American Journal of Ophthalmology
Last updated ISSN 0002-9394
American Journal of Ophthalmology is published by Elsevier BV in medicine. It is a subscription journal. The article processing charge is $4,300.
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What it publishes
Recent work in American Journal of Ophthalmology concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Glaucoma and retinal disorders
- Intraocular Surgery and Lenses
- Corneal surgery and disorders
- Retinal Diseases and Treatments
- Retinal and Macular Surgery
- Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome
- Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies
- Ocular Surface and Contact Lens
- Retinal and Optic Conditions
- Corneal Surgery and Treatments
Key facts
| Publisher | Elsevier BV |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0002-9394, 1879-1891 |
| Subject area | Medicine |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | $4,300 |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Science Citation Index Expanded · Scopus |
| Articles published | 50,163 |
| Publishing since | 1880 |
| Journal website | www.sciencedirect.com/journal/american-journal-of-op |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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