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Aims and scope
British Journal of Ophthalmology is an international peer-reviewed journal for ophthalmologists and visual science specialists that publishes clinical investigations, clinical observations, and clinically relevant laboratory investigations related to ophthalmology. Main features include articles on both clinical and laboratory sciences, up-to-date major reviews, editorials, education articles and letters. The ‘Innovations’ section features papers on surgical, diagnostic and therapeutic innovations.
British Journal of Ophthalmology is BMJ’s flagship ophthalmology journal and has an open access companion journal, BMJ Open Ophthalmology.
For information about the British Journal of Ophthalmology editorial team and the Editors-in-Chief (Keith Barton, James Chodosh and Jost Jonas) please refer to the Editorial Board page.
Plan S compliance
British Journal of Ophthalmology is a Plan S compliant Transformative Journal. Transformative Journals are one of the compliance routes offered by cOAlition S funders, such as Wellcome, WHO and UKRI. Find out more about Transformative Journals and  Plan S compliance on our Author Hub.
Journal information
| Ownership | British Journal of Ophthalmology is owned by BMJ |
|---|---|
| Publication Model | Subscription; with hybrid open access option |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Launch date | 1917 |
| Digital Archives | Portico, LOCKSS |
| Indexed by | Web of Science Core Collection: Science Citation Index, Science Citation Index Expanded; BIOSIS Previews, Current Contents: Clinical Medicine, Life Sciences; MEDLINE (Index Medicus), PubMed Central (BMJ Open Access Special Collection), Scopus, Embase (Excerpta Medica), CINAHL, Google Scholar |
| Peer review model | Single blind; the names of reviewers are hidden from the author |
| Print ISSN | 0007-1161 |
| Online ISSN | 1468-2079 |
Journal Statistics (2020)
Acceptance rate: 16%
Speed
Days to first decision: 16 days (mean)
Days from acceptance to publication: 18 days (mean)
Impact
Impact factor (JCR): 3.661
Rank – Ophthalmology (JCR): 9/60
Scimago Journal rank (SJR): 1.88
Eigenfactor: 0.02032
Citescore: 6.8
Reach
2020 total content views: 954,670
2020 total Altmetric mentions: 8,245
The impact that academic research has cannot be defined by one single metric. In 2013, BMJ signed the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA). We did this to show our support for using multiple measures and metrics to portray journals’ impact; moving away from the Impact Factor as a single measure.
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BMJ is a founding member of COPE (the Committee on Publication Ethics), which provides a forum for publishers and Editors of scientific journals to discuss issues relating to the integrity of the work submitted to or published in their journals.
The EQUATOR Network is an international initiative that seeks to improve the value of medical research literature by promoting transparent, accurate reporting of research studies. BMJ is a sponsor of its activities.
BMJ is a founding organisation of the AllTrials initiative, which calls for all past and present clinical trials to be registered and their results reported.