Call for Papers
The International Journal of Eye Banking is pleased to invite submissions for its first year of publication, scheduled to commence during the early months of 2012. The editors seek original research papers, as well as articles of professional and educational interest to eye bankers around the world. Details about our content needs, editorial policies, and submission guidelines are available via convenient links on this website.
It’s easy to register as an author, and you may sign up to receive a subscription at the same time. Please note: Each manuscript must be submitted by a single author; in the case of multiple authors, designate one as the main author (corresponding author).
Subscribers welcome!
Register today to reserve your free subscription to the journal, including updates and announcements that will be posted as we prepare for launch.Interested in reviewing articles?
If you would like to be considered as a peer reviewer, simply register as a reviewer at the same time you sign up as a subscriber. Please also complete the Reviewer's Disclosure form and return it to the Journal Manager via email.Over the next few months, the editors will be adding links to valuable eye banking resources, many in cooperation with international eye banking associations such as the Eye Bank Association of America and the European Eye Bank Association, with which we are proud to collaborate.
Philosophy
The International Journal of Eye Banking is devoted to these philosophical principles:
- Encouraging open and free access
- Upholding an independent voice
- Adhering to the highest content standards and publishing practices
- Achieving rapid publication of relevant, timely content
- Encouraging participation by eye bank professionals around the world
- Welcoming debate and discussion to advance the profession
- Providing educational opportunities
- Sharing best practices
- Archiving important information about the practice of eye banking
- Connecting the community and its resources
Why publish in this journal?
The International Journal of Eye Banking is an open access publication that provides all articles for free, quickly, to anyone with access to the Internet around the world. Advantages to publishing in this journal include:
- Rapid, fair, and thorough article review
- Timely response to authors
- Rapid publication
- Coverage of all aspects of eye banking
- A targeted eye bank audience via the only publication with this sole focus
- Online format ensures articles will not be rejected due to space constraints
- Affordable, with no subscription or author fees (donations welcome)
- Unique, permanent DOIs (Digital Object Identifiers) assigned to peer-reviewed articles, maximizing search capability
A note about indexing
The journal has been conceived as a serious, scholarly publication whose scope and coverage; quality, originality, and importance of scientific content; and editorial policies and production standards will qualify it for inclusion in appropriate biomedical databases, notably MEDLINE. Applying for inclusion is a process; it is not possible to be indexed immediately. However, the editors intend to apply at the earliest opportunity, once an appropriate level of citable articles has been achieved, perhaps as early as the first year. If the journal attains indexing status within first three years of publication, all citable articles beginning with the first issue will be retroactively indexed.In the meantime, the editors will seek inclusion in scholarly search engines, content aggregators, and online directories, including Google Scholar, Ulrichsweb Global Serials Directory, and the Directory of Open Access Journals, among other appropriate services. Updates will be posted on this website. We welcome your suggestions; send them to the Journal Manager.
Announcements
More About the Journal |
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| Fact sheet (Fall 2011) |
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| Posted: 2011-10-20 | |
News Releases |
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Read the Original News Release (June 2011) Read the Call for Papers (November 2011) |
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| Posted: 2011-09-26 | |
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