Journal profile · Ophthalmology
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
ISSN 0146-0404 · eISSN 1552-5783 · Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Inc. · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1977
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.32; fully open access; APC about USD 1,850; review about 1 month (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 25%; 835 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science is published by Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Inc. and is in Zone 2 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 Retinal Development and Disorders, together about 31.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ophthalmology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science (IOVS), published as ready online, is a peer-reviewed academic journal of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO). IOVS features original research, mostly pertaining to clinical and laboratory ophthalmology and vision research in general.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Ophthalmology
Editor-in-chief Joseph CarrollPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Glaucoma and retinal disordersMedicine12.2%
- Retinal Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine10.7%
- Retinal Development and DisordersBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.9%
- Retinal Imaging and AnalysisMedicine7.3%
- Retinal and Optic ConditionsMedicine6.5%
- Corneal surgery and disordersMedicine6.5%
- Corneal Surgery and TreatmentsMedicine5.7%
- Ocular Surface and Contact LensMedicine5.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Ophthalmology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Ophthalmology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Ophthalmology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 5.32LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 196LetPub ·
- h-index
- 262OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 14,695OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.83OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.94%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 775LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 107,641 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 583 | 583 | 220 |
| 2025 | 835 | 835 | 2,866 |
| 2024 | 553 | 553 | 4,467 |
| 2023 | 452 | 452 | 6,514 |
| 2022 | 366 | 366 | 6,034 |
| 2021 | 3,212 | 3,212 | 11,697 |
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)
- about 1 monthLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 25%LetPub ·
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 1,850 | — | — |
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
- Call for papersDeadline
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access IMI—Onset and Progression of Myopia in Young Adults Open Access
Mark A. Bullimore; Samantha Sze-Yee Lee; Katrina L. Schmid; Jos J. Rozema; Nicolas Leveziel; Edward A. H. Mallen; Nina Jacobsen; Rafael Iribarren; Pavan K. Verkicharla; Jan Roelof Polling; Paul Chamberlain
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
- Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1977
- ISSN
- 0146-0404
- Electronic ISSN
- 1552-5783
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 67, Issue 11 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
What CAS zone is Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 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 Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.32; CiteScore 5.3, h-index 262.
How long does peer review take at Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science?
Authors report an average review time of about 1 month; the community-reported acceptance is “about 25%”. 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.
Which databases index Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science open access, and what is the APC?
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,850.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .