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Vision Research

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1809

ISSN1878-5646

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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.505

H-Indexi

286

SNIPi

0.893

Total Worksi

16,176

Total Citationsi

688,822

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.61

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Neurosciences; Ophthalmology; Psychology; Sensory Systems.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1809

FrequencyTwenty-Eight No A Year, 2000-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications16,176

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1878-5646

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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

139

2.1k

2019

138

1.9k

2020

146

1.6k

2021

108

754

2022

102

592

2023

113

445

2024

129

192

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.

OphthalmologyQ2

Sensory SystemsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

NeurosciencesOphthalmologyPsychology

Scopus Categories

OphthalmologySensory Systems

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Visual perception and processing mechanismsNeural dynamics and brain functionRetinal Development and DisordersColor Science and ApplicationsOphthalmology and Visual Impairment StudiesPhotoreceptor and optogenetics researchNeurobiology and Insect Physiology ResearchColor perception and designGlaucoma and retinal disordersNeural and Behavioral Psychology Studies

Frequently asked questions about Vision Research

Is Vision Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Vision Research: 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 Vision Research?

Vision Research 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 1.61.

Is Vision Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Vision Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Vision Research?