Journal profile · Surgery
JOURNAL OF CATARACT AND REFRACTIVE SURGERY
ISSN 0886-3350 · eISSN 1873-4502 · Elsevier Inc. · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1986
JOURNAL OF CATARACT AND REFRACTIVE SURGERY: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.64; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,000; median 120 days to acceptance (74 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy (Elsevier website: 27%); 250 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JOURNAL OF CATARACT AND REFRACTIVE SURGERY is published by Elsevier Inc. and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Intraocular Surgery and Lenses, Corneal surgery and disorders and Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies, together about 56.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ophthalmology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Surgery
Editor-in-chief William J. DuppsPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Intraocular Surgery and LensesMedicine26.7%
- Corneal surgery and disordersMedicine17.3%
- Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment StudiesMedicine12.9%
- Glaucoma and retinal disordersMedicine10.4%
- Retinal and Macular SurgeryMedicine6.4%
- Ocular Infections and TreatmentsMedicine4.8%
- Corneal Surgery and TreatmentsMedicine3.9%
- Ocular Surface and Contact LensMedicine3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Ophthalmology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Ophthalmology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Ophthalmology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · OPHTHALMOLOGY · rank 22/98
- JCR Q1 · SURGERY · rank 42/321
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
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
- 3.64LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.42LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.63LetPub ·
- h-index
- 129LetPub ·
- h-index
- 197OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8,079OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.38OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 20.41%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 134LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 18,218 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 209 | 64 | 42 |
| 2025 | 250 | 120 | 400 |
| 2024 | 232 | 102 | 1,200 |
| 2023 | 270 | 63 | 2,244 |
| 2022 | 226 | 50 | 1,901 |
| 2021 | 426 | 62 | 3,586 |
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
120 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 71 days – 186 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 9 days (25 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 138 days
- Sample
- 74 articles with submission and acceptance dates (561 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)
- 3–6 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 27%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
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 3,000 | — | — |
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
- Elsevier Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1986
- ISSN
- 0886-3350
- Electronic ISSN
- 1873-4502
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 52, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF CATARACT AND REFRACTIVE SURGERY
What CAS zone is JOURNAL OF CATARACT AND REFRACTIVE SURGERY in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL OF CATARACT AND REFRACTIVE SURGERY is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Ophthalmology / Surgery. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of JOURNAL OF CATARACT AND REFRACTIVE SURGERY?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.64; CiteScore 5.9, h-index 197.
How long does peer review take at JOURNAL OF CATARACT AND REFRACTIVE SURGERY?
Based on the dates recorded on 74 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 120 days (interquartile range 71–186 days); authors report an average review time of 3–6 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy (Elsevier website: 27%)”. 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 JCR quartile is JOURNAL OF CATARACT AND REFRACTIVE SURGERY in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1; by category, OPHTHALMOLOGY Q1 (22/98), SURGERY Q1 (42/321). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Medicine.
Which databases index JOURNAL OF CATARACT AND REFRACTIVE SURGERY?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF CATARACT AND REFRACTIVE SURGERY is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is JOURNAL OF CATARACT AND REFRACTIVE SURGERY open access, and what is the APC?
JOURNAL OF CATARACT AND REFRACTIVE SURGERY is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,000.
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: .