Daniel M. Albert, MD, MS
The Archives of Ophthalmology, published continuously since 1869, is an international peer-reviewed ophthalmology and visual science journal published 12 times per year. The online version is published on the second Monday of the month. Archives of Ophthalmology's 2010 impact factor is 3.52 (the impact factor is a measure of citation rate per article, and is calculated by dividing 1 year's worth of citations to a journal's articles published in the previous 2 years by the number of major articles [eg, research papers, reviews] published by that journal in those 2 years). Archives of Ophthalmology's acceptance rate is 29% of the more than 800 unsolicited submitted manuscripts it receives annually. The editor of Archives of Ophthalmology is Daniel M. Albert, MD, MS (see Archives Editors and Publishers).
Mission Statement: To be the indispensable source of ophthalmic knowledge for the generalist, subspecialist, and trainee; to publish innovative, clinically relevant research for the vision scientist; to be the first choice for authors to submit their important manuscripts to; and to achieve this through authoritative peer review.
Access for Developing Countries: The online version of Archives of Ophthalmology is made freely available or nearly so to institutions in developing countries through the World Health Organization's HINARI program.
Print: ISSN 0003-9950
Online: ISSN 1538-3601
