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African Vision and Eye Health

AOSIS (Pty) Ltd · South Africa · Est. 2005

ISSN2410-1516
SJR Q3WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q3
SJR · Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.266
H-Indexi
22
SNIPi
0.373
Total Worksi
667
Total Citationsi
3,055
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.57
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The African Vision and Eye Health (AVEH) journal publishes original peer-reviewed papers of scientific and clinical research in optometry, ophthalmology, vision science and other related fields. Literature Reviews, Technological, Research or Short Notes and Case Reports (of interesting or unusual vision and ocular problems) are also included. Book Reviews, Matters Arising and Letters to the Editor are welcomed. Regular columns by invited authorities in specific fields are sometimes offered.

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Africa
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2005
Frequencyat least one issue each year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications667
Publisher OrgAOSIS
Region🌍 Global South
OA Since2013
Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
PorticoPKP PN

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/11 · 91%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
AOSIS (Pty) Ltd
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2410-1516
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
Portico, PKP PN
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
33
169
2019
41
262
2020
42
201
2021
51
124
2022
29
87
2023
49
64
2024
41
19
2025
28
1
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.

OphthalmologyQ3
OptometryQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Ophthalmology

Scopus Categories

OphthalmologyOptometry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment StudiesCorneal surgery and disordersGlaucoma and retinal disordersOphthalmology and Visual Health ResearchOcular Surface and Contact LensRetinal Diseases and TreatmentsRetinal Imaging and AnalysisDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesCorneal Surgery and TreatmentsEducational Robotics and Engineering

Frequently asked questions about African Vision and Eye Health

Is African Vision and Eye Health a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for African Vision and Eye Health: 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 African Vision and Eye Health?

African Vision and Eye Health 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 0.57.

Is African Vision and Eye Health indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

African Vision and Eye Health is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of African Vision and Eye Health?

The African Vision and Eye Health (AVEH) journal publishes original peer-reviewed papers of scientific and clinical research in optometry, ophthalmology, vision science and other related fields. Literature Reviews, Technological, Research or Short Notes and Case Reports (of interesting or unusual vision and ocular problems) are also included. Book Reviews, Matters Arising and Letters to the Editor are welcomed. Regular columns by invited authorities in specific fields are sometimes offered.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref