BMC Ophthalmology
Submission checklist and article types
BMC Ophthalmology is an open access journal from BioMed Central covering all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of eye disorders. It accepts research articles, case reports, systematic reviews, study protocols and commentary, and assesses submissions on scientific soundness rather than perceived impact, making it a broad venue for sound clinical work.
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- ISSN (online)
- 1471-2415
- Specialty
- Ophthalmology
- Journal website
- bmcophthalmol.biomedcentral.com
Article types
| Article type | Reporting guideline | Extra Journal-specific Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| Case Report | CARE | 3 |
| Comment | Depends on study design | 2 |
| Matters Arising | Depends on study design | 2 |
| Research Article | Depends on study design | 6 |
| Review | Depends on study design | 2 |
| Study Protocol | Depends on study design | 3 |
| Systematic Review | PRISMA | 3 |
The guideline shown is the one that usually applies to that article type. For original research it depends on the design: see the reporting guidelines. Every review also covers about 80 general content checks; the requirement counts above are the additional checks specific to this journal.
Check your manuscript against BMC Ophthalmology
Choose BMC Ophthalmologyand your article type, upload your manuscript, and get a scored report on how it meets the journal's requirements and the reporting guideline for your study design, with prioritized fixes before you submit.