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About This Journal

Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (PO+S) is an international, open-access, double-blind peer-reviewed journal published by the World Society of Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (WSPOS). The journal is dedicated to the dissemination of high-quality scholarship in paediatric ophthalmology, strabismus, ocular motility, visual development, and related areas of clinical care, translational research, basic science, education, and innovation.

PO+S is designed to serve a global community of authors and readers. It aims to support international, multicultural, multilingual, and multidisciplinary contributions and to promote equitable access to scientific knowledge for clinicians, researchers, educators, trainees, allied eye-care professionals, and other stakeholders committed to improving child eye health and care for people with strabismus.

This journal follows the principles and guidance of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and the Recommendations of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE).

Journal History

PO+S is being launched by WSPOS to provide a dedicated scholarly platform disseminating work serving the international paediatric ophthalmology, strabismus, ocular motility, and paediatric vision science communities. The journal responds to the need for an inclusive, accessible, and peer-reviewed venue that can support global participation and rapid online dissemination of clinical, translational, educational, and scientific knowledge.

Article Types

PO+S considers a range of article types that support its clinical, scientific, educational, and international mission. Suggested article categories include original research articles, clinical trials, systematic reviews and meta-analyses, narrative reviews, case reports, case series, technical notes, video articles, clinical images, innovative techniques, clinicopathological correlations, medical-device and technology reports, editorials, commentaries, PO+Sition papers, consensus statements, guidelines, and letters to the editor.

Publishing Schedule

PO+S publishes four issues per year on a quarterly schedule at the end of the first, second, third and fourth quarter of each calendar year. PO+S is an issue-based model, e.g., all articles for an issue are published together when the full issue is ready.

Language

The primary publication language of PO+S is English. In addition to the required English abstract, authors may include an additional abstract in the author’s native language. In full acknowledgement and celebration of the diversity of the field, we welcome inclusion of a translation of the original abstract into any second language.

Please note:

  • The translated abstract should be included in the main abstract field on the submission system, underneath the English text. This is how the abstracts will appear in the published article.
  • Authors are responsible for the content of their article, including any second-language abstracts, but we encourage appropriate transparency and crediting of any non-author contributions to the translation in the Acknowledgements of the article. Reviewer and editor assessment during peer review of second-language abstracts is not expected. Language translation software or professional translation services may be used at the author's discretion. Authors remain responsible for the accuracy and quality of any translated abstract. Authors who wish to obtain professional translation support may consult Elsevier Language Services or another provider of their choice. Use of any such service is voluntary, at the author's own expense, and does not guarantee acceptance for publication.
  • No typesetting or post-acceptance editing will be conducted on the second-language abstract. The translated abstract must be updated by the authors to always reflect any changes to the English language abstract. Foreign language abstracts should be accurate and consistent with the English version
  • Only one non-English abstract will be accepted and included in the article.

Open Access, Fees, Copyright, and License

PO+S is a no-fee open-access journal. Published articles are freely and permanently available online immediately upon publication. The journal does not charge submission fees, article processing charges, publication fees, page charges, or color charges. Authors retain copyright, and articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).

Sponsors and Financial Support

Publication and administrative costs for PO+S are supported by WSPOS and by sponsors, supporters, and other funding sources. Sponsor and supporter information is disclosed on the journal website to support transparency. Sponsors and supporters do not influence editorial decisions, peer review, manuscript acceptance, article content, publication scheduling, or journal policy decisions.

Digital Archiving

Published articles will be archived in CLOCKSS and Portico to help ensure continued access to the journal’s scholarly record. Articles are assigned Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) to support stable citation and access.