Journal profile · Otorhinolaryngology
Ear and Hearing
ISSN 0196-0202 · eISSN 1538-4667 · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1980
Ear and Hearing: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.21; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: moderate; 153 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ear and Hearing is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. and is in Zone 2 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 Hearing Impairment and Communication, together about 57% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Hyperacusis is a disorder that occurs in up to 17% of the general population and is characterized by reduced tolerance to ordinary sounds that would not trouble most people. Between 80 and 90% of people with hyperacusis also experience tinnitus. The severity of hyperacusis and tinnitus symptoms varies from person to person, and both conditions can lead to negative psychosocial consequences, including mental health challenges and social isolation. Despite the high co-occurrence of tinnitus, hearing loss, and hyperacusis, clinicians and researchers have focused to date on hyperacusis in relation to acoustic hearing and have largely overlooked the possibility that a cochlear implant (CI) user might experience hyperacusis. However, preliminary evidence suggests that sound tolerance may improve following cochlear implantation or when a CI is switched on versus off. These findings suggest that it is of clinical and scientific importance to characterize potential hyperacusis symptoms in CI users and determine how they might influence perceptual outcomes and quality of life. In the present study, we sought to determine the prevalence of hyperacusis and its potential relationship with tinnitus and subjective hearing abilities in adults with CIs.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Otorhinolaryngology
Editor-in-chief Ruth LitovskyPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Hearing Loss and RehabilitationNeuroscience30.5%
- Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, GeneticsNeuroscience18.5%
- Hearing Impairment and CommunicationPsychology8%
- Ear Surgery and Otitis MediaMedicine7.1%
- Noise Effects and ManagementHealth Professions5.3%
- Vestibular and auditory disordersNeuroscience4.9%
- Speech and Audio ProcessingComputer Science3.8%
- Neuroscience and Music PerceptionNeuroscience3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Audiology & Speech-language Pathology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Otorhinolaryngology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Audiology & Speech-language Pathology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Otorhinolaryngology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Audiology & Speech-language Pathology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Otorhinolaryngology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY · rank 2/35
- JCR Q1 · OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY · rank 5/67
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 3.21LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- h-index
- 95LetPub ·
- h-index
- 173OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,976OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.98OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 30.99%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 145LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,099 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 114 | 43 | 24 |
| 2025 | 153 | 90 | 338 |
| 2024 | 169 | 92 | 937 |
| 2023 | 128 | 75 | 1,310 |
| 2022 | 139 | 78 | 1,828 |
| 2021 | 197 | 108 | 3,738 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- ModerateLetPub ·
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
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1980
- ISSN
- 0196-0202
- Electronic ISSN
- 1538-4667
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 47, Issue 5 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ear and Hearing
What CAS zone is Ear and Hearing in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Ear and Hearing is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Audiology & Speech-language Pathology / Otorhinolaryngology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Ear and Hearing?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.21; CiteScore 5.7, h-index 173.
How long does peer review take at Ear and Hearing?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Moderate”. 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 JCR quartile is Ear and Hearing in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1; by category, AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY Q1 (2/35), OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY Q1 (5/67). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 2 of Medicine.
Which databases index Ear and Hearing?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ear and Hearing is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Ear and Hearing open access, and what is the APC?
Ear and Hearing 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .