Journal profile
Journal of Academic Ophthalmology
ISSN 2475-4757 · Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. · United States
Journal of Academic Ophthalmology: impact factor 0.8 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,300; review about 13 weeks (community reports); 52 articles in 2025; the journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher.
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Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Academic Ophthalmology is published by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Diversity and Career in Medicine, Ophthalmology and Visual Health Research and Intraocular Surgery and Lenses, together about 47.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ophthalmology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Girija Prasad RathThePublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diversity and Career in MedicineSocial Sciences18.9%
- Ophthalmology and Visual Health ResearchMedicine18.5%
- Intraocular Surgery and LensesMedicine10%
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine6.1%
- Dental Education, Practice, ResearchHealth Professions4.9%
- Retinal and Optic ConditionsMedicine4.5%
- Surgical Simulation and TrainingMedicine4.4%
- Radiology practices and educationMedicine3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.18OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 378 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 41 | 41 | 1 |
| 2025 | 52 | 52 | 12 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | 9 |
| 2023 | 53 | 53 | 210 |
| 2022 | 40 | 40 | 160 |
| 2021 | 48 | 48 | 191 |
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 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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 accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 2,000 / USD 2,300 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,300 / EUR 2,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,300 / EUR 2,000 | Yes | — |
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
- Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2475-4757
- Society / sponsor
- Indian Society of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Academic Ophthalmology
What is the impact factor of Journal of Academic Ophthalmology?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.8; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 14.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Academic Ophthalmology?
Authors report an average review time of about 13 weeks. 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 Academic Ophthalmology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Academic Ophthalmology is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of Academic Ophthalmology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Academic Ophthalmology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,300.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .