About the Society

The Saudi Ophthalmological Society (SOS) was founded on 2 Muharram 1406H, corresponding to 16th September 1985. Since its establishment as one of the first Saudi Scientific Medical society, ophthalmologists in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and neighboring countries have greatly benefited. Under the leadership of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Crown Prince and Honorary President of SOS HRH Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, it continues to strive to achieve its future goals. This is in accordance with the government’s mandate to raise the scientific standards of ophthalmology personnel, as well as the quality of the eye care services. The mission of the SOS is to assure the provision of optimal eye care by promoting excellence in ophthalmology and providing services to support its members in practice. SOS advances vision health through the work of its board members, governmental organizations, national and international councils and committees, as well as ties with eye care organizations.
http://www.sos.org.sa/English/Default.aspx

About the Journal

Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology (SJO), a peer-reviewed scholarly journal, is the official publication of Saudi Ophthalmological Society (SOS). It publishes high-quality original papers, clinical studies, review articles and case reports, on a quarterly basis. It is an open access journal covering all subspecialties in the field of ophthalmology.

Abstracting and Indexing Information

The journal is registered with the following abstracting partners:
Baidu Scholar, CNKI (China National Knowledge Infrastructure), EBSCO Publishing's Electronic Databases, Ex Libris – Primo Central, Google Scholar, Hinari, Infotrieve, Netherlands ISSN centre, ProQuest, TDNet, Wanfang Data

The journal is indexed with, or included in, the following:
Emerging Sources Citation Index, PubMed Central, SCOPUS, Web of Science

 

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Open Access Publication and Creative Commons Licensing

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The journal will cover technical and clinical studies related to health, ethical and social issues in field of publishes original papers, clinical studies, reviews & case reports of interest to ophthalmologists. Articles with clinical interest and implications will be given preference.

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