Journal of Optometry

ISSN: 1888-4296

The Journal of Optometry (J Optom) is the scientific double blind peer-reviewed publication of the Spanish General Council of Optometry (www.cgcoo.es). Audience of J Optom includes optometrists, ophthalmologists and visual scientists, other professionals and researchers with interests in vision and the eye as well as undergraduate and post-graduate students in those fields. The J Optom welcomes the submission of original manuscripts, reviews, case reports and scientific letters describing clinical and experimental research in all fields related with the eye and vision. Journal of Optometry is an open access journal that publishes articles in English.

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Impact factor 2024

1.8

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Citescore 2024

4.8

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SJR 2024

0.752

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SNIP 2024

1.165

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Let there be more light!

¡Que haya más luz!

Norberto López-Gil

Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain

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ISSN: 18884296
Original language: English

DOI:10.1016/j.optom.2015.12.002

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2026 1	63	56	119
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2025 11	90	22	112
2025 10	79	25	104
2025 9	49	21	70
2025 8	46	24	70
2025 7	38	23	61
2025 6	45	25	70
2025 5	48	38	86
2025 4	25	26	51
2025 3	43	23	66
2025 2	40	33	73
2025 1	33	26	59
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2023 10	25	21	46
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2023 5	20	24	44
2023 4	14	10	24
2023 3	14	14	28
2023 2	14	15	29
2023 1	19	29	48
2022 12	21	38	59
2022 11	32	20	52
2022 10	24	39	63
2022 9	27	31	58
2022 8	22	28	50
2022 7	20	37	57
2022 6	15	26	41
2022 5	12	20	32
2022 4	19	33	52
2022 3	13	26	39
2022 2	13	23	36
2022 1	19	30	49
2021 12	23	21	44
2021 11	21	24	45
2021 10	24	25	49
2021 9	16	22	38
2021 8	17	30	47
2021 7	24	26	50
2021 6	10	17	27
2021 5	25	34	59
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2021 2	31	18	49
2021 1	37	35	72
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2020 10	19	28	47
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2020 8	29	29	58
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2020 1	25	22	47
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2019 2	20	20	40
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2018 12	23	27	50
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2018 2	26	10	36
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2017 2	21	18	39
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2016 4	111	0	111
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2016 2	373	0	373
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