British Journal of Ophthalmology
Academic journal
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The British Journal of Ophthalmology is a peer-reviewed medical journal covering all aspects of ophthalmology. The journal was established in 1917 by the amalgamation of the Royal London (Moorfields) Ophthalmic Hospital Reports with the Ophthalmoscope and the Ophthalmic Record.[1] The journal was edited for several years by Stewart Duke-Elder. Following the tenures of Jost Jonas, James Chodosh, and Keith Barton, the current Editor-in-Chief is Frank Larkin.
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| Discipline | Ophthalmology |
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| Language | English |
| Edited by | Frank Larkin |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1917–present |
| Publisher | BMJ Publishing Group (United Kingdom) |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| 4.5 (2025) | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Br. J. Ophthalmol. |
| Indexing | |
| CODEN | BJOPAL |
| ISSN | 0007-1161 (print) 1468-2079 (web) |
| OCLC no. | 290631715 |
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Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in Index Medicus, PubMed, Current Contents, Excerpta Medica, and Scopus. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2025 impact factor of 4.5.[2]
