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Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Inc. · United States

ISSN0146-0404eISSN1552-5783

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.274

H-Indexi

258

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.325

Total Worksi

107,342

Total Citationsi

878,981

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.94

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Ophthalmology; Sensory Systems; Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyThirteen No. A Year

StatusActive

Total Publications107,342

Publisher OrgCadmus Press

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

Peer ReviewPeer review

Review Time~26 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPortico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

✅

Do you know the journal / publisher?

Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Inc.

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

0146-0404 / 1552-5783

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Peer review

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, Portico

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

5.7k

21k

2019

3.5k

16k

2020

3.2k

11k

2021

366

5.7k

2022

451

2023

553

3.9k

2024

835

2.1k

2025

403

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

OphthalmologyQ1

Sensory SystemsQ1

Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Ophthalmology

Scopus Categories

OphthalmologyCellular and Molecular NeuroscienceSensory Systems

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Glaucoma and retinal disordersRetinal Diseases and TreatmentsRetinal Development and DisordersRetinal Imaging and AnalysisRetinal and Optic Conditions

Frequently asked questions about Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Is Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 100/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science?

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 2.94.

Is Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science?