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British Journal of Visual Impairment

SAGE Publications Inc. · United Kingdom · Est. 1987

ISSN1744-5809

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.391

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.746

Total Worksi

1,728

Total Citationsi

8,897

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.78

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The British Journal of Visual Impairment covers all aspects of visual impairment. It publishes research and innovation relevant to academic and practitioner audiences, as well as individuals with lived experiences of visual impairment. The journal is concerned with social research, policy, and practice in relation to children and adults who have visual impairment, including articles on education, health, welfare, employment, and the application of technology.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1987

Annual Volume~ 64 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,728

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

Visit Journal Website

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?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1744-5809

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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

432

2019

506

2020

396

2021

282

2022

300

2023

117

2024

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)

Tactile and Sensory InteractionsOphthalmology and Visual Impairment StudiesInclusion and Disability in Education and SportDigital Accessibility for DisabilitiesHearing Impairment and CommunicationHealthcare innovation and challengesAssistive Technology in Communication and MobilityDisability Education and EmploymentDisability Rights and RepresentationFamily and Disability Support Research

Frequently asked questions about British Journal of Visual Impairment

Is British Journal of Visual Impairment a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for British Journal of Visual Impairment: 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 British Journal of Visual Impairment?

British Journal of Visual Impairment 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 0.78.

Is British Journal of Visual Impairment indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

British Journal of Visual Impairment is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.