Journal profile · OPHTHALMOLOGY
Strabismus
ISSN 0927-3972 · eISSN 1744-5132 · Taylor & Francis
Strabismus: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.7 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 60 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 44% (journal website); 69 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Strabismus is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders, Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies and Vestibular and auditory disorders, together about 51.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Neurology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Strabismus publishes articles on all areas of the field including esotropia, exotropia, hypertropia, and Duane's Syndrome. The quarterly publication also discusses related disorders including amblyopia, infant visual development, binocular vision, stereopsis, suppression, amblyopia-related disorders of refraction, visual stimulus deprivation, and anisometropia. It aims to bridge the gap between neuroscientists and ophthalmologists and orthoptists treating strabismus and amblyopia patients. Strabismus includes the following sections: editorials, original papers, research reports, reviews, symposium proceedings, letters to the editor and selected abstracts.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): OPHTHALMOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Anna O’ConnorPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ophthalmology and Eye DisordersMedicine26.8%
- Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment StudiesMedicine16.5%
- Vestibular and auditory disordersNeuroscience8.2%
- Visual perception and processing mechanismsNeuroscience7.1%
- Glaucoma and retinal disordersMedicine6.7%
- Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological DisordersMedicine3%
- Intraocular Surgery and LensesMedicine3%
- Retinopathy of Prematurity StudiesMedicine2.8%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedEmbasePublisher website
Other: OCLC, Adis International Ltd., EBSCOhost
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.38Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.77LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.77Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 45OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 387OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.62OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 6.12%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 63LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 39,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,355 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 64 | 11 | 2 |
| 2025 | 69 | 13 | 40 |
| 2024 | 55 | 6 | 75 |
| 2023 | 31 | 11 | 89 |
| 2022 | 36 | 11 | 164 |
| 2021 | 44 | 6 | 177 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
60 daysfirst decision after review
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 44%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 55 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 60 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted2
- case reportCase reportLength not stated
- reviewReviewLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
No APC if not publishing open access Model summary
Strabismus is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readership o…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Rigorous peer review for every open access article Model summary
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0927-3972
- Electronic ISSN
- 1744-5132
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 34 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Strabismus
What CAS zone is Strabismus in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Strabismus 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.
What is the impact factor of Strabismus?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.7 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.3, h-index 45.
How long does peer review take at Strabismus?
The publisher reports about 60 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 44%. 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 Strabismus?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Strabismus is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed and Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Strabismus open access, and what is the APC?
Strabismus is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .