Journal profile · Otorhinolaryngology
Clinical Otolaryngology
ISSN 1749-4478 · eISSN 1749-4486 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · ENGLAND · Bimonthly · Founded 2005
Clinical Otolaryngology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.87; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,520; median 192 days to acceptance (95 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 151 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Clinical Otolaryngology is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd 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 Nasal Surgery and Airway Studies, together about 27.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Otorhinolaryngology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Clinical Otolaryngology is a bimonthly journal devoted to clinically-oriented research papers of the highest scientific standards dealing with: current otorhinolaryngological practice audiology, otology, balance, rhinology, larynx, voice and paediatric ORL head and neck oncology head and neck plastic and reconstructive surgery continuing medical education and ORL training The emphasis is on high quality new work in the clinical field and on fresh, original research. Each issue begins with an editorial expressing the personal opinions of an individual with a particular knowledge of a chosen subject. The main body of each issue is then devoted to original papers carrying important results for those working in the field. In addition, topical review articles are published discussing a particular subject in depth, including not only the opinions of the author but also any controversies surrounding the subject. Negative/null resultsIn order for research to advance, negative results, which often make a valuable contribution to the field, should be published. However, articles containing negative or null results are frequently not considered for publication or rejected by journals. We welcome papers of this kind, where appropriate and valid power calculations are included that give confidence that a negative result can be relied upon.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Otorhinolaryngology
Editor-in-chief James TysomePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 12, Taiwan, China 1 (13 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Tracheal and airway disordersMedicine10.6%
- Ear Surgery and Otitis MediaMedicine10.3%
- Nasal Surgery and Airway StudiesMedicine7%
- Head and Neck Cancer StudiesMedicine6.4%
- Sinusitis and nasal conditionsMedicine6.2%
- Voice and Speech DisordersMedicine5.4%
- Head and Neck Surgical OncologyMedicine5.1%
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea ResearchMedicine4.9%
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)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Otorhinolaryngology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedEmbaseCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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
- 1.87LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.18LetPub ·
- h-index
- 61LetPub ·
- h-index
- 110OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,957OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.55OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 33.23%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 119LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 138Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 251,633Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,606 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 98 | 59 | 6 |
| 2025 | 151 | 82 | 220 |
| 2024 | 140 | 84 | 378 |
| 2023 | 121 | 71 | 575 |
| 2022 | 120 | 48 | 800 |
| 2021 | 203 | 53 | 1,544 |
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
192 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 122 days – 294 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (95 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 211 days
- Sample
- 95 articles with submission and acceptance dates (288 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 ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 19%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 19%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 185 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Open peer reviewPublisher 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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,520 / EUR 3,730 / GBP 3,000 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≤ 7
- Reference style
- Vancouver
Article types accepted10
- editorialRandomised Controlled Trials: This is defined as any research study that prospectively randomly assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more he…Length not stated
- opinionRandomised Controlled Trials: This is defined as any research study that prospectively randomly assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more he…Length not stated
- original articleRandomised Controlled Trials: This is defined as any research study that prospectively randomly assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more he…Length not stated
- protocolRandomised Controlled Trials: This is defined as any research study that prospectively randomly assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more he…Length not stated
- randomised controlled trialsRandomised Controlled Trials: This is defined as any research study that prospectively randomly assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more he…Length not stated
- reviewRandomised Controlled Trials: This is defined as any research study that prospectively randomly assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more he…Length not stated
- systematic reviewRandomised Controlled Trials: This is defined as any research study that prospectively randomly assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more he…Length not stated
- technical noteRandomised Controlled Trials: This is defined as any research study that prospectively randomly assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more he…Length not stated
- viewpointRandomised Controlled Trials: This is defined as any research study that prospectively randomly assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more he…Length not stated
- viewpointsViewpoints: Opinion-based comment or non-systematic reviews may be unsolicited or commissioned by the Editor-in-Chief and Associate Editors, although prior cons…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, License & copyright, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Artificial Intelligence Generated Content
Wiley's guidance on artificial intelligence generated content (such as ChatGPT) is available here. If an author has used Artificial intelligence generated content (AIGC) tools — such as ChatGPT and others based on large language models (LLMs) — to develop any portion of your manuscript, its use must be described, transparently and in detail, in the Methods or Acknowledgements section.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
Clinical Otolaryngology adheres to the definition of authorship set up by theInternational Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE).Authorship should be based on the following criteria: a) Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work; b) drafting the work or revising it critically for important intellect…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, credit must be shown in the contribution. It is your responsibility to also obtain written permission for reproduction from the copyright owners. For more information visit Wiley’s Copyright Terms & Conditions FAQ.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 1. Submission and Peer Review Process
Double-blind peer review policy Model summary
Prepare your submission materials in accordance with the Author Guidelines Follow the checklists which you can find below (in section 2. Article Types) Submit your manuscript online at https://authors.wiley.com/journal/COA This journal does not charge submission fees. New submissions should be made via the Research Exchange submission portal. Should your manuscript proceed to the revision stage, y…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint your manuscript on Authorea
Preprint policy Model summary
You can now opt to seamlessly preprint your manuscript at submission, through Wiley’s Under Review service, powered by Authorea. Make your work citable and discoverable, before it is accepted or published.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 2005
- ISSN
- 1749-4478
- Electronic ISSN
- 1749-4486
- Society / sponsor
- ENT UK and The British Otorhinolaryngology & Allied Sciences Research Society
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 51, Issue 5 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Clinical Otolaryngology
What CAS zone is Clinical Otolaryngology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Clinical 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 Clinical Otolaryngology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.87; CiteScore 2.9, h-index 110.
How long does peer review take at Clinical Otolaryngology?
Based on the dates recorded on 95 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 192 days (interquartile range 122–294 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 19% (2025). 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Clinical Otolaryngology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≤ 7; Reference style: Vancouver. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Clinical Otolaryngology based?
Of the 13 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (12) and Taiwan, China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Clinical Otolaryngology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Clinical Otolaryngology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Clinical Otolaryngology open access, and what is the APC?
Clinical Otolaryngology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,520.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .