JAMA Ophthalmology

JAMA Ophthalmology
Title	JAMA Ophthalmology
Discipline	Ophthalmology
Abbreviation	JAMA Ophthalmol.
Publisher	American Medical Association
Country	United States
Frequency	Monthly
History	1869–present
Impact	(see Impact and Reception)

JAMA Ophthalmology is a peer-reviewed medical journal covering clinical and translational research in ophthalmology and related subspecialties such as retina, cornea, and glaucoma. The journal publishes original research, reviews, clinical trials, and guideline statements aimed at clinicians and researchers affiliated with institutions like Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins Hospital, and Massachusetts General Hospital. It is part of a family of journals associated with the American Medical Association, and is distributed to readerships across North America, Europe, and Asia including centers such as Moorfields Eye Hospital and Bascom Palmer Eye Institute.

History

The journal originated in the later 19th century during a period of institutional consolidation that included organizations like the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the Association of American Physicians. During the 20th century it paralleled the growth of specialty centers including Wilmer Eye Institute and research programs at Harvard Medical School and Stanford University School of Medicine. Editorial policies evolved alongside milestones such as the establishment of randomized controlled trials exemplified by multicenter studies from the National Eye Institute and systematic reviews influenced by methods from the Cochrane Collaboration and CONSORT guidelines. Throughout its history the journal has reflected clinical shifts tied to innovations at institutions like Scheie Eye Institute and landmark clinical programs at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

Scope and Content

The journal’s scope spans clinical research, translational laboratory studies, epidemiology, and health services research relevant to centers such as University of California, Los Angeles and King's College London. Articles address diseases and interventions studied at sites like Wills Eye Hospital, including investigations of age-related macular degeneration with collaborations involving National Institutes of Health grants, surgical outcomes influenced by techniques pioneered at Cleveland Clinic and imaging advances connected to technologies from laboratories at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stanford University. It publishes randomized clinical trials akin to those coordinated by European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons and consensus statements similar to guidance from the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Reviews often reference landmark works from researchers affiliated with Columbia University Irving Medical Center and University College London.

Editorial Leadership and Publisher

The journal is published by the American Medical Association and edited by an editor-in-chief who collaborates with editorial boards drawing members from institutions such as Duke University School of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, and University of Michigan. Leadership decisions reflect standards promulgated by organizations like the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors and ethics frameworks from bodies such as the Committee on Publication Ethics. The publisher’s distribution and indexing arrangements engage services from Clarivate Analytics and partnerships with academic libraries at Harvard University and University of Oxford.

Abstracting and Indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in major bibliographic databases managed by providers such as Clarivate Analytics (via the Science Citation Index Expanded), Elsevier (via Scopus), and national repositories coordinated with the National Library of Medicine and PubMed Central. Metadata are included in catalogues used by libraries at New York University and University of California, San Francisco, and citation metrics are tracked in products like Journal Citation Reports and platforms maintained by Google Scholar.

Impact and Reception

The journal’s impact factor and citation patterns are reported in sources such as Journal Citation Reports and influence clinical practice at referral centers including Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital and Singapore National Eye Centre. Its articles have been discussed at conferences organized by groups like the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology and cited in guidelines produced by the World Health Organization and professional societies such as the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Scholarly reception includes commentary in periodicals from publishers such as Wiley-Blackwell and Springer Nature.

Notable Publications and Contributions

Notable contributions include randomized trials and cohort studies that have shaped management of conditions addressed in major trials conducted at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute and Moorfields Eye Hospital. Influential methodological papers have paralleled work from investigators affiliated with Johns Hopkins Hospital and University of California, San Diego. The journal has published reports that informed public health initiatives at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and translational research connected to innovators at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stanford University School of Medicine. It has also featured clinical series and case reports that became reference points for educators at University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine and trainees at Indiana University School of Medicine.

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