Ophthalmology
Submission checklist and article types
Ophthalmology is the official journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and one of the highest-impact clinical journals in the field. It publishes clinical trials, cohort and retrospective studies, systematic reviews and meta-analyses, reviews and correspondence across all subspecialties, and holds submissions to demanding standards of design and reporting.
- Publisher
- American Academy of Ophthalmology
- ISSN (online)
- 1549-4713
- ISSN (print)
- 0161-6420
- Specialty
- Ophthalmology
- Journal website
- www.aaojournal.org
Article types
| Article type | Reporting guideline | Extra Journal-specific Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| AAO Meeting Paper | Depends on study design | 7 |
| Clinical Trial | CONSORT | 7 |
| Correspondence | Depends on study design | 10 |
| Manuscripts | Depends on study design | 10 |
| Meta-Analysis | PRISMA | 9 |
| Report-Invited | Depends on study design | 9 |
| Report-Unsolicited | Depends on study design | 9 |
| Retrospective Study | STROBE | 8 |
| Review | Depends on study design | 7 |
| Systematic Review | PRISMA | 10 |
| Translational Science Reviews | Depends on study design | 7 |
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.
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