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Open Access Journals

Open Access Ophthalmology Journals, Magazines and Newsletters available free of charge and/or Open Access

  1. American Orthopic Journal.  [Continued by Journal of Binocular Vision and Ocular Motility.] American Orthoptic Council: 2002 v.52.  ISSN 0065-955X (Print) / 1553-4448 (Electronic)
  2. Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia. Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia: from 1998 – 2011      ISSN 0004-2749 (Print) / 1678-2925 (Electronic)
  3. BMC Ophthalmology. BioMed Central – Open Access: from 2001 v.1 – present   ISSN: 1471-2415 (Electronic)     [Currently indexed for MEDLINE]
  4. British Journal of Ophthalmology. BMJ Journals: from 1917 v.1 – present     ISSN: 0007-1161 (Print)  /1468-2079 (Electronic)      [Currently indexed for MEDLINE]
  5. Bulletin de la Societe Belge d’Ophthalmologia. Societe Belge d’Ophthalmologia: from 1999 v.273 – 2013 v.322     ISSN: 0081-0746 (Print)
  6. Case Reports in Ophthalmology. Karger: from v.1 2010 – present     ISSN: 1663-2699 (Electronic)
  7. Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists: from 1973 v.1 – present. ISSN: 1442-6404
  8. Clinical Ophthalmology. Dove Press – Open Access: from 2007 v.1 – present     ISSN: 1177-5467 (Print) / 1177-5483 (Electronic)
  9. Community Eye Health Journal. International Centre of Eye Health: from 1998 v.11 – present     ISSN: 0953-6833 (Print) / 1993-7288 (Electronic)
  10. Eyecare Business. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins: from 2000 – present. ISSN: 2332-3817
  11. EyeWorld. ASCRSMedia: from 2000 – present. ISSN: 1089-0084 (Print)
  12. Graefe’s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. Springer Publishing: from 1854 v.1 – present     ISSN:0721-832X (Print) ; 1435-702X (Electronic)     [Currently indexed for MEDLINE]
  13. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. All India Ophthalmological Society: from 1954 v.2 – present.    ISSN:0301-4738 (Print) ; 1998-3689 (Electronic)   [Currently indexed for MEDLINE]
  14. International Journal of Ophthalmology.     ISSN:2222-3959 (Print) ; 2227-4898 (Electronic)     
  15. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science (IOVS). Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) From 1962 v.1 – 6 months from present (with some select current).    ISSN: 0146-0404 (Print); 1552-5783 (Electronic)    [Currently indexed for MEDLINE]  
  16. Journal of Binocular Vision and Ocular Motility.  [Continues from American Orthoptic Journal ISSN 0065-955X]; [Philadelphia, PA] : Taylor & Francis Group, [2018]- ; ISSN: 2576-1218 (Electronic) / 2576-117X (Print)
  17. Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology Archives. North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (NANOS): from 1981 v.1 – 18 months before present.     ISSN: 1070-8022 (Print) /1536-5166 (Electronic)
  18. Journal of Ocular Biology, Diseases, and Informatics. Springer Open Choice (Open Access): from 2008 v.1 – 2012 v.5.      ISSN: 1936-8437 (Print) ; 1936-8445 (Electronic) 
  19. Journal of Ophthalmic and Vision Research.     ISSN:2008-2010 (Print) ; 2008-322X (Electronic)
  20. Journal of Ophthalmology.  Hindawi (Open Access): from 2009 – present.     ISSN:2090-0058 (Electronic) ; 2090-004X (Print)
  21. Journal of Vision (JOV). Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) From 2001 v.1 –present/     ISSN:1534-7362 (Electronic) ; 1534-7362 (Linking)     
  22. Molecular Vision. Emory Eye Center, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Georgia Knights Templar Educational Foundation From 1995 v.1 – present.     ISSN:1090-0535 (Electronic).      [Currently indexed for MEDLINE] 
  23. Ocular Surgery News. OSN / Slack Inc: Sept. 1999 – present.     ISSN: 1047-9120 (Print)
  24. Ophthalmology Times. Modern Medicine Network: last several years.     ISSN:0193-032X (Print) 
  25. Optometric Education.     ISSN:1521-4230 (Print) ; 1933-8880 (Electronic) 
  26. Review of Ophthalmology: from 2003 v.3 – present. ISSN:1081-0226 (Print)
  27. Transactions of the American Society of Ophthalmology. 1865 v.1 – 2017 v.115 [PubMed Central].     ISSN: 065-9533 (Print)' 1545-6110; (Electronic)
  28. Translational Vision Science and Technology (TVST). Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) From 2012 v.1 – present.     ISSN: 2164-2591 (Electronic).