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British Journal of Ophthalmology

BMJ Publishing Group · United Kingdom · Est. 1917

ISSN1468-2079

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

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

1.806

H-Index

239

CiteScore

11.3

SNIP

1.83

Total Works

25,365

Total Citations

746,258

2yr Mean Citedness

3.43

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

British Journal of Ophthalmology (BJO) is an international peer-reviewed journal that publishes high impact, clinically relevant research across all areas of ophthalmology and vision science. It publishes clinical and laboratory research related to ophthalmology, as well as topical reviews, editorials and commentaries.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1917

Annual Volume~ 205 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications25,365

Publisher OrgBMJ

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC-BY-NC, CC-BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BMJ Publishing Group

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1468-2079

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceQ1

OphthalmologyQ1

Sensory SystemsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Ophthalmology

Scopus Categories

OphthalmologyCellular and Molecular NeuroscienceSensory Systems

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Glaucoma and retinal disordersRetinal Diseases and TreatmentsIntraocular Surgery and LensesOphthalmology and Visual Impairment StudiesCorneal surgery and disordersRetinal and Macular SurgeryOcular Diseases and Behçet’s SyndromeCorneal Surgery and TreatmentsOcular Surface and Contact LensOcular Oncology and Treatments