42 Ophthalmology journals (Medicine) in ORBIT Tier 2 with at least 10 papers in 2025. ORBIT Tier 2: second quarter of Medicine by citation impact, our own ranking. Not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acta Ophthalmologica | 0001-639X | 852 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus | 1091-8531 | 519 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Journal Français d Ophtalmologie | 0181-5512 | 294 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | France |
| 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 |
| Klinische Monatsblätter für Augenheilkunde | 0023-2165 | 236 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Germany |
| Die Ophthalmologie | 2731-720X | 204 | 2 | ≈ ₹3,26,554 to publish | No | No | |
| Veterinary Ophthalmology | 1463-5216 | 159 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology and Research | 2320-3897 | 151 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| Retinal Cases & Brief Reports | 1935-1089 | 143 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Case Reports in Ophthalmology | 1663-2699 | 138 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,54,535 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology | 1070-8022 | 134 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Ophthalmology in Russia | 1816-5095 | 126 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Ophthalmic surgery, lasers & imaging retina | 1542-8877 | 123 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Neuro-Ophthalmology | 0165-8107 | 109 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Netherlands |
| Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus | 0191-3913 | 102 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Oman Journal of Ophthalmology | 0974-620X | 100 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia | 0004-2749 | 97 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Brazil |
| Romanian Journal of Ophthalmology | 2457-4325 | 95 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Romania |
| Russian Annals of Ophthalmology | 0042-465X | 92 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Korean Journal of Ophthalmology | 1011-8942 | 85 | 2 | ≈ ₹24,082 to publish | Yes | Yes | South Korea |
| Fyodorov journal of ophthalmic surgery | 0235-4160 | 82 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| 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 |
| Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Online Case Reports | 2214-1677 | 64 | 2 | ≈ ₹2,88,986 to publish | Yes | No | Netherlands |
| Russian Ophthalmological Journal | 2072-0076 | 56 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Czech and Slovak Ophthalmology | 0009-059X | 53 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Czechia |
| Expert Review of Ophthalmology | 1746-9899 | 47 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Ophthalmology Reports | 1998-7102 | 47 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Russia |
| 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 |
| Ocular Oncology and Pathology | 2296-4657 | 38 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Switzerland |
| Oftalmologicheskii Zhurnal | 0030-0675 | 38 | 2 | UAH 7,000 to publish | Yes | Yes | Ukraine |
| Annals of Eye Science | 2520-4122 | 36 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | |
| JFO Open Ophthalmology | 2949-8899 | 33 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,03,072 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| National Journal glaucoma | 2078-4104 | 32 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Journal of Clinical & Translational Ophthalmology | 2813-1053 | 29 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,15,325 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| The Open Ophthalmology Journal | 1874-3641 | 28 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Netherlands |
| Digital Journal of Ophthalmology | 1542-8958 | 20 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| Ophthalmology Journal | 2450-7873 | 18 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Poland |
| Ciencia y Tecnología para la Salud Visual y Ocular | 1692-8415 | 10 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Colombia |
| Journal of Ophthalmology and Research | 2644-0024 | 10 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |