Journal profile
Kerala Journal of Ophthalmology
ISSN 0976-6677 · eISSN 2667-3983 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India
Kerala Journal of Ophthalmology: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 13 weeks (community reports); 91 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Kerala Journal of Ophthalmology is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Retinal Diseases and Treatments, Corneal surgery and disorders and Intraocular Surgery and Lenses, together about 25.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ophthalmology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Editor-in-chief Sanitha SathyanPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Retinal Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine8.9%
- Corneal surgery and disordersMedicine8.3%
- Intraocular Surgery and LensesMedicine8.3%
- Ocular Infections and TreatmentsMedicine6.8%
- Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment StudiesMedicine6.7%
- Ophthalmology and Visual Health ResearchMedicine6.7%
- Glaucoma and retinal disordersMedicine6.6%
- Retinal and Macular SurgeryMedicine5.6%
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
Not covered by this edition.
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
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.14OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 791 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 49 | 49 | 94 |
| 2025 | 91 | 91 | 107 |
| 2024 | 81 | 81 | 127 |
| 2023 | 82 | 82 | 130 |
| 2022 | 74 | 74 | 143 |
| 2021 | 91 | 91 | 145 |
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
Not usableThis publisher's "received" date is mostly when the revised manuscript arrived (26% of articles were "accepted" within 3 days), so it cannot measure review time
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 21 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0976-6677
- Electronic ISSN
- 2667-3983
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 38, Issue 2 (August 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Kerala Journal of Ophthalmology
How long does peer review take at Kerala Journal of 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 Kerala Journal of Ophthalmology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Kerala Journal of Ophthalmology is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Kerala Journal of Ophthalmology open access, and what is the APC?
Kerala Journal of Ophthalmology is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .