Journal of Ophthalmic Science · ISSN 2470-0436
Indexing & Discoverability
JOS identifies its articles through registered serial and DOI records and describes discovery services by their actual function. Selective indexing is stated only when independently verified.
Current verified position
Identifiers and open metadata are established.
JOS does not present Crossref, web search or scholarly graphs as equivalent to MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science or another selective index.
Status reviewed 3 August 2026Verified discovery record
The entries below separate identifiers, metadata services, discovery tools, selective databases and preservation. A presence in one category does not imply a status in another.
- ISSN Portal
- Serial identifier
- The journal is registered under online ISSN 2470-0436. An ISSN identifies the serial; it is not a quality ranking or selective-indexing decision.
- Verified
- Crossref
- DOI infrastructure
- Crossref reports journal-linked DOI records under prefix 10.14302. DOI registration supplies a persistent identifier and deposited bibliographic metadata; it does not mean that every database record is complete or that a selective database has indexed the article.
- Verified
- OpenAlex
- Scholarly graph
- OpenAlex maintains a source record for ISSN 2470-0436. Coverage in a scholarly graph supports discovery and linking but is not equivalent to a selective journal index.
- Record present
- Publisher access
- Open web access
- Article landing pages, abstracts and full text are available from the journal website. CC BY 4.0 permits sharing and reuse with attribution, and authors retain copyright.
- Available
What the categories mean
A clear category label prevents identifier services and broad discovery tools from being mistaken for selective indexing.
Identifier systems
ISSN and DOI records distinguish the journal and its articles and support citation linking.
Search and scholarly graphs
These services can surface metadata or full text. Coverage may vary by record and over time.
Selective databases
MEDLINE, Scopus and Web of Science apply their own evaluation and coverage criteria.
Preservation services
A preservation claim requires confirmed ingestion by a named long-term archive, not only online access.
Verified journal-level indexing and preservation
The journal distinguishes selective journal coverage, individual manuscript deposit and long-term preservation.
- Verified journal-level indexing
- Selective databases and directories
- No current journal-level coverage was independently verified for PubMed/MEDLINE, PubMed Central, Scopus, Web of Science or DOAJ as of 3 August 2026.
- No verified listing
- PubMed Central deposit clarification
- Individual manuscript deposit
- Eligible NIH-funded manuscripts may be deposited individually in PubMed Central through the NIH Manuscript Submission System (NIHMS). Individual manuscript deposit does not indicate journal-level indexing in PubMed, MEDLINE or PubMed Central.
- Route available when eligible
- Digital preservation
- Preservation service
- JOS is included under Open Access Pub’s Portico digital-preservation program. As articles are deposited, they enter Portico’s permanent archive for long-term preservation.
- Publisher program verified
Metadata, access and responsible discoverability
Useful discovery begins with accurate article metadata: a specific title, complete author and affiliation information, a structured abstract, subject terms, publication dates and a resolving DOI. These elements help catalogues, reference managers and scholarly graphs connect the article to the journal record.
Discovery coverage is controlled by each external service and can differ between articles. JOS therefore does not promise universal search-engine inclusion, citation performance or inclusion in a selective database.
Authors may share the version of record under CC BY 4.0 with appropriate attribution. Author self-archiving supports access and complements the publisher’s Portico preservation program.
Claims intentionally excluded
This page does not publish an impact factor, acceptance rate, citation total, view count or download count. No independently defensible journal-level value is currently available for those measures.
What authors can prepare
Clear, accurate metadata helps readers and discovery systems understand an article without overstating its significance.
- Use a precise title that identifies the ophthalmic question, population and study design where appropriate.
- Provide complete author names, institutional affiliations and a corresponding-author contact.
- Write an abstract that reports the purpose, methods, principal findings and supported conclusion.
- Select subject terms that reflect the eye condition, intervention, diagnostic method or study setting.
- Supply funding, conflict-of-interest and data-availability statements required for the manuscript.
- Check DOI and reference details during proof review so citations can be linked accurately.
Read the published record
The archive provides the article-level record behind the journal’s current scope and publication history.
Digital preservation
This journal’s content is committed to Portico, a not-for-profit digital-preservation archive run by ITHAKA (the organisation behind JSTOR). As articles are deposited they enter Portico’s permanent archive, so the scholarly record stays available for the long term — even if a title one day ceases to publish. Read our preservation policy.