Overview
Submission Instructions
Recent Publications
Frequently Asked Questions
Research Topics
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Eye and Vision is an open access, peer-reviewed journal publishing high-quality articles encompassing all aspects of eye and vision, covering both ophthalmology and optometry with a strong interdisciplinary focus. The journal provides ophthalmologists and visual science specialists with theoretical, experimental, and clinical investigations and is indexed in databases including DOAJ, PubMed Central, Scopus, and SCIE.
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Subject
Ophthalmology
Impact Factor
4
Quartile
Q1
Open Access Type
Open
eISSN
2326-0254
Invitation Only
Yes
Cost Range
£1990.00 GBP / $2790.00 USD / €2290.00 EUR APC
Submission Instructions
Eye and Vision is an invitation-only journal. Submissions are accepted by invitation from the editorial board only. The following article types are accepted:
Research Articles
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any journal policy issues, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, confirm the manuscript is not published or under consideration elsewhere, and name the special issue if applicable.
Abstract
An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings Background, Methods, Results, Conclusions, and Trial registration.
Manuscript
Manuscript must include Background, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, and a Declarations section. Manuscript must include three to ten keywords, a Declarations section with the required subsections retained as 'Not applicable' when irrelevant, a Competing Interests section, an Availability of data and materials statement, and documentation of any Large Language Model use in the Methods section or suitable alternative.
References
References must follow Vancouver style. Web links and URLs must be cited with a reference number and included in the reference list, unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not appear in the reference list, and journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE.
Figures & Tables
Figure titles and legends must appear in the main manuscript rather than in the graphic file, tables shorter than one page may be placed within the manuscript, and longer tables may be placed at the end with callouts in the text. Figures must be numbered in order of first mention and multi-panel figures submitted as a single composite file, while tables must be numbered and cited in sequence, created with the word processor's table function, and not embedded as figures or spreadsheet files.
Review
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any journal policy issues, declare potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, and confirm the manuscript has not been published or submitted elsewhere.
Abstract
An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include Background, Main body, and a short Conclusion.
Manuscript
Manuscript must include a Background section, may use subsections with short informative headings, must include a Conclusions section, and must include a Declarations section with the required subsections. Review articles must include three to ten keywords, a list of abbreviations if abbreviations are used, an Availability of data and materials statement, and Declarations subsections that remain present and state 'Not applicable' when not relevant, and any use of a Large Language Model must be documented in the Methods section or a suitable alternative section.
References
References must follow Vancouver reference style. Web links and URLs must be cited with a reference number and included in the reference list in full with the site title, URL, and access date, and unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not appear in the reference list.
Figures & Tables
Tables shorter than one page may be placed within the manuscript, tables longer than one page may be placed at the end of the document with their intended location indicated in the text, and figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript while figures are uploaded separately. Figures and tables must be numbered in the order cited, multi-panel figures must be submitted as a single composite file, and tables must be created using the word processor's table function rather than embedded as figures or spreadsheet files.
Case Report
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required for Case Reports. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any journal policy issues, declare potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, confirm the manuscript is not published or under consideration elsewhere, and describe why the case is rare or unusual and its educational and/or scientific merits.
Abstract
An abstract is required for Case Reports. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings Background, Case presentation, and Conclusions.
Manuscript
Manuscript must include a Declarations section, and the title page must include a title with the study design if appropriate, all authors' full names and institutional addresses, and the corresponding author. Case Reports must include three to ten keywords, a list of abbreviations if abbreviations are used, and Declarations subheadings for Ethics approval and consent to participate, Consent for publication, Availability of data and materials, Competing interests, Funding, Authors' contributions, Acknowledgements, and optional Authors' information, with any non-relevant heading stated as 'Not applicable' and any use of a Large Language Model documented in the Methods section or another suitable section if no Methods section is available.
References
References must use Vancouver style. Only published articles, in-press articles, trial registration records, abstracts, and public preprints may be cited; unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not appear in the reference list; journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE; and web links and URLs must be fully provided in the reference list with a reference number, site title, full URL, and access date.
Figures & Tables
Tables shorter than one page may be placed within the manuscript, larger tables may be placed at the end of the document with in-text callouts, figure titles and legends must appear in the main manuscript rather than in image files, and figures must be uploaded separately in the order cited. Figures must be submitted as separate correctly oriented files with multi-panel figures combined into one file, and tables must be created with the word processor's table function rather than embedded as figures or spreadsheet files.
Correspondence
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any journal policy issues, declare potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, and confirm the manuscript has not been published or submitted elsewhere.
Abstract
Abstract must not exceed 250 words.
