Ophthalmology
ISSN 0161-6420 · Elsevier BV · United States · active 1978–2026
Metrics
- Scimago quartile (2025)
- Q1
- Cites per paper (2y)
- 3.8
- SJR
- 3.884
- h-index
- 372
“Cites per paper” is a two-year cited-by rate computed from OpenAlex. It is not a Clarivate Journal Impact Factor — we neither compute nor license that metric (how the two differ). Citation rates differ enormously between fields, so compare within a discipline. What the other figures mean: journal quartile, SJR, h-index and article processing charge.
Data as of 18 October 2026 (venue index build).
Scimago Journal Rank 2025
In the Scimago Journal Rank 2025 edition, Ophthalmology is Q1 in Ophthalmology (#2 of 151 journals).
| Subject category | Quartile | Rank in category |
|---|---|---|
| Ophthalmology | Q1 | #2 of 151 |
- Cites per document (2 years, Scopus)
- 5.20
- Documents indexed in 2025 (Scopus)
- 377
The quartile is the one Scimago prints for each category. Rank is the journal's position by SJR among the journals Scimago lists in that category (#1 is the highest); “—” means we hold no rank consistent with that quartile. The document count is what Scopus indexed that year, which can be lower than a journal's full output. Source: SCImago Journal Rank 2025 edition, from Scopus data (scimagojr.com, CC BY-NC).
Ophthalmology is Q1 in Ophthalmology (2025 edition, #2 of 151 journals), with SJR 3.884 (Scimago) and an h-index of 372 (OpenAlex). Listed in Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed.
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Responding time
- Submission to first decision
- 18 days (median)Publisher-reported
- Submission to post-review decision
- 57 days (median)Publisher-reported
- Submission to acceptance
- 111 days (median)Publisher-reported
- Acceptance to publication
- 159 days (median)Publisher-reported
- Acceptance rate
- 20%Publisher-reported
Turnaround figures are indicative, not a guarantee: DOAJ values are self-reported by the journal (average weeks, submission to publication); library estimates are medians of the received/accepted dates printed in papers we hold. Editorial times vary by article type and season — confirm on the journal’s own site.
Indexing & access
- Indexed in
- ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- Access status:
- hybrid. Where this comes from publisher-level signals rather than works-level data it is a heuristic — confirm on the journal’s own site, especially regarding any article processing charge.
Scope
Frequently asked
Is Ophthalmology a predatory journal?
Our screening does not flag Ophthalmology. That is not a guarantee of quality — it means the venue is not on Beall's archive (frozen since 2017) and does not match our name-pattern heuristic. It is listed in Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, which is a positive signal.
Is Ophthalmology indexed in Scopus or Web of Science?
Per our venue index, Ophthalmology appears in: Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed. Index membership changes over time — confirm on the index's own site before relying on it.
What is the impact factor of Ophthalmology?
Papers in Ophthalmology are cited about 3.8 times each within two years of publication, and Scimago places it in Q1, with an h-index of 372. Those are the open equivalents: the Clarivate Journal Impact Factor is a proprietary metric we neither compute nor license, so we show the two-year citation rate and Scimago quartile instead — they answer the same question of how heavily the journal is cited. A citation rate is a property of a field as much as of a journal.
What Scimago quartile is Ophthalmology (Q1, Q2, Q3, or Q4)?
In the Scimago Journal Rank 2025 edition, Ophthalmology is Q1 in Ophthalmology (#2 of 151 journals). Quartiles split the journals in a subject category into four equal groups by SJR, so Q1 is the most-cited quarter and Q4 the least; Ophthalmology is cited about 3.8 times per paper over two years, with an h-index of 372.
What is the Web of Science (JCR) quartile of Ophthalmology?
The Web of Science quartile comes from Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports (JCR), a proprietary product we neither license nor compute — so we cannot state a JCR quartile for Ophthalmology. The open equivalent is its Scimago quartile, Q1, derived from Scopus citation data. Because JCR ranks against Web of Science and Scimago against Scopus, the two can differ, so check Clarivate's site directly if you need the JCR quartile specifically.
Is Ophthalmology open access?
Our index records its access status as "hybrid". Where this is derived from publisher-level signals rather than works-level data it is a heuristic, so confirm on the journal's own site — particularly if an article processing charge matters to you.
How long does Ophthalmology take to publish a paper?
Submission to first decision for Ophthalmology takes about 18 days (median) — Publisher-reported. Treat it as indicative rather than a guarantee: editorial times vary by article type, reviewer availability and season, and a self-reported figure is the journal's own.
What is the acceptance rate of Ophthalmology?
Ophthalmology reports an acceptance rate of about 20% — Publisher-reported. Acceptance rates vary by article type and change from year to year, and a publisher-stated figure is the journal's own, so treat it as indicative rather than a guarantee.
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