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International Journal of Retina and Vitreous

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2005

ISSN2056-9920eISSN2056-9920

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.06

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.217

Total Worksi

836

Total Citationsi

10,852

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.67

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Ophthalmology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2005

Annual Volume~ 113 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications836

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2014

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC0

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2056-9920 / 2056-9920

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

LOCKSS, Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

1.1k

2019

1.1k

2020

1.2k

2021

843

2022

775

2023

838

2024

161

348

2025

138

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)

Retinal Diseases and TreatmentsRetinal and Macular SurgeryOcular Diseases and Behçet’s SyndromeRetinal Imaging and AnalysisIntraocular Surgery and LensesRetinal and Optic ConditionsGlaucoma and retinal disordersOphthalmology and Visual Impairment StudiesRetinal Development and DisordersOcular Oncology and Treatments

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Retina and Vitreous

Is International Journal of Retina and Vitreous a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Retina and Vitreous: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 International Journal of Retina and Vitreous?

International Journal of Retina and Vitreous 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 2.67.

Is International Journal of Retina and Vitreous indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Retina and Vitreous is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Retina and Vitreous?