Journal profile · Surgery
Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
ISSN 0740-9303 · eISSN 1537-2677 · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1985
Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.5; JCR Q3 (journal website); subscription journal; review 3–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 271 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. 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 Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques, Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction Treatments and Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders, together about 29% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Surgery
Editor-in-chief Michael KazimPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery TechniquesMedicine13%
- Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction TreatmentsMedicine8.5%
- Ophthalmology and Eye DisordersMedicine7.5%
- Ocular Disorders and TreatmentsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.4%
- Facial Trauma and Fracture ManagementMedicine7.2%
- Reconstructive Facial Surgery TechniquesMedicine4.8%
- Head and Neck Surgical OncologyMedicine4.7%
- Sinusitis and nasal conditionsMedicine4.5%
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 | Surgery | 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 | Surgery | 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 | Surgery | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q3 · OPHTHALMOLOGY · rank 63/98
- JCR Q3 · SURGERY · rank 176/321
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
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
- 1.5LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.93LetPub ·
- h-index
- 51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 95OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,834OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.15OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.13%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 161LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,526 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 149 | 7 | 13 |
| 2025 | 271 | 18 | 196 |
| 2024 | 313 | 27 | 636 |
| 2023 | 258 | 23 | 1,094 |
| 2022 | 192 | 16 | 756 |
| 2021 | 213 | 19 | 1,265 |
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)
- 3–8 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1985
- ISSN
- 0740-9303
- Electronic ISSN
- 1537-2677
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 42, Issue 5 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
What CAS zone is Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Ophthalmology / Surgery. 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 Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.5; CiteScore 2.4, h-index 95.
How long does peer review take at Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery?
Authors report an average review time of 3–8 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.
What JCR quartile is Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q3; by category, OPHTHALMOLOGY Q3 (63/98), SURGERY Q3 (176/321). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Which databases index Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery open access, and what is the APC?
Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery is a subscription 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: .