Orbit is the international medium covering developments and results from the variety of medical disciplines that overlap and converge in the field of orbital disorders: ophthalmology, otolaryngology, reconstructive and maxillofacial surgery, medicine and endocrinology, radiology, radiotherapy and oncology, neurology, neuro-ophthalmology and neurosurgery, pathology and immunology, hematology.
Journal metrics
Usage
54K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
0.9 (2023) Impact Factor
1.0 (2023) 5 year IF
2.4 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
0.939 (2023) SNIP
0.389 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
19 days avg. from submission to first
decision
40 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
18 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
28% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
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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.
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Editorial Board: Vinay Aakalu (USA) Bijan Beigi (UK) Benjamin Bleier (USA) Elin Bohman (Sweden) Miguel Gonzalez-Candial (Spain) William Katowitz (USA) Raman Malhotra (UK) Ionnis Mavrikakis (Greece) Louise Mawn (USA) Tatyana Milman (USA) Milind Naik (India) Brett O’Donnell (Australia) Jane Olver (UK) Francesco Quaranta-Leoni (Italy) Erin Shriver (USA) Anna Stagner (USA) Diego Strianese (Italy) Prem S. Subramanian (USA) Gangadhara Sundar (Singapore) Yasuhiro Takahashi (Japan) Ted Wladis (USA) Natalie Wolkow (USA) Michael T. Yen (USA) Hunter Yuen (Hong Kong)
Editorial Board Emeritus: Paolo Bonavolonta Devron Char Chai Teck Choo Richard Collin Thadeus Dryja Rob de Keizer Christoph Hintschich Leonard Holbach Hirohiko Kakizaki Yoon Duck Kim Alan McNab George Meligonis Ilse Mombaerts H Monforte CM Mooy Serge Morax Geoffrey Rose Dinesh Selva Anthony Tyers Mehmet Unal Willem van den Bosch Bhupendra Patel
Updated 03-04-2023
Abstracting and indexing
• Adis International Ltd. • EBSCOhost • EMBASE • Scopus, 1982-ongoing • MetaPress • National Library of Medicine; PubMed/MEDLINE • OCLC
Open access
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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)
If you choose 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.
Orbit is the official publication of The British Oculoplastic Surgery Society.
Orbit offers discounted rates for members of American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS), the European Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ESOPRS), and the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO).
If you are a member of one of these organizations, please contact [email protected] to access your discounted rate!If you are a member of one of these organizations, please contact [email protected] to access your discounted rate!
BOPSS
BOPSS, the British Oculoplastic Surgery Society, was founded in 2000 with the aim of bringing together surgeons in the United Kingdom and Ireland who share a major interest in oculoplastic surgery (ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery, orbital and lacrimal surgery, and aesthetic (cosmetic) eyelid and facial surgery). Oculoplastic surgery is also known as oculo-facial surgery.
The aims of the Society are:
To advance education, research and the quality of clinical practice in the area of ophthalmology known as oculoplastic surgery. (This field comprises specialist plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery of the eyelids, orbit, lacrimal drainage system, and the upper and mid-face).
To provide an opportunity for members to meet, communicate and share their expertise and experience in oculoplastic surgery.
To provide information and advice to the public in order that a better understanding of oculoplastic surgery as a subspecialty can be achieved.
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