Journal profile · Pediatrics
JOURNAL OF AAPOS
ISSN 1091-8531 · eISSN 1528-3933 · Sub Rosa · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1997
JOURNAL OF AAPOS: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.23; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,330; median 134 days to acceptance (107 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 519 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JOURNAL OF AAPOS is published by Sub Rosa 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 Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders, Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies and Intraocular Surgery and Lenses, together about 36% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ophthalmology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of AAPOS presents expert information on children's eye diseases and on strabismus as it affects all age groups. Major articles by leading experts in the field cover clinical and investigative studies, treatments, case reports, surgical techniques, descriptions of instrumentation, current concept reviews, and new diagnostic techniques. The Journal is the official publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Pediatrics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ophthalmology and Eye DisordersMedicine15.4%
- Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment StudiesMedicine11.2%
- Intraocular Surgery and LensesMedicine9.4%
- Retinopathy of Prematurity StudiesMedicine9%
- Glaucoma and retinal disordersMedicine6.4%
- Vestibular and auditory disordersNeuroscience4.1%
- Cerebral Venous Sinus ThrombosisMedicine3.8%
- Ophthalmology and Visual Health ResearchMedicine3.6%
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 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | 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 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | 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 |
| Minor | Pediatrics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
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
- 1.23LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.72LetPub ·
- h-index
- 59LetPub ·
- h-index
- 96OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,113OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.44OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 8.31%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 136LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 8,710 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 493 | 40 | 15 |
| 2025 | 519 | 49 | 181 |
| 2024 | 199 | 51 | 339 |
| 2023 | 155 | 47 | 455 |
| 2022 | 432 | 56 | 955 |
| 2021 | 488 | 69 | 1,438 |
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
134 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 100 days – 176 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 97 days (107 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 227 days
- Sample
- 107 articles with submission and acceptance dates (336 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 ·
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 3,330 / EUR 3,120 / GBP 2,670 / JPY 413,020 | — | — |
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
- Sub Rosa
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1997
- ISSN
- 1091-8531
- Electronic ISSN
- 1528-3933
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF AAPOS
What CAS zone is JOURNAL OF AAPOS in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL OF AAPOS is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Ophthalmology / Pediatrics. 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 OF AAPOS?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.23; CiteScore 1.8, h-index 96.
How long does peer review take at JOURNAL OF AAPOS?
Based on the dates recorded on 107 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 134 days (interquartile range 100–176 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.
Which databases index JOURNAL OF AAPOS?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF AAPOS is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is JOURNAL OF AAPOS open access, and what is the APC?
JOURNAL OF AAPOS is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,330.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .