Journal of Ophthalmic and Vision Research: The Journey So Far

Abstract

1 On the occasion of the New Year and the 14th year of publication of Journal of Ophthalmic and Vision Research (JOVR), I take the opportunity to wish our readers, contributing authors, reviewers, editors and journal staff a very happy new year filled with health and prosperity. I extend my sincere gratitude to all of you who made the journal a successful venture. Without your contribution and ongoing support, we would never have been able to reach our current status. We are proud of our achievements. JOVR is now indexed with Web of Science (Emerging Sources Citation Index), PubMed Central, Scopus, Index Medicus for the Eastern Mediterranean Region (IMEMR) and a number of other databases. Scimago Journal Ranking shows a rapidly rising curve for citations to JOVR articles, especially since 2011.[1] The journal s Scientific Journal Rankings (SJR) index has increased from 0.127 to 0.727 and JOVR currently ranks second among ophthalmology journals originating from the Middle East and North Africa region, and holds a global rank of 46 among all ophthalmology journals.[2] JOVR is the first English language ophthalmology journal in our country and was launched in 2006 under the name “Iranian Journal of Ophthalmic Research” by Dr. Hamid Ahmadieh as the founder and Editor‐in‐Chief. This peer‐reviewed, open‐access journal serves as the official publication of the Ophthalmic Research Center affiliated to Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. The journal was initially published twice a year and the scope included not only clinical ophthalmology, but also basic science disciplines related to vision. This scope reflects the initial intentions of the journal’s founder. In the first two years of its establishment, the journal received considerable input from local and international authors in both basic science and clinical fields; Journal of Ophthalmic and Vision Research: The Journey So Far