Journal profile · OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology
ISSN 1012-5574 · eISSN 2090-8539 · SpringerOpen · United Kingdom
Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.7 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 122 days to acceptance (119 articles, last 24 months); 226 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology is published by SpringerOpen 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 Ear Surgery and Otitis Media, together about 29.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology (EJO) is the official publication of the Egyptian Society of Otolaryngology. The journal publishes essential articles in the field of otorhinolaryngology (ORL) including rhinology, head and neck, otology, audiology, phoniatrics and facioplastic. EJO welcomes academics and physicians to submit their original articles, review articles, case reports and letters to the editor that stimulate the scientific progress in the field. The journal’s goal is to offer a perspective to the ORL community with the most recent, authentic and valuable findings in the field.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Ahmed AtefPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Egypt 32, United Kingdom 2, India 2, Malaysia 2, Saudi Arabia 2 (42 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, GeneticsNeuroscience11%
- Hearing Loss and RehabilitationNeuroscience9.7%
- Ear Surgery and Otitis MediaMedicine8.7%
- Vestibular and auditory disordersNeuroscience7.8%
- Sinusitis and nasal conditionsMedicine7.8%
- Nasal Surgery and Airway StudiesMedicine5.9%
- Head and Neck Surgical OncologyMedicine5.6%
- Voice and Speech DisordersMedicine5.2%
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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EmbasePublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.59LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 87OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.82OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 225LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 925,700Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,672 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 258 | 258 | 19 |
| 2025 | 226 | 226 | 168 |
| 2024 | 182 | 182 | 357 |
| 2023 | 192 | 192 | 388 |
| 2022 | 173 | 173 | 617 |
| 2021 | 126 | 126 | 458 |
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
122 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 94 days – 168 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (119 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 143 days
- Sample
- 119 articles with submission and acceptance dates (547 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 9 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 45 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 9 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 0 | — | — | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted4
- case reportResearch Matters Arising Review Article Case ReportLength not stated
- matters arisingResearch Matters Arising Review Article Case ReportLength not stated
- researchResearch Matters Arising Review Article Case ReportLength not stated
- review articleResearch Matters Arising Review Article Case ReportLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Data availability Formatting the 'Availability of data and materials' section of your manuscript
The following format for the 'Availability of data and materials section of your manuscript should be used:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Licensing and copyright
CC BY licence Model summary
Creative Commons licences Open access articles in Springer Nature journals are published under Creative Commons licences. These provide an industry-standard framework to support easy re-use of open access material. Under Creative Commons licences, authors retain copyright of their articles. The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology articles are published open access under a CC BY licence (Creative Co…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Benefits of open access
Publishing open access (OA) offers a number of benefits, including greater reach and readership for your work: Cited more 1.6x more citations of OA articles than non-OA articles across all subjects Downloaded more 4x more downloads of OA articles than non-OA articles Greater impact 2.5x more Altmetric attention. OA articles attracted 1.9x more news mentions and 1.2x more policy mentions Open acces…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Peer review is the process used to evaluate the quality of a manuscript before publication. Independent researchers in the relevant field assess submitted manuscripts to check their validity and robustness. Their feedback guides editors in making publication decisions. Typically, two or more experts evaluate each manuscript based on three main criteria: scientific robustness: is the research metho…
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
- SpringerOpen
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1012-5574
- Electronic ISSN
- 2090-8539
- Society / sponsor
- Egyptian Society of Otolaryngology
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology
What CAS zone is Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Egyptian Journal of 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 Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.7 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.9, h-index 17.
How long does peer review take at Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology?
Based on the dates recorded on 119 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 122 days (interquartile range 94–168 days); authors report an average review time of about 9 weeks. 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 Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology based?
Of the 42 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Egypt (32), United Kingdom (2) and India (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology open access, and what is the APC?
Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .