Journal profile · Otorhinolaryngology
AUDIOLOGY AND NEURO-OTOLOGY
ISSN 1420-3030 · eISSN 1421-9700 · S. Karger AG · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1996
AUDIOLOGY AND NEURO-OTOLOGY: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0; hybrid open access; median 133 days to acceptance (82 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 50 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
AUDIOLOGY AND NEURO-OTOLOGY is published by S. Karger AG 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 Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics, Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation and Vestibular and auditory disorders, together about 53.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Audiology and Neurotology provides a forum for the publication of the most advanced and rigorous scientific research related to the basic science and clinical aspects of the auditory and vestibular system and diseases of the ear. This journal seeks submission of cutting-edge research opening up new and innovative fields of study that may improve our understanding and treatment of patients with disorders of the auditory and vestibular systems, their central connections, and their perception in the central nervous system.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Otorhinolaryngology
Editor-in-chief Angel Ramos-MaciasPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, GeneticsNeuroscience22.3%
- Hearing Loss and RehabilitationNeuroscience19%
- Vestibular and auditory disordersNeuroscience12.2%
- Ear Surgery and Otitis MediaMedicine9.4%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering5.9%
- Noise Effects and ManagementHealth Professions3.6%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science2.4%
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 | Audiology & Speech-language Pathology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | 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 | Audiology & Speech-language Pathology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Otorhinolaryngology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Audiology & Speech-language Pathology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Otorhinolaryngology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 0LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.91LetPub ·
- h-index
- 70LetPub ·
- h-index
- 109OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 926OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.69OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 22.15%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 42LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,654 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 50 | 25 | 49 |
| 2024 | 63 | 29 | 175 |
| 2023 | 59 | 23 | 231 |
| 2022 | 49 | 13 | 311 |
| 2021 | 67 | 20 | 668 |
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 PubMed · to
133 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 109 days – 184 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 26 days (82 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 165 days
- Sample
- 82 articles with submission and acceptance dates (103 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Submission to final decision
- 79 daysPublisher website ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- S. Karger AG
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1996
- ISSN
- 1420-3030
- Electronic ISSN
- 1421-9700
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 31, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about AUDIOLOGY AND NEURO-OTOLOGY
What CAS zone is AUDIOLOGY AND NEURO-OTOLOGY in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, AUDIOLOGY AND NEURO-OTOLOGY is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Audiology & Speech-language Pathology / Neurosciences / 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 AUDIOLOGY AND NEURO-OTOLOGY?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0; CiteScore 3, h-index 109.
How long does peer review take at AUDIOLOGY AND NEURO-OTOLOGY?
Based on the dates recorded on 82 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 133 days (interquartile range 109–184 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. 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 AUDIOLOGY AND NEURO-OTOLOGY?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, AUDIOLOGY AND NEURO-OTOLOGY is indexed in Scopus.
Is AUDIOLOGY AND NEURO-OTOLOGY open access, and what is the APC?
AUDIOLOGY AND NEURO-OTOLOGY is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .