SLACK Incorporated, an independent STM publishing company, has announced that the Journal of Refractive Surgery's impact factor has increased by 25% compared to last year.
According to data released by the Journal Citation Reports® (JCR) Thomson Reuters, 2015, the Journal's impact factor for 2014 is 3.468 with a ranking of 7 out of 57 ophthalmology journals. This is an increase over the Journal's 2013 impact factor of 2.781 and a ranking of 11 out of 58 ophthalmology journals.
The Journal of Refractive Surgery is the official journal of the International Society of Refractive Surgery, a partner of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. The journal has been a monthly peer-reviewed forum for original research, review, and evaluation of refractive and lens-based surgical procedures for more than 30 years. Practical, clinically valuable articles provide readers with the most up-to-date information regarding advances in the field of refractive surgery. To submit an article to the journal, visit www.healio.com/jrs.
JCR® evaluates the world's leading journals annually, providing quantifiable, statistical information based on citation data. JCR helps to measure research influence and impact at the journal and category levels, and shows the relationship between citing and cited journals.
