Journal of Vision

Journal of Vision is published by Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Inc. and is in Zone 3 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Visual perception and processing mechanisms, Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies and Neural dynamics and brain function, together about 47.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cognitive Neuroscience. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

General Journal of Vision is an online only, open access, peer-reviewed scientific journal devoted to all aspects of visual function in humans and other organisms. The journal encourages the effective use of color, multimedia, hyperlinks, program code, and other digital enhancements and publishes a variety of article types, including articles, reviews, and methods. Journal of Vision is published by the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), an international organization that advances research worldwide into understanding the visual system and preventing, treating and curing its disorders. Impact Factor Impact factor for 2025: 2.2, ranked #43 out of 98 in the category Ophthalmology The 2025 impact factor represents the number of citations in 2025 to articles published in 2023 and 2024, divided by the total number of articles published in 2023 and 2024. Source: 2026 Journal Citation Reports h-index h5-index: 37 The current h5-index is the largest number h such that h articles published in the last 5 years have at least h citations each. Features Free access to full text of all articles from anywhere on the internet Content indexed on MEDLINE, and accessible through PubMed Indexed by ISI Web of Science and PsycInfo CrossRef enabled giving immediate access to a cited article A unique permanent URL and DOI (Digital Object Identifier) for each article, which can be linked to from other articles, web pages, e-mail, etc. Images, color, and movies can be included at no additional charge Source code (e.g. MATLAB and Mathematica files) can be included Data files (e.g. MAT, CSV, XLS, or text files) can be included Interactive demonstrations can be included Articles are published in both HTML and PDF formats Bibliographic references link to abstracts or full text of cited articles In-text citations link to bibliographic references Readers may be notified by e-mail whenever an article or issue is published Special Issues Journal of Vision publishes occasional special issues on topics of widespread interest. If you are interested in organizing and serving as guest editor for a special issue, please contact the Editor-in-Chief. Contacts For additional information regarding Journal of Vision contact one of the following: Editor-in-Chief: Dennis M. Levi, OD, PhD Senior Director of Journals: Jon Mallett, PhD Assistant Director, Editorial Operations: Kiyah Morrison Journals Manager: Debbie Chin Editorial Coordinator: Dyamond Blackman, MBA Editorial Offic

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Ophthalmology

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Database indexing

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Impact

Impact factor

1.91LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore 2026-06

3.2LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR 2026-06

0.73LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

1.15LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

99LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

180OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

4,008OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

0.45OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

13.6%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

99.6%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

179LetPub · 2026-09-13

Articles per year (publisher)

2,023Publisher website · 2026-09-30

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.

Average review time (community reports)

3–6 weeksLetPub · 2026-09-13

Average acceptance (community reports)

Fairly easyLetPub · 2026-09-13

Submission to publication (journal-reported)

about 12 weeksDOAJ · 2026-10-25

Peer review

Unspecified peer reviewDOAJ

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Publisher

Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Inc.

Country or region

UNITED STATES

Language

English

Frequency

Irregular

Founded

2001

ISSN

1534-7362

Latest issue on the website

Volume 26, Issue 9 (September 2026)

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
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• Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
• Special issues ↗Publisher website
• APC information ↗DOAJ
• Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
• Open access statement ↗DOAJ
• License & copyright ↗DOAJ
• Peer review process ↗LetPub
• Editorial board ↗LetPub
• Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