The British Journal of Ophthalmology is a peer-reviewed

Peer review

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 medical journal

Medical journal

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 covering clinical investigations, clinical observations, and clinically relevant laboratory investigations related to ophthalmology

Ophthalmology

Ophthalmology is the branch of medicine that deals with the anatomy, physiology and diseases of the eye. An ophthalmologist is a specialist in medical and surgical eye problems...

. It also provides major reviews and covers regional issues.

The journal was established in 1917 by the amalgamation of the Royal London (Moorfields) Ophthalmic Hospital Reports with the Ophthalmoscope and the Ophthalmic Record. The journal was edited by Stewart Duke-Elder

Stewart Duke-Elder

Sir William Stewart Duke-Elder, GCVO, DSc, LLD, MD, PhD, FRCP, FRCS, FRS , a Scottish ophthalmologist born in Tealing near Dundee, was a dominant force in his field for more than a quarter of a century...

 for several years. Currently, Harminder Dua and Arun Singh

Arun Singh

Arun Singh is a former union minister of state for defence in the Government of India. He was minister in the government headed by Rajiv Gandhi .Born into the princely family of Kapurthala, Arun Singh attended Doon School and later Cambridge with Rajiv Gandhi...

 act as editors-in-chief.

Indexing and Citations

The British Journal of Ophthalmology is indexed on Index Medicus

MEDLINE

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, ISI Current Contents

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 , Excerpta Medica

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.

It's 2008 impact factor

Impact factor

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 is 2.91 ranking it 9th out of 48 journals in the Ophthalmology category.

The British Journal of Ophthalmology has been cited most often by the following journals: British Journal of Ophthalmology, Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Ophthalmology

Ophthalmology (journal)

Ophthalmology is a peer-reviewed medical journal published by the American Academy of Ophthalmology.Topics include new diagnostic and surgical techniques, treatment methods, instrument updates, the latest drug findings, results of clinical trials, and research findings. Ophthalmology also publishes...

, Eye and American Journal of Ophthalmology. The journals which BJO has cited most often are: Ophthalmology

Ophthalmology (journal)

Ophthalmology is a peer-reviewed medical journal published by the American Academy of Ophthalmology.Topics include new diagnostic and surgical techniques, treatment methods, instrument updates, the latest drug findings, results of clinical trials, and research findings. Ophthalmology also publishes...

, American Journal of Ophthalmology, British Journal of Ophthalmology, Archives of Ophthalmology

Archives of Ophthalmology

The Archives of Ophthalmology is a monthly professional medical journal published by the American Medical Association. Archives of Ophthalmology publishes peer-reviewed, original articles on such topics as epidemiology and biostatistics, mechanisms of ophthalmic disease, ophthalmic molecular...

and Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science.

External links

• Archive on PubMed Central
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