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Pakistan Journal of Ophthalmology

Journal Of Ophthalmology (Pjo) · Pakistan

ISSN0886-3067eISSN2789-4347

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.124

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.193

Total Worksi

796

Total Citationsi

953

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.15

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The journal will cover clinical and scientific studies related to health, ethical and social issues in field of ophthalmology and vision science. Preference will be given to topics of clinical interest.

General Information

Country / RegionPakistan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Frequencyquarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications796

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Journal Of Ophthalmology (Pjo)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0886-3067 / 2789-4347

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

110

2019

150

179

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

106

2025

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.

OphthalmologyQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Ophthalmology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Glaucoma and retinal disordersRetinal and Optic ConditionsIntraocular Surgery and LensesRetinal Diseases and TreatmentsRetinal Imaging and Analysis

Frequently asked questions about Pakistan Journal of Ophthalmology

Is Pakistan Journal of Ophthalmology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Pakistan Journal of Ophthalmology: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Pakistan Journal of Ophthalmology?

Pakistan Journal of Ophthalmology is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.124.

Is Pakistan Journal of Ophthalmology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Pakistan Journal of Ophthalmology is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.