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Recent Publications
Frequently Asked Questions
Research Topics
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Journal of Eye Movement Research is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal covering all aspects of oculomotor functioning, including methodology of eye recording, neurophysiological and cognitive models, attention, reading, and applications in neurology, ergonomy, media research, and other areas. It is published bimonthly online by MDPI from Volume 18, Issue 1 (2025).
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Subject
Ophthalmology
Impact Factor
2.8
Quartile
Q1
Open Access Type
Open
ISSN
1995-8692
eISSN
1995-8692
Invitation Only
No
Cost Range
CHF 1200 article processing charge, plus applicable local VAT or sales tax.
Submission Instructions
Journal of Eye Movement Research accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.
Article
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required with the submission. The cover letter must explain the significance of the paper and its fit to the journal scope and include statements that the manuscript is not under consideration or published elsewhere and that all authors approved the manuscript and agree to its submission to JEMR.
Abstract
An abstract is required. Abstract should be about 200 words maximum. Abstract must be a single paragraph written in a structured style without headings. No abstract headings are used.
Manuscript
Article manuscripts should include front matter with Title, Author list, Affiliations, Abstract, and Keywords; main sections of Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, and optional Conclusions; and back matter of Supplementary Materials, Author Contributions, Funding, Data Availability Statement, Acknowledgments, Conflicts of Interest, and References. Three to ten keywords must follow the abstract, a short author contributions paragraph must be included for multi-author papers, and any use of AI tools must be disclosed in the Methods section or another suitable part of the manuscript.
References
References may be in any style at submission if used consistently throughout. References must be numbered in order of appearance, cited in square brackets before punctuation, listed individually at the end, and include author names, source title, article or chapter title where required, year, volume and issue where appropriate, and pagination.
Figures & Tables
Figures, schemes, and tables must be inserted into the main text close to their first citation. Figures, schemes, and tables must be numbered in order of appearance and each must have a short explanatory title and caption.
Review
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required with the submission. The cover letter must explain the paper's significance and fit to the journal's scope and include statements that the manuscript is not under consideration or published elsewhere and that all authors approved the manuscript and agree to its submission to JEMR.
Abstract
An abstract is required as part of the review's front matter. The abstract should be about 200 words maximum. The abstract must be a single paragraph written in the style of a structured abstract without headings.
Manuscript
Review manuscripts should include front matter with Title, Author list, Affiliations, Abstract, and Keywords, a logically organized literature review with specific sections and optional subsections, and back matter with Author Contributions, Acknowledgments, Conflicts of Interest, and References, and can include Introduction, Relevant Sections, Discussion, Conclusions, and Future Directions. The manuscript must include three to ten keywords after the abstract, a separate Conflicts of Interest section before the references, author contributions, funding information, and disclosure of any AI tool use in the Methods section or another suitable part of the manuscript.
References
References may be in any style at submission if formatting is consistent throughout. References must be numbered in order of appearance, cited in square brackets before punctuation, listed individually at the end of the manuscript, and include author names, source title, article or chapter title where required, year, volume and issue where appropriate, and pagination.
Figures & Tables
Figures, schemes, and tables must be inserted into the main text close to their first citation. Figures, schemes, and tables must be numbered in order of appearance and each must have a short explanatory title and caption.
Scoping Review
Cover Letter
A cover letter must be included with the submission. The cover letter must explain the paper's significance and fit to the journal scope and include statements that the manuscript is not under consideration or published elsewhere and that all authors approved the manuscript and agree to its submission to JEMR.
Abstract
An abstract is required. Abstract should be about 200 words maximum. Abstract must be a single paragraph following the style of a structured abstract without headings.
Manuscript
Manuscript must contain the sections Author Information, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Materials & Methods, Results, Conclusions, Figures and Tables with Captions, Funding Information, Author Contributions, and Conflicts of Interest. The manuscript must include three to ten keywords after the abstract, a statement in the Methods section that PRISMA guidelines were followed, registration information if available in the Methods section, and disclosure of any AI tool use in the Methods section or another suitable part of the manuscript.
References
References may be in any style at submission if formatting is consistent throughout. References must be numbered in order of appearance, listed individually at the end, cited in square brackets before punctuation, and include standard bibliographic details such as authors, title, source, year, volume or issue where appropriate, and pagination.
