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Journals in Ophthalmology

153 established journals that publish mainly in Ophthalmology, compared by fees, open access and citation rates, updated 2026-10-14.

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153 established journals publish at least 20 % of their articles in Ophthalmology. 85 of them are fully open access. Where open-access journals charge a fee, the median is 1 990 USD. Highest recent citation rates: Progress in Retinal and Eye Research, Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology, Eye and Vision.

153 journals

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JAMA OphthalmologyAmerican Medical Association60 %3364.55143Subscription
OphthalmologyElsevier BV55 %3803.91370Subscription; open access option 4 990 USD
American Journal of OphthalmologyElsevier BV53 %4483.94290Subscription; open access option 4 300 USD
EyeSpringer Nature55 %5702.93168Subscription; open access option 3 590 USD
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual ScienceCadmus Press46 %1 0833.872611 850 USD
Ocular Immunology and InflammationTaylor & Francis77 %2961.6585Subscription
British Journal of OphthalmologyBMJ52 %2374.16240Subscription
Survey of OphthalmologyElsevier BV55 %1145.51215Subscription; open access option 4 620 USD
Seminars in OphthalmologyTaylor & Francis55 %1354.7373Subscription
Ophthalmology and TherapyAdis, Springer Healthcare52 %1924.05627 400 USD
Asia-Pacific Journal of OphthalmologyLippincott Williams & Wilkins52 %985.94631 950 USD
Ophthalmology RetinaElsevier BV59 %2622.3868Subscription; open access option 3 920 USD
Journal of GlaucomaLippincott Williams & Wilkins62 %1812.39121Subscription
International OphthalmologySpringer Science+Business Media56 %4491.8881Subscription; open access option 3 790 USD
Clinical ophthalmologyDove Medical Press51 %4582.231022 320 USD
Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and InfectionSpringer Nature77 %642.07492 290 USD
BMC OphthalmologyBioMed Central52 %5591.99832 990 USD
Indian Journal of OphthalmologyMedknow54 %8281.4897Open access, fee unknown
Graefe s Archive for Clinical and Experimental OphthalmologySpringer Science+Business Media51 %4042.25146Subscription; open access option 2 990 USD
International Journal of Retina and VitreousBioMed Central58 %1003.13461 890 USD
Clinical and Experimental OphthalmologyWiley57 %1622.46107Subscription; open access option 4 150 USD
RetinaLippincott Williams & Wilkins59 %3411.58172Subscription
Ophthalmology ScienceElsevier BV49 %1933.24382 500 USD
BMJ Open OphthalmologyBMJ52 %1103.34412 085 USD
Progress in Retinal and Eye ResearchElsevier BV41 %5612.98233Subscription; open access option 6 710 USD
Translational Vision Science & TechnologyAssociation for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology42 %3763.09701 850 USD
Current Opinion in OphthalmologyLippincott Williams & Wilkins52 %873.73123Subscription
Ophthalmology GlaucomaElsevier BV62 %1141.9439Subscription; open access option 3 300 USD
European Journal of OphthalmologySAGE Publishing56 %4071.3483Subscription; open access option 4 150 USD
Journal of VitreoRetinal DiseasesSAGE Publishing63 %1111.5920Subscription; open access option 3 900 USD
Japanese Journal of OphthalmologySpringer Science+Business Media54 %1012.3880Subscription; open access option 3 790 USD
International Journal of OphthalmologyPress of International Journal of Ophthalmology (IJO PRESS)51 %3241.54491 800 USD
Canadian Journal of OphthalmologyElsevier BV60 %2141.2771Subscription; open access option 3 220 USD
Journal of Cataract & Refractive SurgeryLippincott Williams & Wilkins42 %2812.40196Subscription; open access option 3 000 USD
American Journal of Ophthalmology Case ReportsElsevier BV63 %3000.88331 590 USD
Advances in Ophthalmology Practice and ResearchElsevier BV47 %384.87201 600 USD
Frontiers in OphthalmologyFrontiers Media52 %822.14192 353 USD
Experimental Eye ResearchElsevier BV35 %3722.68199Subscription; open access option 4 010 USD
Acta OphthalmologicaWiley53 %7430.83127Subscription; open access option 4 990 USD
Medical Hypothesis Discovery & Innovation in OphthalmologyPublisher unknown50 %264.9725Open access, fee unknown
Journal of OphthalmologyHindawi Publishing Corporation49 %1451.61833 040 USD
Turkish Journal of OphthalmologyGalenos Yayinevi53 %681.9532Open access, fee unknown
Eye and VisionBioMed Central39 %495.58582 790 USD
Current Eye ResearchTaylor & Francis44 %1661.81119Subscription
Ophthalmic ResearchKarger Publishers48 %772.1882Open access, fee unknown
Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and TherapeuticsMary Ann Liebert, Inc.51 %861.7189Subscription
Taiwan Journal of OphthalmologyMedknow53 %911.5132Open access, fee unknown
