Journal profile · Health Professions-Optometry
British and Irish Orthoptic Journal
ISSN 1743-9868 · eISSN 2516-3590 · White Rose University Press · United Kingdom
British and Irish Orthoptic Journal: fully open access; median 232 days to acceptance (39 articles, last 24 months); 16 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
British and Irish Orthoptic Journal is published by White Rose University Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies, Visual perception and processing mechanisms and Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders, together about 57.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The BIOJ is the official journal of the British and Irish Orthoptic Society. The BIOS was founded in 1937. BIOS is a professional and educational body for the UK and Republic of Ireland representing orthoptists. Orthoptics is a world-wide profession, and the BIOS is recognised as being a leader in both education and clinical practice. The BIOJ invites submissions relating to original research, review articles, case reports and scientific letters to the editor in areas related to clinical ocular motility, visual function, amblyopia, binocular vision and strabismus. The journal will accept submissions from a wide variety of disciplines, including orthoptists, optometrists, ophthalmologists, and vision technicians, among others.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Health Professions-Optometry
Editor-in-chief Gemma ArblasterPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 6, Germany 1, Australia 1, Netherlands 1, Sweden 1 (11 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment StudiesMedicine28.9%
- Visual perception and processing mechanismsNeuroscience15.4%
- Ophthalmology and Eye DisordersMedicine13.5%
- Ophthalmology and Visual Health ResearchMedicine8.6%
- Ocular Disorders and TreatmentsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.7%
- Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal DisordersPsychology4.6%
- Glaucoma and retinal disordersMedicine2.4%
- Stroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryMedicine2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ophthalmology | Q3 | 83/147 | 43rd |
| Optometry | Q3 | 9/15 | 43rd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PMCPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, CNKI, J-Gate, OCLC, CLOCKSS, Crossref, Sherpa Romeo
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.82LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.92OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 328 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 18 | 174 |
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | 180 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 183 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | 126 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 104 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | 87 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
232 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 159 days – 297 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 18 days (39 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 272 days
- Sample
- 39 articles with submission and acceptance dates (41 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 18 weeksLetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted4
- case reportsThe BIOJ invites submissions relating to original research, review articles, case reports and scientific letters to the editorLength not stated
- original researchThe BIOJ invites submissions relating to original research, review articles, case reports and scientific letters to the editorLength not stated
- review articlesThe BIOJ invites submissions relating to original research, review articles, case reports and scientific letters to the editorLength not stated
- scientific letters to the editorThe BIOJ invites submissions relating to original research, review articles, case reports and scientific letters to the editorLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open Access Policy
Published by White Rose University Press Model summary
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Authors of articles published remain the copyright holders and grant third parties the right to use, reproduce, and share the article according to the Creative Commons license agreement.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- White Rose University Press
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1743-9868
- Electronic ISSN
- 2516-3590
- Society / sponsor
- British and Irish Orthoptic Society
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 22 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about British and Irish Orthoptic Journal
How long does peer review take at British and Irish Orthoptic Journal?
Based on the dates recorded on 39 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 232 days (interquartile range 159–297 days); authors report an average review time of about 18 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of British and Irish Orthoptic Journal based?
Of the 11 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (6), Germany (1) and Australia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index British and Irish Orthoptic Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, British and Irish Orthoptic Journal is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PMC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is British and Irish Orthoptic Journal open access, and what is the APC?
British and Irish Orthoptic Journal is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .