JAMA Ophthalmology explained

JAMA Ophthalmology
Former Name:Archives of Ophthalmology
Abbreviation:JAMA Ophthalmol.
Discipline:Ophthalmology
Editor:Neil M. Bressler
Publisher:American Medical Association
Country:United States
History:1869–present
Frequency:Monthly
Openaccess:Hybrid
Impact:8.253
Impact-Year:2021
Issn:2168-6165
Eissn:2168-6173
Issnlabel2:Archives of Ophthalmology
Issn2:0003-9950
Coden:JOAPB7
Lccn:2012200364
Oclc:1026526463
Website:https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaophthalmology
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JAMA Ophthalmology (formerly Archives of Ophthalmology) is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering all aspects of ophthalmology. The editor-in-chief is Neil M. Bressler (Johns Hopkins School of Medicine). It is published by the American Medical Association,[1] with which it has been affiliated since 1929.[2] [3]

History

The journal was established in New York in 1869 as the Archives of Ophthalmology and Otology, with a simultaneous German language version published in Karlsruhe, Germany, as Archiv für Augen- und Ohrenheilkunde; sometimes articles would be slightly different. The editors were Hermann Knapp (New York), who practiced both ophthalmology and otology, with greater emphasis on the eye, and the otologist Salomon Moos (Heidelberg).[2] [4] The journal obtained its current name in 2013.[5]

Naming History

JAMA Ophthalmology - Historical Name Changes[6]
Title Year ISSN
JAMA Ophthalmology 2013- 2168-6173
Archives of Ophthalmology (1960) 1960-2012 0003-9950
A.M.A. Archives of Ophthalmology 1950-1960 0096-6339
Archives of Ophthalmology (1929) 1929-1950 0096-0326
Archives of Ophthalmology and Otology 1869-1928 0092-5624

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in:According to Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2021 impact factor of 8.253, ranking it 3rd out of 61 titles in the category "Ophthalmology".[7]

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Physician Member Benefits. American Medical Association. 4 October 2020.
  2. The Archives of Ophthalmology celebrates 2 anniversaries: 140 years of continuous publication and 80 years of affiliation with the AMA . Ravin, James G. . Arch. Ophthalmol. . March 2009 . 127 . 3 . 332–334 . 10.1001/archophthalmol.2008.612 . 19273800.
  3. Web site: For Authors . JAMA Ophthalmology JAMA Network . American Medical Association . 2019-09-12.
  4. Obituary of Salomon Moos . Hermann Knapp . Hermann Knapp . Archives of Otology . September 1895 . 24 . 409–412.
  5. Web site: JAMA Ophthalmology . NLM Catalog . . 2018-04-12.
  6. Web site: National Library of Medicine . MedPrint Title List by Latest Title . National Library of Medicine . 18 December 2020.
  7. Book: 2022 . Journals Ranked by Impact: Ophthalmology . 2022 Release of Journal Citation Reports™ . . Science . Web of Science.