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British Journal of Ophthalmology

BMJ Publishing Group · United Kingdom · Est. 1917

ISSN1468-2079

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 · Scopus CiteScore 11.3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

1.8

H-Indexi

239

CiteScorei

11.3

SNIPi

1.83

Total Worksi

25,365

Total Citationsi

746,258

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.43

Open Impact Factor alternative

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.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1917

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications25,365

Publisher OrgBMJ

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

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

7/11 · 64%

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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, PubMed

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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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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

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

336

12k

2019

445

13k

2020

331

8.1k

2021

240

3.7k

2022

167

2023

198

1.8k

2024

251

717

2025

201

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.

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

Frequently asked questions about British Journal of Ophthalmology

Is British Journal of Ophthalmology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for British Journal of Ophthalmology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 British Journal of Ophthalmology?

British Journal of Ophthalmology 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. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 11.3.

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

British Journal of Ophthalmology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.