Journal profile · OPHTHALMOLOGY-SURGERY
Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers & Imaging Retina
ISSN 2325-8160 · eISSN 2325-8179 · Slack Incorporated · UNITED STATES
Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers & Imaging Retina: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.04; hybrid open access; 123 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers & Imaging Retina is published by Slack Incorporated 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 Intraocular Surgery and Lenses, Retinal and Macular Surgery and Glaucoma and retinal disorders, together about 37.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ophthalmology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
OSLI Retina focuses exclusively on retinal diseases, surgery and pharmacotherapy. OSLI Retina will offer an expedited submission to publication effort of peer-reviewed clinical science and case report articles. The front of the journal offers practical clinical and practice management features and columns specific to retina specialists. In sum, readers will find important peer-reviewed retina articles and the latest findings in techniques and science, as well as informative business and practice management features in one journal.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): OPHTHALMOLOGY-SURGERY
Editor-in-chief Darius M. MoshfeghiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 2, Japan 1, France 1, Italy 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Intraocular Surgery and LensesMedicine13.4%
- Retinal and Macular SurgeryMedicine12.3%
- Glaucoma and retinal disordersMedicine11.7%
- Retinal Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine11.4%
- Corneal surgery and disordersMedicine6.1%
- Retinal and Optic ConditionsMedicine4.7%
- Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s SyndromeMedicine4.3%
- Corneal Surgery and TreatmentsMedicine3.9%
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 |
| 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
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
- 1.04LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- h-index
- 53LetPub ·
- h-index
- 88OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,883OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.94OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 11.23%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 90LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,385 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 91 | 17 | 5 |
| 2025 | 123 | 24 | 97 |
| 2024 | 153 | 33 | 243 |
| 2023 | 114 | 26 | 349 |
| 2022 | 111 | 12 | 491 |
| 2021 | 116 | 10 | 679 |
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Slack Incorporated
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2325-8160
- Electronic ISSN
- 2325-8179
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 57 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers & Imaging Retina
What CAS zone is Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers & Imaging Retina in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers & Imaging Retina 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 Surgery Lasers & Imaging Retina?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.04; CiteScore 1.6, h-index 88.
Where are the editorial board members of Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers & Imaging Retina based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (2), Japan (1) and France (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers & Imaging Retina?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers & Imaging Retina is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers & Imaging Retina open access, and what is the APC?
Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers & Imaging Retina is a hybrid 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .