Embase and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Ophthalmology open access, and what is the APC?
International Ophthalmology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,790.
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: .