Journal profile · Pediatrics
Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus
ISSN 0191-3913 · eISSN 1938-2405 · Slack Incorporated · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1978
Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.59; hybrid open access; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 102 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus is published by Slack Incorporated 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 33.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ophthalmology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus is a bimonthly peer-reviewed publication for pediatric ophthalmologists. The Journal has published original articles on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of eye disorders in the pediatric age group and the treatment of strabismus in all age groups for over 50 years.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Pediatrics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ophthalmology and Eye DisordersMedicine15.2%
- Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment StudiesMedicine9.5%
- Intraocular Surgery and LensesMedicine8.7%
- Glaucoma and retinal disordersMedicine7.7%
- Retinopathy of Prematurity StudiesMedicine6.2%
- Ocular Oncology and TreatmentsMedicine5.2%
- Ocular Disorders and TreatmentsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.4%
- Vestibular and auditory disordersNeuroscience3.7%
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
- 1.59LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.72LetPub ·
- h-index
- 42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 83OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,889OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.9OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 8.65%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 86LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,773 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 71 | 3 | 4 |
| 2025 | 102 | 27 | 67 |
| 2024 | 99 | 27 | 174 |
| 2023 | 83 | 18 | 249 |
| 2022 | 119 | 15 | 433 |
| 2021 | 126 | 9 | 632 |
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)
- over 12 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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Slack Incorporated
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1978
- ISSN
- 0191-3913
- Electronic ISSN
- 1938-2405
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 63 (July 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus
What CAS zone is Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus 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 Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.59; CiteScore 2, h-index 83.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 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 Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .