About British Journal of Ophthalmology

Aims and Scope

The British Journal of Ophthalmology (BJO) is an international peer-reviewed journal for ophthalmologists and visual science specialists describing clinical investigations, clinical observations, and clinically relevant laboratory investigations related to ophthalmology. Main features include articles on both clinical and laboratory sciences, a series of articles in the form of perspectives, providing brief up to the minute reviews and commentaries - an occasional series challenging current dogma and opinion.

Editors

Professor Harminder Dua
University Hospital, Nottingham, UK
Email: Harminder.Dua{at}nottingham.ac.uk

Dr Arun Singh
Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Email: SINGHA{at}ccf.org

Editorial Office

BMJ Journals Department
BMA House, Tavistock Square
London
WC1H 9JR
UK

bjo{at}bmjgroup.com
Tel: +44 (0)20 7383 6170
Fax: +44 (0)20 7383 6787/6668

Frequency

12 times a year

Launch date

1917

ISSN BJO

0007-1161

ISSN BJO Online

1468-2079

Readership

Clinicians (including trainees) and researchers involved with all areas of ophthalmology

Print circulation

2370 (26% UK; 29% Europe; 19% USA & Canada; 9% Far East & Australasia; 17% Rest of World)
Not including online only or consortia customers

Indexed by

Index Medicus (Medline), ISI Current Contents (Web of Science), Excerpta Medica (Embase)

Impact factor

The 2008 impact factor is 2.859 (ISI Web of Science)

Submitting to BJO

All papers must be submitted through Bench>Press, our online submission and review system.

BJO welcomes:
Original papers (clinical and basic science)
Scientific letters
Global Issues Articles
Editorials (usually commissioned)
Reviews
Innovations Articles
Education Articles
Video reports

BJO will consider rapid review and publication for articles of outstanding interest. Supplementary data for articles and electronic correspondence are available on BJO Online. Further information is available in the Instructions to Authors and from the Editorial Office

Lead times

Time from submission to first decision: 3 weeks
About 55% of submissions are rejected without external peer review
Time from acceptance to publication: 5 months (original papers)

Acceptance rate

20%

Subscriptions

Information on rates and how to subscribe

- Personal print subscribers receive access to BJO Online at no additional cost
- Personal and institutional subscribers may purchase access to BJO Online separately
- Subscriptions can start with any issue and refunds are given upon cancellation for outstanding issues
- Non-subscribers may purchase individual articles for US$12 or access the whole site for 30 days for US$30

Rights

Authors retain copyright for their own material. However, they must provide BJO with an exclusive licence to publish.
Corresponding authors are provided with a toll-free link to their published article on BJO Online.

Permissions

Material may not be reproduced in full or part in any medium or language without prior permission of BMJ Publishing Group Ltd

Please refer to our Copyright and Permission Guidelines

Authors may reproduce their own work in other publications and host on their own website or that of their institution (non-commercial only) without prior permission; we do ask that all material is clearly acknowledged with the original source and a link to the website included where possible

Supplements

Guidelines for publication of supplements to BJO and other BMJ Journals

For further details please contact Richard Sands:
Email: cfolkes{at}bmjgroup.com
Tel: +44 (0)20 7383 6057

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COPE

BJO is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics

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Feedback

BJO welcomes feedback on the journal and this site

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