JAMA Ophthalmology

JAMA Ophthalmology is published online weekly, every Thursday, and in 12 print/online issues a year. The journal receives more than 4.6 million annual article views and downloads. Without any author fees, all research articles are made free access online 12 months after publication on the website. In addition, the online version is freely available or nearly so to institutions in developing countries through the World Health Organization's HINARI program. JAMA Ophthalmology is a member of the JAMA Network, a consortium of peer-reviewed, general medical and specialty publications.

The journal’s acceptance rate is 15%. The median time to first decision is 3 days, and 36 days with review. The Journal Impact Factor is 8.1, one of the highest ranking among ophthalmology journals. All articles are published online first.

Neil M. Bressler, MD, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, is the editor in chief.