Journal profile · OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
Indian Journal of Otology
ISSN 0971-7749 · eISSN 2249-9520 · Wolters Kluwer Health
Indian Journal of Otology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.2 (journal website); JCR Q4 (journal website); hybrid open access; median 63 days to acceptance (88 articles, last 24 months); 65 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Indian Journal of Otology is published by Wolters Kluwer Health 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 Surgery and Otitis Media, Vestibular and auditory disorders and Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics, together about 42.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
Editor-in-chief M K TanejaPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ear Surgery and Otitis MediaMedicine20.2%
- Vestibular and auditory disordersNeuroscience11.2%
- Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, GeneticsNeuroscience11.1%
- Hearing Loss and RehabilitationNeuroscience7.7%
- Ear and Head TumorsMedicine6.7%
- Nasal Surgery and Airway StudiesMedicine4.6%
- Facial Nerve Paralysis Treatment and ResearchMedicine4.5%
- Noise Effects and ManagementHealth Professions3.9%
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.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q4 · OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY · rank 61/67
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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)
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 95OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.32OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 50%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 85.56%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 64LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 980 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 60 | 60 | 1 |
| 2025 | 65 | 65 | 13 |
| 2024 | 62 | 62 | 46 |
| 2023 | 56 | 56 | 46 |
| 2022 | 75 | 0 | 58 |
| 2021 | 51 | 2 | 69 |
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
63 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 32 days – 91 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 109 days (88 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 185 days
- Sample
- 88 articles with submission and acceptance dates (141 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".
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
- Wolters Kluwer Health
- ISSN
- 0971-7749
- Electronic ISSN
- 2249-9520
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 32, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Indian Journal of Otology
What CAS zone is Indian Journal of Otology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Indian Journal of Otology 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 Indian Journal of Otology?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.2; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.3, h-index 22.
How long does peer review take at Indian Journal of Otology?
Based on the dates recorded on 88 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 63 days (interquartile range 32–91 days). 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 Indian Journal of Otology in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q4; by category, OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY Q4 (61/67). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Which databases index Indian Journal of Otology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Indian Journal of Otology is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Indian Journal of Otology open access, and what is the APC?
Indian Journal of Otology 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: .