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Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Wolters Kluwer Health · United States · Est. 1986

ISSN1873-4502

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.415

H-Indexi

195

SNIPi

1.483

Total Worksi

16,982

Total Citationsi

398,644

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.77

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Ophthalmology; Surgery; Sensory Systems.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1986

Annual Volume~ 251 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications16,982

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?

Wolters Kluwer Health

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1873-4502

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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

451

5.9k

2019

611

2020

426

3.5k

2021

226

1.9k

2022

270

2.2k

2023

232

1.1k

2024

250

352

2025

186

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.

OphthalmologyQ1

Sensory SystemsQ1

SurgeryQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

OphthalmologySurgery

Scopus Categories

OphthalmologySurgerySensory Systems

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Intraocular Surgery and LensesCorneal surgery and disordersOphthalmology and Visual Impairment StudiesGlaucoma and retinal disordersRetinal and Macular SurgeryOcular Infections and TreatmentsCorneal Surgery and TreatmentsOcular Surface and Contact LensOcular Disorders and TreatmentsRetinal Diseases and Treatments

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Is Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Cataract and Refractive 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 Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery?

Journal of Cataract and Refractive 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 1.77.

Is Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery?