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Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · United States · Est. 1970

ISSN1537-2677

SJR Q2✓ 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.

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📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.487

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.885

Total Worksi

7,498

Total Citationsi

96,052

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.90

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Ophthalmology; Surgery; Medicine (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1970

Annual Volume~ 280 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications7,498

Publisher OrgLippincott Williams & Wilkins

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1537-2677

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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

276

2.3k

2019

339

2.4k

2020

213

1.2k

2021

192

734

2022

258

2023

313

588

2024

270

165

2025

126

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.

OphthalmologyQ2

SurgeryQ2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

OphthalmologySurgery

Scopus Categories

OphthalmologySurgeryMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery TechniquesNasolacrimal Duct Obstruction TreatmentsOphthalmology and Eye DisordersOcular Disorders and TreatmentsFacial Trauma and Fracture ManagementReconstructive Facial Surgery TechniquesHead and Neck Surgical OncologySinusitis and nasal conditionsOcular Oncology and TreatmentsOcular Surface and Contact Lens

Frequently asked questions about Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Is Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: 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 Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery?

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 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 0.90.

Is Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery?