Journal of Refractive Surgery
Academic journal
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The Journal of Refractive Surgery is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering refractive and lens-based optical surgery. It is published by Slack and is the official journal of the International Society of Refractive Surgery, a partner of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
DisciplineOphthalmology
LanguageEnglish
EditedbyJ. Bradley Randleman
Former names
Refractive & Corneal Surgery, Journal of Refractive & Corneal Surgery
| Discipline | Ophthalmology |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | J. Bradley Randleman |
| Publication details | |
Former names | Refractive & Corneal Surgery, Journal of Refractive & Corneal Surgery |
| History | 1985-present |
| Publisher | Slack |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Hybrid | |
| 2.649 (2017) | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | J. Refract. Surg. |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 1081-597X (print) 1938-2391 (web) |
| LCCN | 2008212573 |
| OCLC no. | 608152195 |
Journal of Refractive Surgery (1985-1988) | |
| ISSN | 0883-0444 |
Refractive & Corneal Surgery | |
| ISSN | 1042-962X |
Journal of Refractive & Corneal Surgery | |
| ISSN | 1081-0803 |
| Links | |
History
The journal was established in 1985 as the Journal of Refractive Surgery and renamed Refractive & Corneal Surgery in 1989. It was again renamed in 1994 as the Journal of Refractive & Corneal Surgery, then reverted to its original and current title in 1995.
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2017 impact factor of 2.649.[6]