Journal profile · OPHTHALMOLOGY
Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology
ISSN 1319-4534 · eISSN 2542-6680 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India
Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; no APC; median 107 days to acceptance (86 articles, last 24 months); 85 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 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 Corneal surgery and disorders, Glaucoma and retinal disorders and Intraocular Surgery and Lenses, together about 26.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ophthalmology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): OPHTHALMOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Corneal surgery and disordersMedicine9%
- Glaucoma and retinal disordersMedicine8.8%
- Intraocular Surgery and LensesMedicine8.8%
- Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment StudiesMedicine7.5%
- Retinal Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine6.4%
- Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s SyndromeMedicine5.9%
- Ocular Surface and Contact LensMedicine5.5%
- Ocular Infections and TreatmentsMedicine5%
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.53LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 49OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 406OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.21OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 57.14%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 72LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,272 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 46 | 21 | 0 |
| 2025 | 85 | 80 | 103 |
| 2024 | 88 | 88 | 163 |
| 2023 | 86 | 86 | 315 |
| 2022 | 62 | 62 | 547 |
| 2021 | 87 | 77 | 383 |
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
107 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 59 days – 199 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 66 days (86 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 182 days
- Sample
- 86 articles with submission and acceptance dates (149 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)
- about 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double blind 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 accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | Yes | — |
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
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1319-4534
- Electronic ISSN
- 2542-6680
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology
What CAS zone is Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Saudi 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 Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology?
Based on the dates recorded on 86 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 107 days (interquartile range 59–199 days); authors report an average review time of about 13 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.
Which databases index Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology open access, and what is the APC?
Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology 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: .