Journal profile · OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
Acta Oto-Laryngologica Case Reports
ISSN 2377-2484 · Taylor & Francis Group · United Kingdom
Acta Oto-Laryngologica Case Reports: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.2 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 925; median 76 days to acceptance (80 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 84% (journal website); 45 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Oto-Laryngologica Case Reports is published by Taylor & Francis Group and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Tracheal and airway disorders, Ear Surgery and Otitis Media and Ear and Head Tumors, together about 21.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Acta Oto-Laryngologica Case Reports is a peer-reviewed open access journal publishing case reports from all fields of oto-rhino-laryngology and head and neck surgery. Acta Oto-Laryngologica Case Reports is an international and independent journal derived from Acta Oto-Laryngologica. The journal publishes case reports reflecting remarkable experiences with one or more patients with unexpected symptoms or clinical course as well as rare complications and their management. The objective of presenting these case reports is to shed light on unconventional clinical situations that could benefit future patients. This journal has short publication times in order to bring these case reports to the scientific community in a timely manner and without delay to maximize clinical benefit. The journal operates a double-anonymized peer review policy.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Eva MunckPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Tracheal and airway disordersMedicine7.5%
- Ear Surgery and Otitis MediaMedicine7.3%
- Ear and Head TumorsMedicine6.7%
- Head and Neck Surgical OncologyMedicine6.4%
- Salivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine6%
- Vestibular and auditory disordersNeuroscience5.8%
- Sinusitis and nasal conditionsMedicine5.1%
- Head and Neck AnomaliesMedicine4.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Otorhinolaryngology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Otorhinolaryngology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EmbasePublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.3OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 44LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 118,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 285 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | 33 | 3 |
| 2025 | 45 | 45 | 8 |
| 2024 | 28 | 28 | 21 |
| 2023 | 33 | 33 | 29 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | 29 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | 17 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
76 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 51 days – 130 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 11 days (80 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 105 days
- Sample
- 80 articles with submission and acceptance dates (81 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 29 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 84%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 34 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 34 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 29 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 925 / GBP 740 / EUR 890 / AUD 1,290 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | GBP 395 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 395 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Acta Oto-Laryngologica Case Reports is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readership of your article Make an impact and reach new readers, no…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-anonymized peer review Model summary
The journal operates a double-anonymized peer review policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Group
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2377-2484
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 11, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Oto-Laryngologica Case Reports
What CAS zone is Acta Oto-Laryngologica Case Reports in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Acta Oto-Laryngologica Case Reports is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Otorhinolaryngology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Acta Oto-Laryngologica Case Reports?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.2 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 7.
How long does peer review take at Acta Oto-Laryngologica Case Reports?
Based on the dates recorded on 80 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 76 days (interquartile range 51–130 days); authors report an average review time of about 29 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 84%. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Acta Oto-Laryngologica Case Reports?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Oto-Laryngologica Case Reports is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Acta Oto-Laryngologica Case Reports open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Oto-Laryngologica Case Reports is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 925.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .