Journal profile · OPHTHALMOLOGY
Nepalese Journal of Ophthalmology
ISSN 2072-6805 · eISSN 2091-0320 · Nepal Ophthalmic Society · Nepal
Nepalese Journal of Ophthalmology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 31 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nepalese Journal of Ophthalmology is published by Nepal Ophthalmic Society 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 Visual Impairment Studies, Intraocular Surgery and Lenses and Ocular Infections and Treatments, together about 24.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ophthalmology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Nepalese Journal of Ophthalmology (ISSN 2072-6805, E-ISSN 2091-0320) was launched in January 2009. It is a free-access semi-annual peer-reviewed academic journal of the Nepal Ophthalmic Society. This journal aims to provide an additional opportunity of sharing knowledge and experience amongst the ophthalmic professionals as well as to help disseminate findings of research achievements in the ophthalmic field at home and abroad. The society and the editorial board do not take any responsibility for any expressions published in the journal. These expressions are solely ascribed to the authors. Original articles, short communications, case reports/brief communications and review articles of merit from contributors all over the world are accepted for publication after anonymous peer-review. Research works involving human subjects and animals should meet international norms and the terms of Declaration of Helsinki of the World Medical Association. Approval from the institutional/ethical review board and informed consent from the subject/s of study must have been obtained for all experimental studies and articles based on these studies. The Nep J Oph Editorial Board may request the principal author/corresponding author to provide such documents during the process of publication of the manuscript under certain circumstances.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): OPHTHALMOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Eli PradhanPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named India 8, United States 3, Japan 1, Canada 1, Greece 1 (14 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment StudiesMedicine8.6%
- Intraocular Surgery and LensesMedicine8.2%
- Ocular Infections and TreatmentsMedicine7.6%
- Corneal Surgery and TreatmentsMedicine7%
- Glaucoma and retinal disordersMedicine6.5%
- Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s SyndromeMedicine6.1%
- Retinal and Macular SurgeryMedicine6.1%
- Retinal Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine5.9%
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 |
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 141OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.13OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 10LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 726 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
| 2025 | 31 | 31 | 2 |
| 2024 | 28 | 28 | 8 |
| 2023 | 31 | 31 | 17 |
| 2022 | 49 | 49 | 91 |
| 2021 | 53 | 53 | 151 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | NPR 1,500 | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | INR 1,000 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Harvard
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted21
- acknowledgementAcknowledgementLength not stated
- brief reviewBrief ReviewLength not stated
- brief/ short communicationBrief/ Short CommunicationLength not stated
- case report/ case series (with literature review)Case Report/ Case Series (with Literature Review)Length not stated
- clinical practiceClinical PracticeLength not stated
- commentariesCommentariesLength not stated
- editorialEditorialLength not stated
- erratumErratumLength not stated
- guest editorial (invited only)Guest Editorial (invited only)Length not stated
- interviewInterviewLength not stated
- letter to the editorLetter to the EditorLength not stated
- miscellaneousMiscellaneousLength not stated
- nos news/ activitiesNOS News/ ActivitiesLength not stated
- obituaryObituaryLength not stated
- ophthalmology educationOphthalmology EducationLength not stated
- original articleOriginal ArticleLength not stated
- practice managementPractice ManagementLength not stated
- protocolProtocolLength not stated
- review article (invited)Review Article (invited)Length not stated
- student nepjophStudent NepJOphLength not stated
- view pointView PointLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
Follows ICMJE criteria for authorship. Model summary
The NepJOph follows International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) criteria for authorship
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Research involving human subjects and animals must adhere to Declaration of Helsinki; institutional/ethical review board approval and informed consent required. Model summary
Research works involving human subjects and animals should adhere to international norms and the terms of Declaration of Helsinki of the World Medical Association. Approval from the institutional/ethical review board and informed consent from the subject of study must have been obtained for all experimental studies and articles based on these studies.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Copyright transfer to NepJOph required upon publication. Model summary
A copyright transfer agreement form, signed by the principal author and all co-authors to confirm their consensus, must be submitted to the editorial office
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Articles in Nepalese Journal of Ophthalmology are published with a Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED Attribution Noncommercial NoDerivs 4.0 International Licence. This license enables reusers to copy and distribute the …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
The Nepalese Journal of Ophthalmology has a double blind process for the review. The articles submitted are reviewed by the national and international experts in the respective fields after the initial screening by the editorial board.We ensure that the peer reviewer is not from the same institute as that of the any of the authors and do not have any conflict of interest to the work. It will be so…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Nepal Ophthalmic Society
- Country or region
- Nepal
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2072-6805
- Electronic ISSN
- 2091-0320
- Society / sponsor
- Nepal Ophthalmic Society
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 18, Issue 35 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Nepalese Journal of Ophthalmology
What CAS zone is Nepalese Journal of Ophthalmology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Nepalese Journal of Ophthalmology is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Ophthalmology. 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.
How long does peer review take at Nepalese Journal of Ophthalmology?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Nepalese Journal of Ophthalmology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Harvard; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Nepalese Journal of Ophthalmology based?
Of the 14 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are India (8), United States (3) and Japan (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Nepalese Journal of Ophthalmology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nepalese Journal of Ophthalmology is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Nepalese Journal of Ophthalmology open access, and what is the APC?
Nepalese Journal of Ophthalmology is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-28). Last updated: .