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Case Reports in Ophthalmology

S. Karger AG · Switzerland · Est. 1998

ISSN1663-2699eISSN1663-2699

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total78

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?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.272

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.532

Total Worksi

1,660

Total Citationsi

10,021

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.54

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Ophthalmology.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1998

Annual Volume~ 132 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,660

Publisher OrgKarger Publishers

OA Since2009

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~21 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

S. Karger AG

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1663-2699 / 1663-2699

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Portico, PMC

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

Citations received

462

2019

436

2020

166

578

2021

167

587

2022

115

263

2023

142

164

2024

138

2025

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.

OphthalmologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Ophthalmology

Scopus Categories

Ophthalmology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Intraocular Surgery and LensesRetinal and Macular SurgeryOcular Diseases and Behçet’s SyndromeRetinal Diseases and TreatmentsGlaucoma and retinal disordersRetinal and Optic ConditionsOcular Oncology and TreatmentsCorneal surgery and disordersOcular Infections and TreatmentsCorneal Surgery and Treatments

Frequently asked questions about Case Reports in Ophthalmology

Is Case Reports in Ophthalmology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Case Reports in Ophthalmology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Case Reports in Ophthalmology?

Case Reports in 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 0.54.

Is Case Reports in Ophthalmology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Case Reports in Ophthalmology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Case Reports in Ophthalmology?