SciSight Ecosystem
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #1,659CAS 2区Top JournalHybrid

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Abbreviation (ISO):AM J OPHTHALMOL
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 1.848•SCImago Rank: #1,659•Identifier (ISSN):0002-9394(Print)/1879-1891(Online)•Articles / Year: 414•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,813 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
4.7
↑ +0.5

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
171

171 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate4.9%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
414articles/year
25.59% Gold OA•96.2% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

2.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.7)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.7)
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20252.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.2)
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20242.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.1)
🔵 Computed
20232.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.2)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.488)
🔵 Computed
20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.258)
🔵 Computed
20202.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.013)
🔵 Computed
20192.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.483)
🔵 Computed
20182.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.795)
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Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

The American Journal of Ophthalmology is a peer-reviewed, scientific publication that welcomes the submission of original, previously unpublished manuscripts directed to ophthalmologists and visual science specialists describing clinical investigations, clinical observations, and clinically relevant laboratory investigations. Published monthly since 1884, the full text of the American Journal of Ophthalmology and supplementary material are also presented online at www.AJO.com and on ScienceDirect. The American Journal of Ophthalmology publishes Full-Length Articles, Perspectives, Editorials, Correspondences, Books Reports and Announcements. Brief Reports and Case Reports are no longer published. We recommend submitting Brief Reports and Case Reports to our companion publication, the American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports. Manuscripts are accepted with the understanding that they have not been and will not be published elsewhere substantially in any format, and that there are no ethical problems with the content or data collection. Authors may be requested to produce the data upon which the manuscript is based and to answer expeditiously any questions about the manuscript or its authors.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine96.9%Ophthalmology76.4%Biology60%Surgery41.8%Optometry38.1%Physics37.7%Psychology37.5%Optics32.5%Neuroscience28.6%Internal medicine27.1%Chemistry25.7%Pathology24.6%Genetics24.5%Biochemistry21.8%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #1,659Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1918-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.848

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
229

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
4.20

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,813 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations4,628
3-Year Documents1,103
Citable Documents906

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate41.7%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

OphthalmologyQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区OPHTHALMOLOGY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
6周
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
8.6周
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Elsevier USA
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
Founding Year
1884
Editorial Address
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 360 PARK AVE SOUTH, NEW YORK, USA, NY, 10010-1710
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
OPHTHALMOLOGY
JCRSCIE
14/98Q1
OPHTHALMOLOGY
JCISCIE
8/98Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—470184
20254.25862,373
20244.14693,297
20234.23513,977
20225.4883695,073
20215.25846810,176
20204.01352112,195
20194.48344012,851
20184.79547515,563
2017—42214,429
2016—45716,367
2015—43918,406
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for American Journal of Ophthalmology

WoS Q1
2457201820192020202120222023202420254.20
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:4.2

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 4.9%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28