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Journal of Korean Ophthalmological Society

Korean Ophthalmological Society · South Korea · Est. 1970

ISSN2092-9374

SJR Q4✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

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

SJR Scorei

0.139

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.145

Total Worksi

7,604

Total Citationsi

12,891

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.10

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Ophthalmology.

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Korea

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1970

Annual Volume~ 120 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications7,604

Publisher OrgKorean Ophthalmological Society

OA Since2016

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

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Korean Ophthalmological Society

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

2092-9374

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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

216

221

2019

236

197

2020

232

181

2021

148

104

2022

172

2023

115

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.

OphthalmologyQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Ophthalmology

Scopus Categories

Ophthalmology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Glaucoma and retinal disordersCorneal surgery and disordersIntraocular Surgery and LensesOcular Surface and Contact LensRetinal Diseases and TreatmentsOphthalmology and Eye DisordersOphthalmology and Visual Impairment StudiesCorneal Surgery and TreatmentsRetinal and Macular SurgeryRetinal and Optic Conditions

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Korean Ophthalmological Society

Is Journal of Korean Ophthalmological Society a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Korean Ophthalmological Society: 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 Korean Ophthalmological Society?

Journal of Korean Ophthalmological Society 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 0.10.

Is Journal of Korean Ophthalmological Society indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Korean Ophthalmological Society is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Korean Ophthalmological Society?