The Ocular Surface
Submission checklist and article types
The Ocular Surface focuses on the cornea, conjunctiva, tear film and adnexa, including dry eye, ocular surface inflammation and infection. It publishes high-impact original research reports, research correspondence and review articles, and favours substantial advances over incremental studies.
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- ISSN (online)
- 2542-0186
- ISSN (print)
- 1542-0124
- Specialty
- Ophthalmology
- Journal website
- www.sciencedirect.com/journal/the-ocular-surface
Article types
| Article type | Reporting guideline | Extra Journal-specific Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| High Impact Original Research Reports | Depends on study design | 6 |
| Research Correspondence | Depends on study design | 5 |
| Review Articles | Depends on study design | 9 |
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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