Journal profile · OPHTHALMOLOGY
Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology
ISSN 2211-5056 · eISSN 2211-5072 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India
Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.4 (journal website); JCR Q3 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 79 days to acceptance (95 articles, last 24 months); 111 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Taiwan 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 Glaucoma and retinal disorders, Retinal Diseases and Treatments and Corneal surgery and disorders, together about 30.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ophthalmology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): OPHTHALMOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Cheng-Kuo ChengPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Taiwan, China 3 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Glaucoma and retinal disordersMedicine11.1%
- Retinal Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine10.5%
- Corneal surgery and disordersMedicine8.5%
- Intraocular Surgery and LensesMedicine7.6%
- Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s SyndromeMedicine6.5%
- Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment StudiesMedicine5.8%
- Retinal and Macular SurgeryMedicine5.8%
- Corneal Surgery and TreatmentsMedicine5.4%
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.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q3 · OPHTHALMOLOGY · rank 69/98
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.78LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 190OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.45OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.65%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 99LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,035 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 73 | 73 | 4 |
| 2025 | 111 | 111 | 150 |
| 2024 | 97 | 97 | 253 |
| 2023 | 88 | 88 | 394 |
| 2022 | 89 | 89 | 507 |
| 2021 | 71 | 71 | 408 |
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
79 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 47 days – 117 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 85 days (95 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 177 days
- Sample
- 95 articles with submission and acceptance dates (204 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 19 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 11 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- 2211-5056
- Electronic ISSN
- 2211-5072
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 16, Issue 2 (June 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology
What CAS zone is Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Taiwan 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.
What is the impact factor of Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.4; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.6, h-index 32.
How long does peer review take at Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology?
Based on the dates recorded on 95 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 79 days (interquartile range 47–117 days); authors report an average review time of about 19 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 JCR quartile is Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q3; by category, OPHTHALMOLOGY Q3 (69/98). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Where are the editorial board members of Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Taiwan, China (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology open access, and what is the APC?
Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .