Journal profile · OPHTHALMOLOGY
Seminars in Ophthalmology
ISSN 0882-0538 · eISSN 1744-5205 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Founded 1986
Seminars in Ophthalmology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.25; subscription journal; median 87 days to acceptance (62 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 165 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Seminars in Ophthalmology is published by Taylor and Francis 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 Retinal Diseases and Treatments, Glaucoma and retinal disorders and Retinal and Macular Surgery, together about 29.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ophthalmology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Seminars in Ophthalmology offers current, clinically oriented reviews on the diagnosis and treatment of ophthalmic disorders. Each issue focuses on a single topic, with a primary emphasis on appropriate surgical techniques.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): OPHTHALMOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Retinal Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine11.5%
- Glaucoma and retinal disordersMedicine11.2%
- Retinal and Macular SurgeryMedicine7.2%
- Corneal surgery and disordersMedicine7.2%
- Intraocular Surgery and LensesMedicine7%
- Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s SyndromeMedicine5.6%
- Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment StudiesMedicine5.4%
- Ocular Surface and Contact LensMedicine4.9%
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 |
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Ophthalmology | 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
- 3.25LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.83LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 74OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,132OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.76OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 32.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.99%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 96LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,527 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 80 | 19 | 101 |
| 2025 | 165 | 49 | 1,043 |
| 2024 | 122 | 33 | 604 |
| 2023 | 101 | 25 | 817 |
| 2022 | 95 | 31 | 952 |
| 2021 | 194 | 32 | 2,413 |
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
87 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 50 days – 125 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 11 days (62 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 101 days
- Sample
- 62 articles with submission and acceptance dates (283 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)
- over 12 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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 1986
- ISSN
- 0882-0538
- Electronic ISSN
- 1744-5205
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Seminars in Ophthalmology
What CAS zone is Seminars in Ophthalmology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Seminars in 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 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Seminars in Ophthalmology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.25; CiteScore 4.8, h-index 74.
How long does peer review take at Seminars in Ophthalmology?
Based on the dates recorded on 62 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 87 days (interquartile range 50–125 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 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.
Which databases index Seminars in Ophthalmology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Seminars in Ophthalmology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Seminars in Ophthalmology open access, and what is the APC?
Seminars in Ophthalmology 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; 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: .