Journal profile · Ophthalmology
Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics
ISSN 0275-5408 · eISSN 1475-1313 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · ENGLAND · Bimonthly · Founded 1981
Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.41; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,050; median 121 days to acceptance (103 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 178 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus; the journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher.
The journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher: As of January 2026, Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics is no longer published by Wiley. More information can be found on the new publisher's website: https://link.springer.com/journal/44402 Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd and is in Zone 2 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, Visual perception and processing mechanisms and Glaucoma and retinal disorders, together about 45.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ophthalmology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
<em>Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics</em> is a leading interdisciplinary journal publishing basic and applied contemporary research in vision science and optometry.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Ophthalmology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment StudiesMedicine23.4%
- Visual perception and processing mechanismsNeuroscience11.6%
- Glaucoma and retinal disordersMedicine10.6%
- Corneal surgery and disordersMedicine10.4%
- Ocular Surface and Contact LensMedicine6.1%
- Retinal Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine4%
- Ocular and Laser Science ResearchMedicine3.6%
- Intraocular Surgery and LensesMedicine3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Ophthalmology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Ophthalmology | Zone 3 |
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 3 |
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
- 3.41LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 60LetPub ·
- h-index
- 113OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,318OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.63OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 67.4%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 148LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,736 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 176 | 117 | 279 |
| 2025 | 178 | 136 | 511 |
| 2024 | 176 | 142 | 1,134 |
| 2023 | 188 | 156 | 1,664 |
| 2022 | 151 | 86 | 1,623 |
| 2021 | 165 | 70 | 2,435 |
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
121 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 85 days – 153 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 18 days (103 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 140 days
- Sample
- 103 articles with submission and acceptance dates (387 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly 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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,050 / EUR 3,350 / GBP 2,700 | — | — |
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
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1981
- ISSN
- 0275-5408
- Electronic ISSN
- 1475-1313
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics
What CAS zone is Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Ophthalmology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.41; CiteScore 4.9, h-index 113.
How long does peer review take at Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics?
Based on the dates recorded on 103 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 121 days (interquartile range 85–153 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly 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 Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics open access, and what is the APC?
Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,050.
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: .