Clinical Optometry is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal focusing on clinical optometry. All aspects of patient care are addressed within the journal as well as the practice of optometry. Basic and clinical research papers are published that cover all aspects of optics, refraction and its application to the theory and practice of optometry.
Clinical Optometry will no longer consider meta-analyses for publication.
Specific topics covered in the journal include:
Theoretical and applied optics,
Delivery of patient care in optometry practice,
Refraction and correction of errors,
Screening and preventative aspects of eye disease,
Extended clinical roles for optometrists including shared care and provision of medications,
Teaching and training optometrists,
International aspects of optometry,
Business practice,
Patient adherence, quality of life, satisfaction,
Health economic evaluations.
The journal welcomes submitted papers covering original research, basic science, clinical and epidemiological studies, reviews and evaluations, guidelines, expert opinion and commentary, case reports and extended reports.
Journal metrics
Usage
38K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
1.4 (2023) Impact Factor
2.1 (2023) 5 year IF
3.0 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
0.941 (2023) SNIP
0.372 (2023) SJR
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors
who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication.
However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s
quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it
should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to
support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside
other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its
readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In
addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
the following metrics
(find out why).
Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
Mr Simon Berry, Optometry, Simon Berry Optometrist, United Kingdom
Editorial Board:
Professor Edward Bennett, Optometry, University of Missouri-St. Louis, United States
Professor Robert Birge, Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, United States
Professor Nalini Bora, Ophthalmology, Jones Eye Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, United States
Prof. Dr. Walter Furlan, Professor of Optics, Department of Optics, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Professor John Girkin, Physics, Durham University, United Kingdom
Professor Vasudevan Lakshminarayanan, Optometry and Vision Science, Physics, Electrical Engineering and Systems Design Engineering,University of Waterloo, Canada
Professor John Lawrenson, Department of Clinical Visual Science, City University London, United Kingdom
Professor John Nickerson, Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University School of Medicine,United States
Professor Noorjahan Panjwani, Professor of Ophthalmology and Biochemistry, Department of Ophthalmology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
Dr Joseph Sowka, Department of Optometry, Center for Sight, United States
Abstracting and indexing
Clinical Optometry is indexed/tracked/covered by the following services:
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
Pubmed (NLM)
PubMed Central Selective Deposit Medicine & Health (NLM)
Scopus (Elsevier)
Open access
Clinical Optometry is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
Why choose open access?
Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
To publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis. Discounts and waivers may also be available for researchers in selected countries when publishing in open access journals.
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