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BMC Ophthalmology

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1965

ISSN1471-2415eISSN1471-2415

SJR Q2✓ 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?

166

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 137d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.778

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.976

Total Worksi

5,344

Total Citationsi

73,080

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.73

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Ophthalmology; Medicine (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1965

Annual Volume~ 607 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,344

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2000

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewOpen

Review Time~24 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

LOCKSSBritish Library; National Library of the NetherlandsPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1471-2415 / 1471-2415

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Open

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, British Library; National Library of the Netherlands, PMC

✅

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

270

5.6k

2019

478

7.8k

2020

458

5.5k

2021

519

4.8k

2022

518

3.4k

2023

554

2.2k

2024

748

1.1k

2025

481

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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

OphthalmologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Ophthalmology

Scopus Categories

OphthalmologyMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment StudiesGlaucoma and retinal disordersRetinal Diseases and TreatmentsRetinal and Macular SurgeryCorneal surgery and disordersIntraocular Surgery and LensesOcular Diseases and Behçet’s SyndromeOcular Surface and Contact LensCorneal Surgery and TreatmentsOcular Infections and Treatments

Frequently asked questions about BMC Ophthalmology

Is BMC Ophthalmology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for BMC Ophthalmology: 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 BMC Ophthalmology?

BMC 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. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.73.

Is BMC Ophthalmology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

BMC Ophthalmology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of BMC Ophthalmology?