Journal profile · Medicine-Otorhinolaryngology
Cochlear Implants International
ISSN 1467-0100 · eISSN 1754-7628 · Taylor & Francis
Cochlear Implants International: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.4 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 88 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 42% (journal website); 52 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cochlear Implants International is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Loss and Rehabilitation, Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics and Ear Surgery and Otitis Media, together about 63.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
" I think this is the most valuable and detailed journal in the area of cochlear implants today. The articles are exciting and ground-breaking; please keep up the great work." Brian Schmidt, Alberta Health Services, Canada (member of the CCICG) Cochlear Implants International is a subscription-based, peer-review journal and the only interdisciplinary journal devoted entirely to cochlear implants and other implantable electronic hearing devices. The journal has a special interest in scientific contributions from all the disciplines represented in cochlear implant teams: audiology, medicine and surgery, speech therapy and speech pathology, psychology, hearing therapy, radiology, pathology, engineering and acoustics, teaching and communication. The journal welcomes for consideration the following paper types: original scientific research, case studies, audits of results, descriptions of original concepts and devices, and short reports of work in progress. All article received by the Journal will be subject to single anonymous peer review. Authors can choose to publish gold Open Access in this journal. Read the Instructions for Authors for information on how to submit your article.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Otorhinolaryngology
Editor-in-chief Helen CullingtonPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 1%); most named United States 18, United Kingdom 15, Australia 8, Canada 5, South Africa 5 (71 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Hearing Loss and RehabilitationNeuroscience36.8%
- Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, GeneticsNeuroscience16.9%
- Ear Surgery and Otitis MediaMedicine9.4%
- Hearing Impairment and CommunicationPsychology8.4%
- Noise Effects and ManagementHealth Professions5.8%
- Speech and Audio ProcessingComputer Science4.3%
- Language Development and DisordersPsychology2%
- Vestibular and auditory disordersNeuroscience1.9%
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedEmbasePsycINFOCINAHLPublisher website
Other: EMNursing, Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts, Social Services Abstracts, Sociological Abstracts
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
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.47Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.78LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.78Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 51OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 562OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.23OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 13.95%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 53LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 71,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,814 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 39 | 14 | 1 |
| 2025 | 52 | 21 | 48 |
| 2024 | 46 | 14 | 119 |
| 2023 | 39 | 12 | 195 |
| 2022 | 37 | 7 | 221 |
| 2021 | 39 | 10 | 378 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
88 daysfirst decision after review
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 42%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 76 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 88 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 15 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted5
- audits of resultsThe journal welcomes for consideration the following paper types: original scientific research, case studies, audits of results, descriptions of original concep…Length not stated
- case studiesThe journal welcomes for consideration the following paper types: original scientific research, case studies, audits of results, descriptions of original concep…Length not stated
- descriptions of original concepts and devicesThe journal welcomes for consideration the following paper types: original scientific research, case studies, audits of results, descriptions of original concep…Length not stated
- original scientific researchThe journal welcomes for consideration the following paper types: original scientific research, case studies, audits of results, descriptions of original concep…Length not stated
- short reports of work in progressThe journal welcomes for consideration the following paper types: original scientific research, case studies, audits of results, descriptions of original concep…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Gold open access option Model summary
Cochlear Implants International is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. 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 discoverabi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Single anonymous peer review Model summary
All article received by the Journal will be subject to single anonymous peer review.
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
- ISSN
- 1467-0100
- Electronic ISSN
- 1754-7628
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 27, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cochlear Implants International
What CAS zone is Cochlear Implants International in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Cochlear Implants International 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 Cochlear Implants International?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.4 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2, h-index 51.
How long does peer review take at Cochlear Implants International?
The publisher reports about 88 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 42%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Cochlear Implants International based?
Of the 71 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (18), United Kingdom (15) and Australia (8). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Cochlear Implants International?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cochlear Implants International is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO and CINAHL; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Cochlear Implants International open access, and what is the APC?
Cochlear Implants International is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .