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European Journal of Ophthalmology

Wichtig Publishing Srl · Italy · Est. 1922

ISSN1724-6016

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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 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

0.611

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.855

Total Worksi

7,119

Total Citationsi

84,128

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.03

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Ophthalmology; Medicine (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionItaly

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1922

FrequencyBimonthly, 2002-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications7,119

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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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?

Wichtig Publishing Srl

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1724-6016

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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

292

3.8k

2019

602

6.6k

2020

604

2021

434

2.6k

2022

357

1.6k

2023

346

757

2024

289

267

2025

189

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)

Glaucoma and retinal disordersRetinal Diseases and TreatmentsRetinal and Macular SurgeryIntraocular Surgery and LensesCorneal surgery and disordersOphthalmology and Visual Impairment StudiesOcular Diseases and Behçet’s SyndromeOcular Surface and Contact LensCorneal Surgery and TreatmentsRetinal and Optic Conditions

Frequently asked questions about European Journal of Ophthalmology

Is European Journal of Ophthalmology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for European 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 European Journal of Ophthalmology?

European 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. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.03.

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

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

What is the aims and scope of European Journal of Ophthalmology?