Table 1

Listings of journals with at least one age-related macular degeneration RCT abstract considered in the evaluation with total number of publications (N) with abstracts evaluation from the respective journal as well as relative frequency (%) of these abstracts among all abstracts considered in this investigation, 5 years impact factor (IF) (Thomson Reuters, 2016) and information on word count limits according to the published instructions for authors of the respective journals (status 2017)

Journal (journal title abbreviation)NProportion (%)5 years IF (2016)Word count limits (words)
Am J Ophthalmol974.797250
Ophthalmology43327.788350
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol432.274250
Br J Nutr113.784250
Clin Hemorheol Microcirc111.647200
Atheroscler Suppl113.310250
N Engl J Med4364.201250
Retina1293.779200
Arch Ophthalmol544.372350
Br J Ophthalmol13103.466250
Scand J Occup Ther111.561200
Acta Ophthalmologica752.812250
Eye (Lond)542.547250
Nutrients114.187200
PLoS One113.394300
Nutrition223.312250
Curr Med Res Opin112.605250
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci433.786250
Clin Rehabil113.026250
Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc110.000250
Optometry320.000250
Biomedical Papers111.160250
J Clin Neurosci111.545250
BMJ1119.355
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A1110.414250
JAMA Ophthalmol115.425350
Eur J Ophthalmol111.161250
Complementary and Alternative Medicines112.644300
BMC Ophthalmology111.579350
Experimental Eye Research223.235500
Current Eye Research221.947300
Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism112.883250
Lancet1148.082300
Ophthalmologica111.918250
J Ocul Pharmacol Ther111.726250
Total136