Journal profile · OPHTHALMOLOGY
Turk Oftalmoloji Dergisi-Turkish Journal of Ophthalmology
ISSN 1300-0659 · eISSN 2149-8709 · Galenos Yayinevi · Turkey
Turk Oftalmoloji Dergisi-Turkish Journal of Ophthalmology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.4 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 70 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Turk Oftalmoloji Dergisi-Turkish Journal of Ophthalmology is published by Galenos Yayinevi 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 25.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ophthalmology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Turkish Journal of Ophthalmology is the only scientific periodical publication of the Turkish Ophthalmological Association and has been published since January 1929 and an open access, scientific, double-blind peer-reviewed journal in the field of ophthalmology and all other health professionals interested in these issues. No fee is charged from the authors during the submission, evaluation and publication process. It is the official publication of the Turkish Ophthalmological Association and is published six times a year.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): OPHTHALMOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Glaucoma and retinal disordersMedicine8.9%
- Retinal Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine8.7%
- Corneal surgery and disordersMedicine7.9%
- Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s SyndromeMedicine7.7%
- Intraocular Surgery and LensesMedicine7.6%
- Retinal and Optic ConditionsMedicine6.6%
- Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment StudiesMedicine6.4%
- Retinal and Macular SurgeryMedicine6.4%
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.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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 ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 224OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.91OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.8%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 46LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,502 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 49 | 49 | 60 |
| 2025 | 70 | 70 | 114 |
| 2024 | 54 | 54 | 156 |
| 2023 | 66 | 66 | 361 |
| 2022 | 73 | 73 | 447 |
| 2021 | 79 | 79 | 626 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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-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
- Galenos Yayinevi
- Country or region
- Turkey
- Language
- English, Turkish
- ISSN
- 1300-0659
- Electronic ISSN
- 2149-8709
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 56, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Turk Oftalmoloji Dergisi-Turkish Journal of Ophthalmology
What CAS zone is Turk Oftalmoloji Dergisi-Turkish Journal of Ophthalmology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Turk Oftalmoloji Dergisi-Turkish 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 Turk Oftalmoloji Dergisi-Turkish 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; h-index 32.
How long does peer review take at Turk Oftalmoloji Dergisi-Turkish Journal of Ophthalmology?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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 Turk Oftalmoloji Dergisi-Turkish Journal of Ophthalmology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Turk Oftalmoloji Dergisi-Turkish Journal of Ophthalmology is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Turk Oftalmoloji Dergisi-Turkish Journal of Ophthalmology open access, and what is the APC?
Turk Oftalmoloji Dergisi-Turkish 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .