Published continuously since 1869, JAMA Ophthalmology is an international peer-reviewed ophthalmology and visual science journal published 12 times per year. The journal was known as the Archives of Ophthalmology until 2013, when it was renamed JAMA Ophthalmology. The online version is published on the second Monday of the month. In 2011 as the Archives of Ophthalmology, the impact factor was 3.71. JAMA Ophthalmology's acceptance rate is 29% of the more than 800 unsolicited submitted manuscripts it receives annually. The editor of JAMA Ophthalmology is Daniel M. Albert, MD, MS.
Features of the JAMA Ophthalmology include the following:
- Clinical Trials - Reports on large, randomized controlled studies of direct clinical relevance
- Mechanisms of Ophthalmic Disease - Features aspects of the visual system that are most relevant to clinical ophthalmologists
- Surgeon's Corner - Provides current information on surgical techniques, devices, and outcomes
- Theme Issues - Issues covering topics such as genetics, worldwide ophthalmology, optical coherence tomography, translational research, and ophthalmic pathology
- Articles for Residents - Selected by the Editors especially for residents
- Clinical Challenge: You Make the Diagnosis - Monthly online diagnostic challenge-be the first to submit the correct diagnosis
- Online First Articles - Read articles weeks before they appear in the print issue
- Monthly CME Quiz - Earn up to 12 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ CME credits per year
- Author Interviews - Listen to authors discuss their research and gain a deeper understanding of a study's objectives, findings, and implications
- E-mail alerts - Find out when material of interest to you is published
- PowerPoint Image Downloads - Easily incorporate images from JAMA Ophthalmology into your presentations
- Video Supplements - Watch short videos accompanying selected articles
- PDF Downloads - Print and save articles of interest to you
Editor
Daniel M. Albert, MD, MS
Associate Editors
Raymond S. Douglas, MD, PhD, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Jeffrey L. Goldberg, MD, PhD, Miami, Florida
Michael S. lp, MD, Madison, Wisconsin
Stephen D. McLeod, MD, San Francisco, California
Ingrid U. Scott, MD, MPH, Hershey, Pennsylvania
Nasreen A. Syed, MD, Iowa City, Iowa
Editorial Manager
Laura C. Cruz, Madison, Wisconsin
Editorial Assistant
Barbara Skrzypczynska, Madison, Wisconsin
Office Manager
Eleanor Albert, MA, Madison, Wisconsin