61 Ophthalmology journals listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals with at least 10 papers in 2025. DOAJ is an independent, openly published list of open-access journals that meet its criteria.
As of 2 October 2026. From OpenAlex, Crossref and DOAJ. ORBIT Tier is our own ranking within a field, not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
| Journal | ISSN | Papers in 2025 | ORBIT Tier | Fee to publish | Open access | DOAJ | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science | 0146-0404 | 835 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,78,208 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| BMC Ophthalmology | 1471-2415 | 745 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,81,875 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Clinical ophthalmology | 1177-5467 | 478 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,79,535 to publish | Yes | Yes | New Zealand |
| Indian Journal of Ophthalmology | 0301-4738 | 418 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| Translational Vision Science & Technology | 2164-2591 | 392 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,78,208 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Indian Journal of Ophthalmology - Case Reports | 2772-3070 | 355 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| Ophthalmology Science | 2666-9145 | 338 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,40,821 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| International Journal of Ophthalmology | 2222-3959 | 317 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,73,391 to publish | Yes | Yes | Hong Kong SAR China |
| American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports | 2451-9936 | 264 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,56,052 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| International Medical Case Reports Journal | 1179-142X | 237 | 2 | ≈ ₹3,11,141 to publish | Yes | Yes | New Zealand |
| Ophthalmology and Therapy | 2193-6528 | 214 | 1 | ≈ ₹6,47,550 to publish | Yes | Yes | Germany |
| International Journal of Retina and Vitreous | 2056-9920 | 161 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,73,043 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology and Research | 2320-3897 | 151 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| TNOA Journal of Ophthalmic Science and Research | 2589-4528 | 142 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| Case Reports in Ophthalmology | 1663-2699 | 138 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,54,535 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| BMJ Open Ophthalmology | 2397-3269 | 135 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,04,673 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Ophthalmology in Russia | 1816-5095 | 126 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| AJO International | 2950-2535 | 122 | 1 | ≈ ₹91,030 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Frontiers in Ophthalmology | 2674-0826 | 117 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,24,883 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology | 2211-5056 | 111 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection | 1869-5760 | 107 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,27,459 to publish | Yes | Yes | Germany |
| Pakistan Journal of Ophthalmology | 0886-3067 | 106 | 3 | PKR 10,000 to publish | Yes | Yes | Pakistan |
| Oman Journal of Ophthalmology | 0974-620X | 100 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologia | 0034-7280 | 100 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology | 2162-0989 | 91 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,87,841 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Kerala Journal of Ophthalmology | 0976-6677 | 91 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| Journal of Ophthalmology | 2090-004X | 88 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,21,737 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Korean Journal of Ophthalmology | 1011-8942 | 85 | 2 | ≈ ₹24,082 to publish | Yes | Yes | South Korea |
| Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology | 0972-0200 | 84 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| Fyodorov journal of ophthalmic surgery | 0235-4160 | 82 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Egyptian Journal of Medical Research | 2682-4396 | 80 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| Journal of Current Ophthalmology | 2452-2325 | 74 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Jordan |
| The Pan-American Journal of Ophthalmology | 2666-4909 | 70 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| Turkish Journal of Ophthalmology | 1300-0659 | 70 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| Russian Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology | 2311-7729 | 66 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Journal of the Egyptian Ophthalmological Society | 2090-0686 | 57 | 3 | ≈ ₹9,633 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| International Journal of Translational Medicine | 2673-8937 | 56 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,15,325 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Russian Ophthalmological Journal | 2072-0076 | 56 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Journal of Ophthalmic and Vision Research | 2008-2010 | 51 | 1 | ≈ ₹28,899 to publish | Yes | Yes | Iran |
| Therapeutic Advances in Ophthalmology | 2515-8414 | 51 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,55,271 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Advances in Ophthalmology Practice and Research | 2667-3762 | 50 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,54,126 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine | 2090-6722 | 47 | 3 | ≈ ₹83,806 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| European eye research | 2757-8135 | 46 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| Ophthalmic Research | 0030-3747 | 46 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,42,695 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Clinical Optometry | 1179-2752 | 42 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,43,411 to publish | Yes | Yes | New Zealand |
| African vision and eye health | 0378-9411 | 41 | 2 | ≈ ₹82,579 to publish | Yes | Yes | South Africa |
| Beyoglu Eye Journal | 2459-1777 | 40 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| Oftalmologicheskii Zhurnal | 0030-0675 | 38 | 2 | UAH 7,000 to publish | Yes | Yes | Ukraine |
| Delta Journal of Ophthalmology | 1110-9173 | 37 | 3 | ≈ ₹19,266 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| Community Eye Health Journal | 0953-6833 | 35 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| JFO Open Ophthalmology | 2949-8899 | 33 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,03,072 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Klinika Oczna | 0023-2157 | 33 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| Ukrainian Journal of Ophthalmology | 3083-7197 | 33 | 4 | ≈ ₹21,766 to publish | Yes | Yes | Ukraine |
| Nepalese Journal of Ophthalmology | 2072-6805 | 31 | 3 | NPR 1,500 to publish | Yes | Yes | Nepal |
| Journal of Clinical & Translational Ophthalmology | 2813-1053 | 29 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,15,325 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Ophthalmology | 1505-2753 | 25 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Egyptian Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology | 2537-0502 | 22 | 4 | EGP 2,500 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| International Journal of Retina | 2614-8536 | 21 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| Revista Mexicana de Oftalmología | 0187-4519 | 15 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Eye and Brain | 1179-2744 | 13 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,79,535 to publish | Yes | Yes | New Zealand |
| Ciencia y Tecnología para la Salud Visual y Ocular | 1692-8415 | 10 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Colombia |