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Clinical Optometry

Dove Medical Press Ltd · New Zealand · Est. 1996

ISSN1179-2752eISSN1179-2752

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total53

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.513

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.893

Total Works

357

Total Citations

3,462

2yr Mean Citedness

1.50

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Aims & Scope

An international, peer-reviewed, open access journal focusing on clinical optometry. All aspects of patient care are addressed within the journal as well as the practice of optometry. Basic and clinical research papers are published that cover all aspects of optics, refraction and its application to the theory and practice of optometry.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNew Zealand

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1996

Annual Volume~ 37 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications357

Publisher OrgDove Medical Press

OA Since2008

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~16 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Dove Medical Press Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1179-2752 / 1179-2752

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

✅

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

Times cited

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2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

OphthalmologyQ2

Sensory SystemsQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Ophthalmology

Scopus Categories

OphthalmologySensory Systems

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment StudiesOcular Surface and Contact LensCorneal surgery and disordersGlaucoma and retinal disordersCorneal Surgery and TreatmentsRetinal Diseases and TreatmentsErgonomics and Musculoskeletal DisordersVisual perception and processing mechanismsOcular Infections and TreatmentsRetinopathy of Prematurity Studies