Manuscript
Correspondence manuscript must include a title page with all authors’ full names and institutional addresses, identification of the corresponding author, and a title including the study design if appropriate. Manuscript must include 3 to 10 keywords and a 'Declarations' section with the subheadings 'Ethics approval and consent to participate', 'Consent for publication', 'Availability of data and materials', 'Competing interests', 'Funding', 'Authors' contributions', and 'Acknowledgements', with 'Authors' information' optional and 'Not applicable' used where a section is irrelevant, and any use of a Large Language Model must be disclosed in the Methods section or another suitable section if no Methods section is available.
References
References must include no more than 10 articles. References must use Vancouver style. Only published, in-press, or publicly available preprint articles, clinical trial registration records, and abstracts may be cited; unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications are excluded from the reference list; journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE; and web links or URLs must be numbered and listed as references in full with title, URL, and access date.
Figures & Tables
Tables shorter than one page may be placed within the manuscript, while longer tables may be placed at the end of the document with their intended location indicated in the text, and figure titles and legends must appear in the main manuscript rather than in the graphic file. Figures and tables must be numbered in the order cited in the text, multi-panel figures must be uploaded as a single composite file, table titles must appear above tables with legends below, tables must not be embedded as figures, and footnotes must be used instead of endnotes and must not contain figures or tables.
Short Reports
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published in Eye and Vision, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the submission, and confirm the manuscript has not been published or submitted elsewhere.
Abstract
Abstract requirements are not specified.
Manuscript
Manuscript must include a Competing Interests section at the end, an Acknowledgements section for non-author contributors where applicable, an Availability of data and materials section, and disclosure of any Large Language Model use in the Methods section or another suitable section if there is no Methods section.
References
Only published or in-press articles, clinical trial registration records, abstracts, and publicly available preprints may be cited; unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not appear in the reference list; journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE; and URLs must be numbered and included as full references with title, full URL, and access date.
Figures & Tables
Figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript rather than in the graphic file, tables shorter than one page can be placed within the manuscript, and tables longer than one page can be placed at the end of the document with their intended placement indicated in the text. Figures must be numbered in text order and uploaded in that order with multi-panel figures submitted as a single composite file, while tables must be numbered and cited in sequence, created using the word processor's table function, and not embedded as figures or spreadsheet files.
Recent Publications
Clinical evaluation of a new fully automated biometer integrating optical low-coherence reflectometry and Placido-disk topography
Yihong Chen, Xinning Yang, Zheng Li, Bowen Tan, Kexin Li, Giacomo Savini, Domenico Schiano-Lomoriello, Xingtao Zhou, Chak Seng Lei, Jinhai Huang
10.1186/s40662-026-00492-2
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Relationship between long-term blood pressure fluctuations and visual field progression in primary open-angle glaucoma: a prospective cohort study
De-Fu Chen, Tao Wang, Jinrui Zhang, Chenmin Wang, Xiaonan Lu, Jingyu Xiao, Qiangjie Huang, Yuanbo Liang
10.1186/s40662-026-00490-4
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Ultra-widefield optical coherence tomography angiography plus colour fundus photography in von Hippel‒Lindau disease: detection, classification, and correlations with findings on fluorescein angiography
Xiaonan Zhuang, Yao Zhou, Fengjuan Gao, Yi Xuan, Min Wang, Qing Chang, Xin Huang, Gezhi Xu, Wei Liu
10.1186/s40662-026-00489-x
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Uveal and retinal abnormalities in an Asian neurofibromatosis type 1 cohort: a cross-sectional study with age-stratified analysis
Shipeng Guo, Xuan Yu, Haonan Ma, Mingyang Wang, Dian Jiao, Xuerui Zhang, Yuan Yang, Haodong Xiao, Wenting Zhang, Huanyu Liu, Yufan Yang, Jie Peng, Zhichao Wang, Peiquan Zhao
10.1186/s40662-026-00488-y
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Comparison of effectiveness of four myopia control interventions in Chinese children: a real-world retrospective study
Lizhen Chen, Li Sun, Xiaojing Chen, Jiaxing Liu, Jinfa Li, Hiu Ying Leung, Jingfa Zhang, Dennis S. C. Lam
10.1186/s40662-026-00487-z
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Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to publish?
Submission to first decision (median): 5 days.
Reformat to Eye and Vision using Livewrite PremiumIs a cover letter required?
A cover letter is required and should explain why the manuscript should be published in Eye and Vision, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the submission, confirm the manuscript has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and identify the special issue if applicable. Authors may also suggest preferred and non-preferred peer reviewers in the cover letter.
Reformat to Eye and Vision using Livewrite PremiumWhat are the publication costs?
An article processing charge applies for each accepted article. The current APC is £1990.00 GBP / $2790.00 USD / €2290.00 EUR, excluding VAT or local taxes where applicable.
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