Figures & Tables
Figures, schemes, and tables must be inserted into the main text close to their first citation. Figures, schemes, and tables must be numbered in order of appearance and each must have a short explanatory title and caption.
Systematic Review
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required with the submission. The cover letter must explain the paper's significance and fit to the journal scope and include statements that the manuscript is not under consideration elsewhere and that all authors approved the manuscript and agree to its submission to JEMR.
Abstract
An abstract is required. The abstract should be about 200 words maximum. The abstract must be a single paragraph following the style of a structured abstract without headings.
Manuscript
Systematic reviews should use the same structure as research articles and must include Author Information, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Materials & Methods, Results, Conclusions, Figures and Tables with Captions, Funding Information, Author Contributions, and a Conflicts of Interest section, with a clearly detailed Methods section. The manuscript must include three to ten keywords, a declaration of AI tool use in the Methods section or another suitable part of the manuscript, and a completed PRISMA checklist and PRISMA flow diagram in the main text or supplementary materials.
References
References may be in any style at submission provided formatting is consistent throughout. References must be numbered in order of appearance, listed individually at the end of the manuscript, include standard bibliographic details, and use in-text citation numbers in square brackets before punctuation.
Figures & Tables
Figures, schemes, and tables must be inserted into the main text close to their first citation. Figures, schemes, and tables must be numbered in order of appearance and each must have a short explanatory title and caption.
Brief Report
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required with the submission. The cover letter must explain the paper's significance and fit to the journal scope and include statements that the manuscript is not under consideration elsewhere and that all authors approved the manuscript and agree to its submission to JEMR.
Abstract
An abstract is required. Abstract should be about 200 words maximum. Abstract must be a single paragraph in a structured style without headings.
Manuscript
Brief Report manuscripts should follow a structure similar to that of an Article and include a detailed Materials and Methods section. The manuscript must include keywords and a separate Conflicts of Interest section, and any use of AI tools or large language models must be disclosed in the Methods section or another suitable part of the manuscript.
References
References may be in any style at submission if used consistently throughout. References must be numbered in order of appearance, cited in square brackets before punctuation, and listed individually at the end of the manuscript with standard bibliographic details.
Figures & Tables
Brief Report manuscripts usually contain two figures and/or a table. Figures, schemes, and tables must be inserted into the main text close to their first citation. Figures, schemes, and tables must be numbered in order of appearance and accompanied by a short explanatory title and caption.
Case Report
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required with the submission. The cover letter must explain the paper's significance and fit with the journal's scope and include statements that the manuscript is not under consideration or published elsewhere and that all authors approved the manuscript and agree to its submission to JEMR.
Abstract
An abstract is required for Case Report manuscripts. The abstract should be about 200 words maximum. The abstract must be a single paragraph following the style of a structured abstract without headings.
Manuscript
Case Report manuscripts should include Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Detailed Case Description, Discussion, and Conclusions sections. The manuscript must include three to ten keywords after the abstract and disclose use of AI tools or large language models in the Methods section or another suitable part of the manuscript.
References
References may be in any style at submission if formatting is consistent throughout. References must be numbered in order of appearance, listed individually at the end of the manuscript, include core bibliographic details, and use in-text numbers in square brackets before punctuation.
Figures & Tables
Figures, schemes, and tables must be inserted into the main text close to their first citation. Figures, schemes, and tables must be numbered in order of appearance and all must have a short explanatory title and caption.
Communication
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required with each submission. The cover letter must explain the significance of the paper and its fit with the journal scope, and include statements that the manuscript is not under consideration or published elsewhere and that all authors approved the manuscript and agree to its submission.
Abstract
An abstract is required. Abstract should be about 200 words maximum. Abstract must be a single paragraph and follow the style of a structured abstract without headings.
Manuscript
Communication manuscripts should follow a structure similar to that of an Article, including sections such as Author Information, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Materials & Methods, Results, Conclusions, Figures and Tables with Captions, Funding Information, Author Contributions, and Conflict of Interest. The manuscript must include three to ten keywords, a separate Conflicts of Interest section before the references, author contributions for multi-author papers, funding information, and disclosure of AI tool use in the Methods section or another suitable part of the manuscript.