JOURNAL OF CURRENT GLAUCOMA PRACTICEPublisher unknown63 %351.7128Open access, fee unknown
Ophthalmic EpidemiologyTaylor & Francis46 %811.9892Subscription
Klinische Monatsblätter für AugenheilkundeThieme Medical Publishers (Germany)52 %2560.8950Subscription
OphthalmologicaKarger Publishers53 %501.7693Subscription
Retinal Cases & Brief ReportsLippincott Williams & Wilkins70 %1460.5831Subscription
Ophthalmic surgery, lasers & imaging retinaPublisher unknown55 %1230.9488Subscription
Case Reports in OphthalmologyKarger Publishers64 %1460.67301 030 USD
Journal of Ophthalmic and Vision ResearchKnowledge E52 %711.3444200 USD
Saudi Journal of OphthalmologyElsevier BV53 %811.1949Subscription
CorneaLippincott Williams & Wilkins32 %2872.17164Subscription
Journal of Neuro-OphthalmologyLippincott Williams & Wilkins41 %2551.2191Subscription
AJO InternationalElsevier BV55 %441.4181 850 USD
International Ophthalmology ClinicsLippincott Williams & Wilkins52 %511.4272Subscription
Therapeutic Advances in OphthalmologySAGE Publishing53 %451.33292 650 USD
Ocular Oncology and PathologyKarger Publishers60 %401.0429Subscription
Oman Journal of OphthalmologyMedknow58 %1010.6634Open access, fee unknown
Expert Review of OphthalmologyTaylor & Francis52 %461.1639Subscription
Journal of Current OphthalmologyElsevier BV49 %791.0342Open access, fee unknown
Documenta OphthalmologicaSpringer Science+Business Media43 %521.5792Subscription; open access option 4 090 USD
Journal Français d OphtalmologieElsevier BV59 %3640.4142Subscription; open access option 3 100 USD
Korean Journal of OphthalmologyKorean Ophthalmological Society52 %810.8552250 USD
Arquivos Brasileiros de OftalmologiaConselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia48 %1350.7747Open access, fee unknown
Optometry and Vision ScienceLippincott Williams & Wilkins29 %1472.26162Subscription
Romanian Journal of OphthalmologyRomanian Society of Ophthalmology57 %800.6725Subscription
Current Ophthalmology ReportsSpringer Science+Business Media48 %172.3027Subscription; open access option 4 190 USD
Clinical and Experimental OptometryTaylor & Francis33 %1661.4094Subscription; open access option 2 900 USD
Beyoglu Eye JournalPublisher unknown49 %481.0111Open access, fee unknown
Contact Lens and Anterior EyeElsevier BV25 %1682.4681Subscription; open access option 3 740 USD
The Ocular SurfaceElsevier BV21 %1164.74113Subscription; open access option 5 330 USD
Journal of Refractive SurgerySlack Incorporated (United States)26 %1392.26129Subscription
Eye & Contact Lens Science & Clinical PracticeLippincott Williams & Wilkins31 %971.8280Subscription
Ophthalmic and Physiological OpticsWiley21 %1713.69112Subscription; open access option 4 050 USD
International Medical Case Reports JournalDove Medical Press47 %1590.55262 320 USD
Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeryLippincott Williams & Wilkins28 %2491.1794Subscription
Russian Ophthalmological JournalPublisher unknown52 %930.5113Open access, fee unknown
Veterinary OphthalmologyWiley35 %1270.9073Subscription; open access option 3 860 USD
Eye and BrainDove Medical Press34 %144.00402 320 USD
Cutaneous and Ocular ToxicologyTaylor & Francis34 %521.4546Subscription
The Open Ophthalmology JournalBentham Science Publishers51 %350.7040Open access, fee unknown
Clinical OptometryDove Medical Press32 %351.84302 320 USD
JFO Open OphthalmologyElsevier BV58 %350.5551 680 USD
OrbitTaylor & Francis33 %1350.7356Subscription
Journal of Clinical & Translational OphthalmologyMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute54 %111.0351 207 USD
Annals of Eye ScienceAME Publishing Company45 %300.7417Open access, fee unknown
Neuro-OphthalmologyTaylor & Francis38 %780.6843Subscription
Archivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmología (English Edition)Elsevier BV61 %1200.2720Subscription; open access option 2 350 USD
Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology & StrabismusSlack Incorporated (United States)30 %1060.9183Subscription
Journal of OptometryElsevier BV26 %411.95482 030 USD
Ophthalmology in RussiaOphthalmology Publishing Group48 %1260.3512Open access, fee unknown
Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology and ResearchMedknow53 %780.3514Open access, fee unknown
Oftalmologicheskii ZhurnalUkrainian Society of Ophthalmologists56 %500.365Open access, fee unknown
The Pan-American Journal of OphthalmologyMedknow56 %590.336Open access, fee unknown
Ophthalmic GeneticsTaylor & Francis26 %1150.8656Subscription
Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Online Case ReportsLippincott Williams & Wilkins50 %330.4583 000 USD
Czech and Slovak OphthalmologyCzech Medical Association of J. E. Purkyně55 %480.3410Subscription
Community Eye Health JournalInternational Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), London44 %460.4523Open access, fee unknown
