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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

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.428

H-Indexi

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

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

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

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10/11 · 91%

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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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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

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

974

2019

566

2020

726

2021

524

2022

163

2023

125

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.

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. 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?