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Ocular New Content Itemsurface diseases                     Guest edited by Bharat Gurnani,            Ho sik Hwang and Rohan Bir Singh 


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New Content Item © Arrevola-Velasco et al. (2022)Development and validation of a new method for visual acuity assesment on tablet in pediatric population: eMOVA test

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BMC Ophthalmology is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of eye disorders, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology.

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Annual Journal Metrics

  • Citation Impact
    2.090 - 2-year Impact Factor (2021)
    2.495 - 5-year Impact Factor (2021)
    1.264 - SNIP (Source-Normalized Impact per Paper)
    0.788 - SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

    Speed
    49 days to first decision for all manuscripts (Median)
    59 days to first decision for reviewed manuscripts only (Median)

    Usage 
    1,517,587 Downloads (2021)
    2,472 Altmetric mentions (2021)

Peer-review Terminology

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    Identity transparency: Single anonymized

    Reviewer interacts with: Editor

    Review information published: Review reports. Reviewer Identities reviewer opt in. Author/reviewer communication

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