About the journal
Journal of Refractive Surgery is a journal published by Slack Incorporated (United States) in United States. It is listed in MEDLINE and PUBMED according to the sources read. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- Slack Incorporated (United States)
- ISSN
- 1081-597X · 1938-2391
- Country
- United States
- Access
- Not open access / not declared
- Official website
- http://www.healio.com/ophthalmology/journals/jrs
Index listings
- MEDLINE · 1995-01-01
- PUBMED · 1998-05-01
- Indexing
- MEDLINE · PUBMED
- APC
- —
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- —
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
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Works in OpenAlex
5365
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
129
i10-index
2875
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Editorial & policy4
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- Portico
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2026
- Level 1 — approved scholarly channel
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 89%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 0%
Identity & continuity2
- Source type
- journal
- NLM unique ID (PubMed)
- 9505927
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Subject areas
- Corneal surgery and disorders
- Corneal surgery and disorders
- Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies
- Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies
- Corneal Surgery and Treatments
- Corneal Surgery and Treatments
- Intraocular Surgery and Lenses
- Intraocular Surgery and Lenses
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- Glaucoma and retinal disorders
- Glaucoma and retinal disorders
- Ocular Surface and Contact Lens
- Ocular Surface and Contact Lens
- Retinal and Macular Surgery
- Retinal and Macular Surgery
- Ocular Infections and Treatments
- Ocular Infections and Treatments
- Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing
- Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing
- Ocular Disorders and Treatments
- Ocular Disorders and Treatments
- Ocular and Laser Science Research
- Ocular and Laser Science Research
- Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries
- Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries
- Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies
- Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies
- Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine
- Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine
- Optical Coherence Tomography Applications
- Connexins and lens biology
- Optical Coherence Tomography Applications
- Advanced optical system design
- Advanced optical system design
- Connexins and lens biology
- Laser Design and Applications
- Laser Design and Applications
- Human auditory perception and evaluation
- Human auditory perception and evaluation
- Medical and Biological Sciences
- Medical and Biological Sciences
- Visual perception and processing mechanisms
- Visual perception and processing mechanisms
- Optical measurement and interference techniques
- Optical measurement and interference techniques
- Connective tissue disorders research
- Connective tissue disorders research
- Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques
- Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques
- Dermatologic Treatments and Research
- Dermatologic Treatments and Research
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