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Journal of Current Ophthalmology

Iranian Society of Opthalmology · Iran · Est. 1987

ISSN2452-2325eISSN2452-2325

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total74

Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

days submission → published

measured · last 9 articles · accept 102d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.428

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.73

Total Worksi

752

Total Citationsi

8,425

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.65

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Ophthalmology.

General Information

Country / RegionIran

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1987

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications752

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2014

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~34 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-SA

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

11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Iranian Society of Opthalmology

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2452-2325 / 2452-2325

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.7k

2018

957

2019

557

2020

703

2021

497

2022

150

2023

108

2024

2025

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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Ophthalmology

Scopus Categories

Ophthalmology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Corneal surgery and disordersOphthalmology and Visual Impairment StudiesGlaucoma and retinal disordersRetinal Diseases and TreatmentsOcular Surface and Contact LensRetinal and Macular SurgeryIntraocular Surgery and LensesCorneal Surgery and TreatmentsOcular Diseases and Behçet’s SyndromeOcular Infections and Treatments

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Current Ophthalmology

Is Journal of Current Ophthalmology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Current Ophthalmology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 74/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Current Ophthalmology?

Journal of Current 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 0.65.

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

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

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