Journal profile · Ophthalmology
JOURNAL FRANCAIS D OPHTALMOLOGIE
ISSN 0181-5512 · eISSN 1773-0597 · Elsevier Masson · FRANCE · Monthly · Founded 1978
JOURNAL FRANCAIS D OPHTALMOLOGIE: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.01; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,100; median 44 days to acceptance (109 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 294 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JOURNAL FRANCAIS D OPHTALMOLOGIE is published by Elsevier Masson 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 Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome, together about 28.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ophthalmology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Official publication of the French Society of OphthalmologyThe Journal français d'ophtalmologie, official publication of the French Society of Ophthalmology, serves the French Speaking Community by publishing excellent research articles, communications of the French Society of Ophthalmology, in-depth reviews, position papers, letters received by the editor and a rich image bank in each issue. The scientific quality is guaranteed through unbiased peer-review, and the journal is member of the Committee of Publication Ethics (COPE). The editors strongly discourage editorial misconduct and in particular if duplicative text from published sources is identified without proper citation, the submission will not be considered for peer review and returned to the authors or immediately rejected.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Ophthalmology
Editor-in-chief Christophe BaudouinPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 4 in mainland China (about 8%); most named France 46, Mainland China 4, United States 2, Morocco 1 (53 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Glaucoma and retinal disordersMedicine12.1%
- Retinal Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine8.6%
- Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s SyndromeMedicine7.9%
- Intraocular Surgery and LensesMedicine7.4%
- Corneal surgery and disordersMedicine6.8%
- Retinal and Optic ConditionsMedicine6.4%
- Retinal and Macular SurgeryMedicine5.6%
- Ocular Infections and TreatmentsMedicine4.2%
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: 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
PubMedPublisher website
Other: Crossref
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
- 1.01LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 719OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.41OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 16.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 116LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 9,328 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 219 | 47 | 7 |
| 2025 | 294 | 44 | 82 |
| 2024 | 317 | 65 | 255 |
| 2023 | 431 | 118 | 593 |
| 2022 | 335 | 107 | 620 |
| 2021 | 442 | 116 | 1,378 |
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 PubMed · to
44 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 14 days – 103 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 96 days (109 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 161 days
- Sample
- 109 articles with submission and acceptance dates (578 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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 48 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 84 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 110 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 104 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 3,100 / EUR 2,830 / GBP 2,480 / JPY 384,490 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,900 | — | — |
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 accepted9, with length limits
- editorialAuthors wishing to submit editorials, review papers or continuing medical education articles are advised to check with the editor that a manuscript on the same …Length not stated
- editorials, review papers, and continuing medical educationAuthors wishing to submit editorials, review papers or continuing medical education articles are advised to check with the editor that a manuscript on the same …Length not stated
- imagesPhotographs submitted must have a legend and authors must provide permission to reproduce the images if they have already been published as well as the publishe…Length not stated
- letters to the editorThis section is dedicated to the publication of isolated clinical cases (about one case) providing original information on, notably, the diagnostic process or t…main text ≤ 1,000 words · references ≤ 10
- original articleOriginal articles are divided into sections with the headings Introduction, Materials and methods, Results, Discussion, and Conclusion. Long articles should be …main text ≤ 7,000 words · references ≤ 50
- original articlesOriginal articles are divided into sections with the headings Introduction, Materials and methods, Results, Discussion, and Conclusion.Length not stated
- review articleAuthors wishing to submit this type of article are invited to check with the editors that a manuscript on the same subject is not currently being published. Gen…main text ≤ 10,000 words · references ≤ 100
- review articlesAuthors wishing to submit this type of article are invited to check with the editors that a manuscript on the same subject is not currently being published.Length not stated
- sfo communicationsAuthors who have presented an oral communication at the annual congress of the French Society of Ophthalmology (SFO) are encouraged to submit a paper in this se…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI in scientific writing
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Changes to authorship
Authors are expected to consider carefully the list and order of authors before submitting their manuscript and provide the definitive list of authors at the time of the original submission. Any addition, deletion or rearrangement of author names in the authorship list should be made only before the manuscript has been accepted and only if approved by the journal Editor. To request such a change, …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interest
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential conflicts of interest include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Authors should complete the declaration of compe…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
COPE member Model summary
The journal is member of the Committee of Publication Ethics (COPE).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Please visit our Open Access page from the Journal Homepage for more information.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Double anonymized review Model summary
This journal operates a double anonymized review process. All contributions will be initially assessed by the editor for suitability for the journal. Papers deemed suitable are then typically sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles. The Editor'…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint references
Where a preprint has subsequently become available as a peer-reviewed publication, the formal publication should be used as the reference. If there are preprints that are central to your work or that cover crucial developments in the topic, but are not yet formally published, these may be referenced. Preprints should be clearly marked as such, for example by including the word preprint, or the nam…
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
- Elsevier Masson
- Country or region
- FRANCE
- Language
- French
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1978
- ISSN
- 0181-5512
- Electronic ISSN
- 1773-0597
- Society / sponsor
- French Society of Ophthalmology
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL FRANCAIS D OPHTALMOLOGIE
What CAS zone is JOURNAL FRANCAIS D OPHTALMOLOGIE in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL FRANCAIS D OPHTALMOLOGIE 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 JOURNAL FRANCAIS D OPHTALMOLOGIE?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.01; CiteScore 1.3, h-index 42.
How long does peer review take at JOURNAL FRANCAIS D OPHTALMOLOGIE?
Based on the dates recorded on 109 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 44 days (interquartile range 14–103 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 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.
Where are the editorial board members of JOURNAL FRANCAIS D OPHTALMOLOGIE based?
Of the 53 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 4 (about 8%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are France (46), Mainland China (4) and United States (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index JOURNAL FRANCAIS D OPHTALMOLOGIE?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL FRANCAIS D OPHTALMOLOGIE is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is JOURNAL FRANCAIS D OPHTALMOLOGIE open access, and what is the APC?
JOURNAL FRANCAIS D OPHTALMOLOGIE is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,100.
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: .