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Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology and Vision Science

ISSN
3143-892X (Online)

QuarterlyPublished since 2023Open access, CC BY 4.0Double-blind peer review

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About the journal

The Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology and Vision Science is a peer-reviewed, open access journal for ophthalmologists, optometrists, orthoptists and vision scientists. It publishes original research, reviews, case reports and short communications on the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of eye disease, with particular interest in conditions that place a growing burden on health systems, such as myopia, glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy. The journal values clinically grounded work from hospital eye services, community screening programs and university laboratories, and research that improves access to eye care.

Submissions are assessed by the editors and then sent for double-blind peer review to at least two reviewers with expertise in the relevant subspecialty. All articles are published open access under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) license, allowing unrestricted reuse with appropriate credit. Articles are published continuously within each issue, appearing online as soon as they are accepted and finalized rather than waiting for the complete issue, so that clinically relevant findings reach readers without delay.

Aims and scope

The journal aims to publish clinical and vision science research that changes how eye disease is detected, treated and prevented. It prioritizes well-designed studies with clear, patient-relevant outcomes, including population-based surveys of refractive error and visual impairment, trials of medical, laser and surgical treatments, and evaluations of imaging and screening technologies in routine care. The editors particularly welcome research from regions where the burden of avoidable blindness is high, studies of children's vision, and detailed case reports that alert clinicians to uncommon presentations, adverse drug reactions or diagnostic pitfalls.

Topics within scope

  • Myopia epidemiology and myopia control
  • Refractive error and refractive surgery
  • Glaucoma diagnosis and management
  • Medical and surgical retina
  • Diabetic retinopathy screening
  • Cornea, ocular surface and external disease
  • Cataract and lens surgery
  • Pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus
  • Neuro-ophthalmology and ocular adverse drug reactions
  • Ophthalmic imaging and visual function testing

Latest articles

All articles

Original Research

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Myopia Among Schoolchildren Aged 6–15 Years in Urban Delhi After the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study

Ritika Sharma, Abhishek Chauhan, Farhana Siddiqui et al.

School closures and the shift to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic increased screen time and reduced outdoor activity among children, raising concern about faster myopia onset. Population-based data on myopia among Indian schoolchildren after the pandemic are limited. A school-based…

Current issue and archive

Quarterly issues under continuous publication: articles are added to the current issue as soon as they are ready.

Volume 4, Issue 4CurrentOctober–December 20261 articleVolume 4, Issue 3July–September 20261 article

Earlier volumes are listed in the article archive, which can be searched and filtered by issue, year and article type.

Editorial board

Full editorial board

Editor-in-Chief

Prof. Nandini Rao

MBBS, MS, PhD

Child Sight Institute, L V Prasad Eye InstituteHyderabad, India

Prof. Nandini Rao is a senior pediatric ophthalmologist at the Child Sight Institute of L V Prasad Eye Institute in Hyderabad, where she has practiced for more than fifteen years. Her research focuses on the epidemiology of refractive error in South Asian children, school-based vision screening and interventions to slow myopia progression. She has led multicenter studies with state education departments and serves on national advisory groups on childhood blindness. Before becoming Editor-in-Chief, she served as an associate editor of the journal.

  • Pediatric ophthalmology
  • Myopia epidemiology
  • School vision screening

Associate Editor

Dr. Katharina Vogel

MD, FEBO

Department of Ophthalmology, Heidelberg University HospitalHeidelberg, Germany

  • Glaucoma surgery
  • Optical coherence tomography

Associate Editor

Prof. Wenjie Zhou

MD, PhD

State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou, China

  • Myopia control
  • Ocular biometry
  • Childhood refractive error

Associate Editor

Assoc. Prof. Claire Dubois

MD, FRCSC

Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, University of TorontoToronto, Canada

  • Medical retina
  • Diabetic retinopathy screening
  • Teleophthalmology

For authors

Author guidelines

Author guidelines

Article types
Original Research, Review Article, Case Report, Short Communication
Reference style
Vancouver (numbered)
Publication charge
US$1,150
Peer review
Double-blind
License
CC BY 4.0

Manuscripts should follow the reporting guideline for their study design, such as CONSORT, STROBE, PRISMA or CARE.

Manuscript submission

  1. 1Submission. Send the manuscript, cover letter and declarations to the editorial office for the journal you have chosen.
  2. 2Editorial check. The editorial office checks scope, formatting, completeness and text similarity before peer review.
  3. 3Peer review. At least two independent reviewers assess the manuscript under a double-blind model.
  4. 4Decision. The handling editor accepts, requests revision or declines, and shares all reviewer reports with the authors.
  5. 5Publication. Accepted articles are copyedited, typeset, assigned a DOI and published open access in the current issue.
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Publication policies

JCOVS follows the publishing policies that apply to every Scholix journal.