Journal profile · Medicine-Surgery
Ophthalmology Journal
ISSN 2450-7873 · Via Medica sp. z.o.o. VM Group Via Medica · Poland
Ophthalmology Journal: fully open access; no APC; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 18 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ophthalmology Journal is published by Via Medica sp. z.o.o. VM Group Via Medica. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Retinal Diseases and Treatments, Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome and Intraocular Surgery and Lenses, together about 25.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ophthalmology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The "Ophthalmology Journal" is a peer-reviewed, comprehensive journal on ophthalmology, created by German and Polish experts in the field, directed to the international community of authors, intending to impulse further development of this area of clinical medicine. The Journal welcomes submissions in English of original research reporting clinical observations and laboratory investigations with clinical relevance. Editors will also accept case reports, up to date reviews, editorials, education articles, letters and other relevant manuscripts that relate to the sense of sight, especially these describing new diagnostic and surgical techniques, also instrument and therapy updates. Manuscripts covering regional issues should also address a global context.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Surgery
Editor-in-chief Robert RejdakPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Poland 25, Germany 13, Italy 7, Switzerland 3, Türkiye 2 (55 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Retinal Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine11.2%
- Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s SyndromeMedicine7.3%
- Intraocular Surgery and LensesMedicine7.3%
- Corneal surgery and disordersMedicine7.2%
- Glaucoma and retinal disordersMedicine6.4%
- Retinal and Macular SurgeryMedicine6.4%
- Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment StudiesMedicine6.3%
- Ocular Infections and TreatmentsMedicine6.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ophthalmology | Q4 | 122/147 | — |
| Surgery | Q4 | 502/597 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
DOAJPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, Crossref, Arianta, Index Copernicus, Pollish Scientific Bibliography/Polindex, Polish Scientific Bibliography (PBN), Polish Medical Library, Polish Minsitry of Science and Higher Education, ROAD, Ulrich's Periodicals Directory
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.4OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 287 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 18 | 57 |
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | 65 |
| 2024 | 32 | 32 | 60 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | 61 |
| 2022 | 35 | 35 | 40 |
| 2021 | 46 | 46 | 34 |
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 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 5–7
- Reference style
- AMA
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted8
- book reviewBook review 500Length not stated
- case reportsCase Reports 1500 15 6Length not stated
- editorial commentsEditorial comments 1500 15 1Length not stated
- history notesHistory notes Short articles by invitation onlyLength not stated
- letters to the editorLetters to the editor 500 5Length not stated
- original articlesOriginal articles 3000 30 8Length not stated
- review articlesReview articles 6000 50 6Length not stated
- technology notesTechnology notes 800 10 2Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use
AI use disclosure Model summary
Authors are required to disclose any use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, including generative models, at any stage of manuscript preparation, data analysis, or the development of accompanying materials.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship
Authorship Model summary
All collaborators who have made significant and substantial contributions to a study are considered coauthors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Statement of competing interests
Conflict of interest Model summary
Include an detailed disclosure of any competing interests (financial or others) that may have affected the research or the conclusions drawn from the study. If none, state the authors report no competing interests′.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Data availability statement Model summary
Authors should indicate whether the source data underlying the submitted manuscript are available to other researchers.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Ethics approval for human and animal research Model summary
All research involving ′human and animal participants and clinical trials′ must have the authors institutional review board/local ethical committee approval.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Copyright transfer to Publisher upon acceptance Model summary
Completion of the online submission form electronically is tantamount to automatically and free-of-charge transferring of the copyright for publishing and distribution of the submitted material (in all known now and developed in the future forms and fields of exploitation) to the Publisher, under condition that those materials are accepted for publication. The authors agree not to publish any data…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Articles published on-line in the Journal are available in open access immediately after publication and are published under Creative Common Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) allowing to download articles and share them with others as long as they credit the authors and the publisher, but without permission to change them in any way or use them commercia…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Review process and manuscript selection″Ophthalmology Journal″ is committed to prompt evaluation and publication of submitted articles. All manuscripts together with supplementary files should be submitted online at www.cardiologyjournal.org. The submission and review process is fully electronic and submissions by e-mail or postal mail will not be accepted. Please follow the manuscript preparation…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Prior publication Model summary
By sending the manuscript with figures and charts the authors declare it has been neither published nor submitted for publication elsewhere (excluding the abstracts 400 words or less).
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
- Via Medica sp. z.o.o. VM Group Via Medica
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2450-7873
- Print ISSN
- 2450-9930
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 11 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ophthalmology Journal
How long does peer review take at Ophthalmology Journal?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 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 Ophthalmology Journal?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 5–7; Reference style: AMA; 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 Ophthalmology Journal based?
Of the 55 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (25), Germany (13) and Italy (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Ophthalmology Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ophthalmology Journal is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists DOAJ; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Ophthalmology Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Ophthalmology Journal is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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: .