Journal of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and StrabismusElsevier BV29 %3590.4496Subscription; open access option 3 330 USD
African vision and eye healthAOSIS32 %420.7924615 USD
TNOA Journal of Ophthalmic Science and ResearchMedknow59 %1290.208Open access, fee unknown
Journal of Clinical Research and OphthalmologyPublisher unknown51 %51.076Open access, fee unknown
Case Reports in Ophthalmological MedicineHindawi Publishing Corporation64 %430.2322790 USD
Fyodorov journal of ophthalmic surgeryPublishing house "Ophthalmology"47 %710.308Open access, fee unknown
European eye researchPublisher unknown55 %350.284Open access, fee unknown
Delhi Journal of OphthalmologyLippincott Williams & Wilkins55 %970.2011Open access, fee unknown
Digital Journal of OphthalmologyPublisher unknown63 %490.1917Open access, fee unknown
Cornea OpenPublisher unknown38 %150.705Subscription
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology - Case ReportsMedknow60 %4590.116Open access, fee unknown
Pakistan Journal of OphthalmologyPublisher unknown50 %780.2112Open access, fee unknown
Acta Scientific OphthalmologyPublisher unknown50 %450.234Subscription
Russian Journal of Clinical OphthalmologyPublisher unknown52 %440.2010Open access, fee unknown
Advances in Ophthalmology & Visual SystemMedCrave Group51 %210.2610Open access, fee unknown
Journal of the Egyptian Ophthalmological SocietyMedknow47 %390.2310Open access, fee unknown
Nature Cell and SciencePublisher unknown20 %111.836Subscription
Kerala Journal of OphthalmologyMedknow55 %840.1411Open access, fee unknown
Delta Journal of OphthalmologyMedknow48 %400.209Open access, fee unknown
Eye Banking and Corneal TransplantationPublisher unknown24 %91.335Subscription
Scandinavian Journal of Optometry and Visual SciencePublisher unknown29 %120.748Open access, fee unknown
Open Journal of OphthalmologyPublisher unknown53 %360.1812Open access, fee unknown
Medical Hypothesis Discovery & Innovation in OptometryPublisher unknown44 %250.256Open access, fee unknown
Advances in Ophthalmology and OptometryElsevier BV51 %320.1810Subscription; open access option 2 800 USD
Spektrum der AugenheilkundeSpringer Science+Business Media47 %240.2313Subscription; open access option 3 290 USD
Molecular visionEmory University34 %110.544Open access, fee unknown
Ophthalmology Research An International JournalSciencedomain International52 %390.1610Open access, fee unknown
touchREVIEWS in OphthalmologyTouch Medical Media52 %120.2611Open access, fee unknown
International Journal of Keratoconus and Ectatic Corneal DiseasesPublisher unknown32 %70.7121Subscription
Nepalese Journal of OphthalmologyNepal Ophthalmic Society54 %380.1426Open access, fee unknown
Klinika OcznaPolish Ophthalmological Society55 %380.144Open access, fee unknown
PAMJ Clinical MedicinePublisher unknown20 %1140.289200 USD
Journal of Academic OphthalmologyGeorg Thieme Verlag32 %450.20142 300 USD
Ciencia y Tecnología para la Salud Visual y OcularLa Salle University, Colombia30 %120.358Open access, fee unknown
Archives of Clinical OphthalmologyScientific Archives LLC39 %50.332Subscription
OphthalmologyPublisher unknown54 %220.092Open access, fee unknown
Hong Kong Journal of OphthalmologyHong Kong Academy of Medicine54 %120.107Open access, fee unknown
Ukrainian Journal of OphthalmologyUkrainian Society of Ophthalmologists52 %300.078Open access, fee unknown
International Journal of Ophthalmology & Visual ScienceScience Publishing Group46 %130.116Open access, fee unknown
International Journal of Ophthalmology and Clinical ResearchPublisher unknown55 %100.097Open access, fee unknown
JOJ OphthalmologyPublisher unknown50 %290.067Open access, fee unknown
Optometric Clinical PracticePublisher unknown50 %150.073Open access, fee unknown
Canadian journal of optometry/CJO. Canadian journal of optometryUniversity of Waterloo39 %630.058Open access, fee unknown
CRO (Clinical & Refractive Optometry) JournalPublisher unknown63 %160.043Subscription
OpticianMark Allen Group31 %4730.026Subscription
Egyptian Journal of Clinical OphthalmologyPublisher unknown43 %170.021Open access, fee unknown
Journal of Ophthalmology & Clinical ResearchPublisher unknown54 %100.004Open access, fee unknown

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Journals in CWTS Journal Indicators Core or the Directory of Open Access Journals that published at least 20 articles in the last five years, mostly in English. "In this field" is the share of a journal's articles that OpenAlex classifies in Ophthalmology. Citation rate is OpenAlex's two-year mean citedness, an open measure similar to the journal impact factor. Fees are taken from OpenAlex and DOAJ and can be out of date: always check the journal's own website before you submit.