Iranian Ophthalmic Society Web of Knowledge Future Vision of IrJO

In July 2008, the Iranian Journal of Ophthalmology (IrJO) was selected by the Institute of Scientific Information (ISI) for inclusion in its Science Citation Index Expanded. This is a focal point in the history of the journal, and congratulations go to the Iranian ophthalmic society!Research is defined as any objective replicable enquiry the product of which is Science.1 But this formal systematic observation does not occur in isolation; we formulate the question, design the protocol, and report the findings within the current paradigms and available scientific literature. The essence of contributing to science is conducting a quality research, preparing a polished report, and having it published in an indexed journal to facilitate discovery and allow citation. In concrete terms, unless cited, no work can be a piece in the knowledge puzzle or a knot in the science web