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International Journal of Ophthalmology

Press of International Journal of Ophthalmology · China · Est. 1977

ISSN2227-4898

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.595

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.73

Total Worksi

3,503

Total Citationsi

28,731

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.20

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Ophthalmology.

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1977

Annual Volume~ 315 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications3,503

Publisher OrgPress of International Journal of Ophthalmology (IJO PRESS)

OA Since2015

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Press of International Journal of Ophthalmology

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2227-4898

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Double-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?

PMC

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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

355

4.4k

2019

289

3.2k

2020

346

3.2k

2021

326

2.2k

2022

311

1.6k

2023

319

921

2024

316

279

2025

216

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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Ophthalmology

Scopus Categories

Ophthalmology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Glaucoma and retinal disordersRetinal Diseases and TreatmentsOphthalmology and Visual Impairment StudiesCorneal surgery and disordersIntraocular Surgery and LensesRetinal and Macular SurgeryOcular Surface and Contact LensCorneal Surgery and TreatmentsOcular Diseases and Behçet’s SyndromeRetinal Imaging and Analysis

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Ophthalmology

Is International Journal of Ophthalmology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Ophthalmology: 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 Ophthalmology?

International Journal of Ophthalmology 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 1.20.

Is International Journal of Ophthalmology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Ophthalmology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Ophthalmology?