IVORC Academic Foundation (International Virtual Ophthalmic Research Center) is a nonprofit academic organization dedicated to advancing research, education, and scholarly communication in vision sciences. The foundation supports international collaboration among clinicians, researchers, and educators through scientific publishing, educational initiatives, and research networking.
Journals The IVORC Academic Foundation publishes two quarterly peer-reviewed open-access journals in the field of vision science. Medical Hypothesis, Discovery & Innovation in Ophthalmology (established since 2012) covers research and scholarly developments in ophthalmology, while Medical Hypothesis, Discovery & Innovation in Optometry (established since 2020) focuses on optometry. Both journals provide a platform for the dissemination of scientific research and advancements in their academic disciplines.
IVORC adheres to the publication ethics guidelines of the ICMJE and COPE and is an official member of CLOCKSS, a trusted digital archiving service that ensures the long-term preservation, accessibility, and stability of its affiliated publications.
Medical Hypothesis, Discovery & Innovation in Ophthalmology
Medical Hypothesis, Discovery & Innovation in Ophthalmology is a quarterly peer-reviewed open access medical journal covering ophthalmology. It was established in 2012 by Fatemeh Heidary. The journal was published from 2012 to 2015 by MEPTIC and in January 2015 transferred to the International Virtual Ophthalmic Research Center (IVORC Academic Foundation).
The journal is abstracted and indexed in PubMed, Chemical Abstracts Service, Embase, ProQuest databases, and Scopus (Q2).
Medical Hypothesis, Discovery & Innovation in Optometry Medical Hypothesis, Discovery & Innovation in Optometry is a quarterly peer-reviewed open access medical journal covering optometry. It has academic collaborations with the Sudanese Optometry Society (SOS), Association of Malaysian Optometrists (AMO), and Yemeni Society of Optometry (YSO), supporting international academic exchange and the development of optometry in developing countries.
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External links Medical Hypothesis, Discovery & Innovation in Ophthalmology International Virtual Ophthalmic Research Center