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Ocular Surface

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 1989

ISSN1937-5913

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

1.878

H-Indexi

111

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.965

Total Worksi

1,971

Total Citationsi

67,836

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.79

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Ocular Surface integrates and interprets major findings in diverse fields related to the ocular surface. These fields include ophthalmology, optometry, genetics, molecular biology, pharmacology, immunology, and infectious disease.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1989

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,971

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1937-5913

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

118

4.4k

2019

137

5.5k

2020

135

4.1k

2021

1.6k

2022

119

2.1k

2023

118

916

2024

117

371

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.

OphthalmologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Ophthalmology

Scopus Categories

Ophthalmology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ocular Surface and Contact LensCorneal Surgery and TreatmentsCorneal surgery and disordersGlaucoma and retinal disordersOcular Infections and TreatmentsDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesAllergic Rhinitis and SensitizationSalivary Gland Disorders and FunctionsHuman auditory perception and evaluationEducational Robotics and Engineering

Frequently asked questions about Ocular Surface

Is Ocular Surface a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Ocular Surface: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Ocular Surface?

Ocular Surface 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 3.79.

Is Ocular Surface indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Ocular Surface is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.