Journal profile · OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
Case Reports in Otolaryngology
ISSN 2090-6765 · eISSN 2090-6773 · John Wiley & Sons, Inc. · USA
Case Reports in Otolaryngology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.6 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 870; median 223 days to acceptance (89 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 33% (journal website); 40 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Case Reports in Otolaryngology is published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 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 Ear and Head Tumors, Head and Neck Surgical Oncology and Salivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and Treatment, together about 26.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Case Reports in Otolaryngology publishes case reports and case series in all areas of otolaryngology, including head and neck surgery, facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, maxillofacial surgery, and pediatric otolaryngology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ear and Head TumorsMedicine9.5%
- Head and Neck Surgical OncologyMedicine8.7%
- Salivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine8.2%
- Oral and Maxillofacial PathologyDentistry7.1%
- Tumors and Oncological CasesMedicine5.8%
- Head and Neck AnomaliesMedicine5.5%
- Teratomas and Epidermoid CystsMedicine5.4%
- Ear Surgery and Otitis MediaMedicine4.9%
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
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)
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 235OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.43OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 39LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 877 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 52 | 52 | 2 |
| 2025 | 40 | 40 | 19 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | 25 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | 29 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 43 |
| 2021 | 41 | 41 | 106 |
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
223 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 132 days – 315 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 22 days (89 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 252 days
- Sample
- 89 articles with submission and acceptance dates (89 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 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 33%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 113 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 870 / GBP 580 / EUR 750 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 790 / EUR 680 / GBP 580 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 725 | Yes | — |
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
- John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
- Country or region
- USA
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2090-6765
- Electronic ISSN
- 2090-6773
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- 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 Case Reports in Otolaryngology
What CAS zone is Case Reports in Otolaryngology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Case Reports in Otolaryngology 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 Case Reports in Otolaryngology?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.6; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 26.
How long does peer review take at Case Reports in Otolaryngology?
Based on the dates recorded on 89 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 223 days (interquartile range 132–315 days); authors report an average review time of about 13 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 33%. 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 Case Reports in Otolaryngology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Case Reports in Otolaryngology is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Case Reports in Otolaryngology open access, and what is the APC?
Case Reports in Otolaryngology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 870.
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: .