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Optometry and Vision Science

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · United States · Est. 1924

ISSN1538-9235

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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. 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

0.761

H-Indexi

161

SNIPi

0.834

Total Worksi

23,137

Total Citationsi

238,046

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.95

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Ophthalmology; Optometry.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1924

Annual Volume~ 126 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications23,137

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?

1538-9235

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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

142

2.5k

2019

179

1.8k

2020

234

1.8k

2021

122

867

2022

138

799

2023

127

506

2024

113

227

2025

102

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.

OptometryQ1

OphthalmologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Ophthalmology

Scopus Categories

OphthalmologyOptometry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment StudiesOcular Surface and Contact LensCorneal surgery and disordersGlaucoma and retinal disordersVisual perception and processing mechanismsOcular and Laser Science ResearchIntraocular Surgery and LensesEarthquake and Disaster Impact StudiesOphthalmology and Visual Health ResearchDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies

Frequently asked questions about Optometry and Vision Science

Is Optometry and Vision Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Optometry and Vision Science: 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 Optometry and Vision Science?

Optometry and Vision Science 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 1.95.

Is Optometry and Vision Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Optometry and Vision Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Optometry and Vision Science?