Journal profile · Medicine-Ophthalmology
The PanAmerican Journal of Ophthalmology
ISSN 2666-4909 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India
The PanAmerican Journal of Ophthalmology: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 42 days to acceptance (97 articles, last 24 months); 70 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
The PanAmerican Journal of Ophthalmology is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Retinal Diseases and Treatments, Corneal surgery and disorders and Ocular Oncology and Treatments, together about 24.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ophthalmology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Ophthalmology
Editor-in-chief Alejandro NavasPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Retinal Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine9.5%
- Corneal surgery and disordersMedicine7.7%
- Ocular Oncology and TreatmentsMedicine7.2%
- Intraocular Surgery and LensesMedicine6.9%
- Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment StudiesMedicine6.5%
- Ocular Disorders and TreatmentsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.5%
- Glaucoma and retinal disordersMedicine6.4%
- Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s SyndromeMedicine6.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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 | 123/147 | 16th |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.09LetPub ·
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.35OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 412 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 58 | 58 | 67 |
| 2025 | 70 | 70 | 77 |
| 2024 | 72 | 72 | 53 |
| 2023 | 58 | 58 | 46 |
| 2022 | 57 | 57 | 20 |
| 2021 | 40 | 40 | 8 |
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
42 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 30 days – 61 days
- Acceptance to online
- —
- Submission to online
- —
- Sample
- 97 articles with submission and acceptance dates (147 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 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 17 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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-SA | |
| 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
- 2666-4909
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 8, Issue 1 (June 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about The PanAmerican Journal of Ophthalmology
How long does peer review take at The PanAmerican Journal of Ophthalmology?
Based on the dates recorded on 97 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 42 days (interquartile range 30–61 days); authors report an average review time of about 15 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 The PanAmerican Journal of Ophthalmology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, The PanAmerican Journal of Ophthalmology is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is The PanAmerican Journal of Ophthalmology open access, and what is the APC?
The PanAmerican 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, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .