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American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 1966

ISSN2451-9936

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q3+12

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total37

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.451

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.634

Total Works

2,575

Total Citations

14,033

2yr Mean Citedness

0.68

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes case reports detailing a wide range of ophthalmic conditions and treatments. It covers topics such as surgical interventions for lens subluxation, management of choroidal melanoma recurrence, the use of optical coherence tomography angiography in traumatic optic neuropathy, and neuro-ophthalmic manifestations in HIV patients. The journal also features reports on iris metastasis, rare inherited retinal disorders, vitreous metastasis, lacrimal system abnormalities, macular detachments, corneal ectasia, hypotony after glaucoma surgery, exudative retinopathy, orbital trauma, glaucoma valve complications, intraocular lens fixation techniques, post-surgical infections, retinal hemangioblastomas, visually induced vestibular dysfunction after cataract surgery, and macular holes.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1966

Annual Volume~ 239 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,575

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2015

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~16 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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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?

2451-9936

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

OphthalmologyQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Ophthalmology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Retinal and Macular SurgeryOcular Diseases and Behçet’s SyndromeIntraocular Surgery and LensesRetinal Diseases and TreatmentsGlaucoma and retinal disordersOcular Oncology and TreatmentsRetinal and Optic ConditionsCorneal surgery and disordersOcular Infections and TreatmentsCorneal Surgery and Treatments