Journal profile · REHABILITATION
Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness
ISSN 0145-482X · eISSN 1559-1476 · American Foundation for the Blind
Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.64; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; 62 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness is published by American Foundation for the Blind 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 Tactile and Sensory Interactions, Digital Accessibility for Disabilities and Human auditory perception and evaluation, together about 33.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness (JVIB) is the essential professional resource for information about visual impairment. The interna...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): REHABILITATION
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Tactile and Sensory InteractionsNeuroscience13.8%
- Digital Accessibility for DisabilitiesSocial Sciences11.8%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering7.5%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.9%
- Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment StudiesMedicine6.7%
- Disability Education and EmploymentSocial Sciences5.3%
- Legal Cases and CommentaryMedicine5.1%
- Hearing Impairment and CommunicationPsychology4.4%
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 | Rehabilitation | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | 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 | Rehabilitation | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 1.64LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- h-index
- 75OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,303OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.69OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 15%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 40LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 12,739 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 54 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 62 | 15 | 26 |
| 2024 | 54 | 12 | 90 |
| 2023 | 62 | 11 | 318 |
| 2022 | 99 | 24 | 454 |
| 2021 | 69 | 8 | 541 |
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.
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 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — |
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
- American Foundation for the Blind
- ISSN
- 0145-482X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1559-1476
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness
What CAS zone is Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Rehabilitation. 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 Visual Impairment & Blindness?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.64; CiteScore 2, h-index 75.
Which databases index Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
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: .