About the journal
American Journal of Ophthalmology is a journal published by Elsevier BV in United States. It is listed in MEDLINE and PUBMED according to the sources read. Declared publication charge: 4,390 USD. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- ISSN
- 1879-1891 · 0002-9394
- Country
- United States
- Access
- Not open access / not declared
- Declared publication charge
- 4,390 USD
- Declared peer-review model
- peer_review
Index listings
- MEDLINE · 1965-01-01
- PUBMED · 1971-07-30
- Indexing
- MEDLINE · PUBMED
- APC
- 4,390 USD
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- —
- Actual review time (measured)
- 70 days received→accepted — computed from PubMed (n=98)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
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Works in OpenAlex
50213
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
289
i10-index
19538
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Editorial & policy4
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- CLOCKSSPortico
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2027
- Level 2 — top tier (~20% of the field's channels)
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 89%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 83%
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
Identity & continuity3
- Alternate titles
- Am J Ophthalmol
- Source type
- journal
- NLM unique ID (PubMed)
- 0370500
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Subject areas
- Glaucoma and retinal disorders
- Glaucoma and retinal disorders
- Intraocular Surgery and Lenses
- Intraocular Surgery and Lenses
- Corneal surgery and disorders
- Corneal surgery and disorders
- Retinal Diseases and Treatments
- Retinal Diseases and Treatments
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- Retinal and Macular Surgery
- Retinal and Macular Surgery
- Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome
- Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome
- Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies
- Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies
- Ocular Surface and Contact Lens
- Ocular Surface and Contact Lens
- Retinal and Optic Conditions
- Retinal and Optic Conditions
- Corneal Surgery and Treatments
- Corneal Surgery and Treatments
- Ocular Infections and Treatments
- Ocular Infections and Treatments
- Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders
- Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders
- Ocular Oncology and Treatments
- Ocular Oncology and Treatments
- Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies
- Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies
- Ocular Disorders and Treatments
- Ocular Disorders and Treatments
- Ophthalmology and Visual Health Research
- Ophthalmology and Visual Health Research
- Retinal Imaging and Analysis
- Retinal Imaging and Analysis
- Retinal Development and Disorders
- Retinal Development and Disorders
- Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis
- Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis
- Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries
- Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries
- Educational Robotics and Engineering
- Educational Robotics and Engineering
- Medical History and Innovations
- Medical History and Innovations
- Medical and Biological Sciences
- Medical and Biological Sciences
- Earthquake and Disaster Impact Studies
- Earthquake and Disaster Impact Studies
- Retinopathy of Prematurity Studies
- Retinopathy of Prematurity Studies
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