References
References may be in any style at submission if formatting is consistent throughout. References must be numbered in order of appearance, listed individually at the end, include core bibliographic details, and use square-bracketed in-text citation numbers placed before punctuation.
Figures & Tables
Figures, schemes, and tables must be inserted into the main text close to their first citation. Figures, schemes, and tables must be numbered in order of appearance and each must have a short explanatory title and caption.
Registered Report
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required with the submission. The cover letter must explain the paper’s significance and fit to the journal scope and include statements that the manuscript is not under consideration or published elsewhere and that all authors approved the manuscript and agree with its submission to JEMR.
Abstract
An abstract is required. The abstract should be about 200 words maximum. The abstract must be a single paragraph written in a structured style without headings.
Manuscript
The manuscript must contain the sections Author Information, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Materials & Methods, Results, Conclusions, Figures and Tables with Captions, Funding Information, Author Contributions, and Conflict of Interest. The manuscript must include three to ten keywords, an author contributions statement for multi-author research articles, and disclosure of any AI tool use in the Methods section or another suitable part of the manuscript.
References
References may be in any style at submission if used consistently throughout. References must be numbered in order of appearance, cited in square brackets before punctuation, listed individually at the end, and include author names, source title, article or chapter title where required, year, volume and issue where appropriate, and pagination.
Figures & Tables
Figures, schemes, and tables must be inserted into the main text close to their first citation. Figures, schemes, and tables must be numbered in order of appearance and all must have a short explanatory title and caption.
Recent Publications
Conventional Versus Virtual Reality-Based Hess–Lancaster Assessment: Agreement and Repeatability in Ocular Motility Evaluation
Francisco Javier Povedano-Montero, Álvaro Perales-Serrano, Daniela León Lobo, Rut González-Jiménez, Ricardo Bernárdez-Vilaboa, Juan E. Cedrún-Sánchez
10.3390/jemr19030067
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Correlation Between Accommodative Facility and Light-Evoked Pupil Responses in Individuals with History of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Curt Fritts-Davis, Andrew T. E. Hartwick, Marjean T. Kulp
10.3390/jemr19030065
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Reading to Translate or Translating to Read? Modeling Translators’ Eye Movements with Multilingual Pre-Trained Models
Yiyu Zhang, Xiajing Yao, Dechao Li
10.3390/jemr19030066
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An Eye-Tracking and Forecasting Experiment on Consumer Purchasing Decisions Through Product Reviews
Seda Busra Sarac, Kazim Baris Atici, Ismail Bezci, Ata Erinc Dansuk, Fatma Semira Yildirim
10.3390/jemr19030064
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Cognitive Mechanisms of Referential Ambiguity Resolution in L2 Russian by Chinese Learners: Evidence from Eye-Tracking
Tian Ran, Lijun Guo, Hong Xu
10.3390/jemr19030063
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Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to publish?
Authors are given five days for minor revisions and ten days for major revisions. Copy-editing, proofreading, final corrections, pagination, and publication occur after acceptance.
Reformat to Journal of Eye Movement Research using Livewrite PremiumIs a cover letter required?
A cover letter is required for each submission. It should briefly explain the significance of the paper, place the findings in context, explain fit with the journal scope, acknowledge any prior submissions to MDPI journals, and include statements confirming exclusive consideration and author approval.
Reformat to Journal of Eye Movement Research using Livewrite PremiumWhat are the publication costs?
Article processing charge: CHF 1200 plus applicable local VAT or sales tax.
Reformat to Journal of Eye Movement Research using Livewrite PremiumResearch Topics
Gaze Tracking and Assistive Technology
Visual perception and processing mechanisms
Visual Attention and Saliency Detection
Glaucoma and retinal disorders
Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Reading and Literacy Development
Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes
Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies
Multisensory perception and integration
Human-Automation Interaction and Safety
Tactile and Sensory Interactions
Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
Vestibular and auditory disorders
Face Recognition and Perception
EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
Neuroscience and Music Perception
Color perception and design
Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
Spatial Cognition and Navigation
Aesthetic Perception and Analysis
Retinal Imaging and Analysis
Language, Metaphor, and Cognition
Text Readability and Simplification
Neural dynamics and brain function