Journal profile · Otorhinolaryngology
JARO-JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH IN OTOLARYNGOLOGY
ISSN 1525-3961 · eISSN 1438-7573 · Springer US · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 2000
JARO-JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH IN OTOLARYNGOLOGY: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.85; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,690; median 175 days to acceptance (95 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 52 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JARO-JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH IN OTOLARYNGOLOGY is published by Springer US 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, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics, Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation and Vestibular and auditory disorders, together about 61.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cognitive Neuroscience. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
JARO shares similar principles and core values as ARO, by promoting rigorous science, embracing diversity, inspiring integrity, encouraging collaboration, and supporting education. It is a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to disseminating research focusing on the auditory and vestibular systems. Our goals are: * to attract and publish the best research and the most thought-provoking opinions about hearing and balance; * to serve as a platform for meaningful debates on scientific, clinical, and public health matters within the field of otolaryngology; * to further the interests of the auditory and vestibular research community both in Europe and worldwide; * and to facilitate the translation of scientific advancements into tangible clinical benefits for individuals facing challenges related to hearing loss, communication, and vestibular disorders. JARO welcomes submissions describing original experimental research that investigates the mechanisms underlying problems of basic or clinical significance. Example of research areas include (but are not only restricted to): molecular biology and development, genetics related to hearing and balance mechanisms, biochemistry, cochlear anatomy and physiology, mechanotransduction and cochlear mechanics, vestibular anatomy and physiology, ototoxicity, electrophysiology, opto- and chemo-genetics, middle ear anatomy and modeling, computational central anatomy, behavior and physiology, psychoacoustics in normal and hearing-impaired subjects, midbrain and central plasticity, tinnitus and hyperacusis, and studies of hearing perception in cochlear implant patients. JARO is open to submissions describing original experimental research that advances our understanding of issues with both basic and clinical significance in the field of auditory and vestibular systems. Topics of interest are for instance presented at the Annual ARO Mid-Winter Meeting. ARO is the world’s largest organization of hearing and balance researchers. Manuscripts on surgical procedures or head and neck cancers, are typically not considered.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Otorhinolaryngology
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named United States 26, Germany 6, United Kingdom 5, Switzerland 5, Japan 2 (59 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, GeneticsNeuroscience29.3%
- Hearing Loss and RehabilitationNeuroscience23.6%
- Vestibular and auditory disordersNeuroscience8.4%
- Noise Effects and ManagementHealth Professions7.2%
- Ear Surgery and Otitis MediaMedicine4.7%
- Neuroscience and Music PerceptionNeuroscience3.7%
- Speech and Audio ProcessingComputer Science3%
- Neural dynamics and brain functionNeuroscience2.8%
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 | Otorhinolaryngology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Otorhinolaryngology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Otorhinolaryngology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEEmbaseCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
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
- 2.85LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.82LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 65LetPub ·
- h-index
- 104OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 912OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.22OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 43.75%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 49LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 406,800Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,261 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 49 | 47 | 27 |
| 2025 | 52 | 50 | 126 |
| 2024 | 49 | 49 | 330 |
| 2023 | 40 | 40 | 449 |
| 2022 | 59 | 59 | 636 |
| 2021 | 44 | 44 | 950 |
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
175 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 123 days – 238 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 22 days (95 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 196 days
- Sample
- 95 articles with submission and acceptance dates (108 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer review, Double 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,690 / EUR 3,690 / GBP 2,990 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 12,000 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted16, with length limits
- commentaryOriginal Research JARO welcomes original research articles within the following subcategories: General research (maximum 12000 words including 50 references)Ran…main text ≤ 3,000 words · abstract ≤ 50 words · references ≤ 10
- editorialJournal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology operates a single-blind peer-review system, where the reviewers are aware of the names and affiliation…main text ≤ 1,500 words · figures and tables ≤ 1 · references ≤ 10
- editorialsEditorials By invitation only, or after enquiry with Editor-in-Chief. Max. 1,500 words and 10 references, 1 figure or table.Length not stated
- journal clubJournal Club By invitation only, or after inquiry with the Editor-in-Chief. Similar to commentaries, Journal Club articles are for spARO members only. Articles …Length not stated
- letterOriginal Research JARO welcomes original research articles within the following subcategories: General research (maximum 12000 words including 50 references)Ran…Length not stated
- letter to the editorA Letter to the Editor is a brief report that is within the journal's scope and of particular interest to the community, but not suitable as a standard research…main text ≤ 1,500 words · figures and tables ≤ 1 · references ≤ 10
- meta-analysisOriginal Research JARO welcomes original research articles within the following subcategories: General research (maximum 12000 words including 50 references)Ran…Length not stated
- opinionOriginal Research JARO welcomes original research articles within the following subcategories: General research (maximum 12000 words including 50 references)Ran…main text ≤ 2,000 words · abstract ≤ 250 words · references ≤ 20
- opinionsOpinions Opinion articles are invited papers by recognized authorities on particular topics within the Aims and Scope of the journal. An unstructured single-par…Length not stated
- original articleOriginal Research JARO welcomes original research articles within the following subcategories: General research (maximum 12000 words including 50 references)Ran…Length not stated
- original researchOriginal Research JARO welcomes original research articles within the following subcategories: General research (maximum 12000 words including 50 references)Ran…Length not stated
- original research articleOriginal Research JARO welcomes original research articles within the following subcategories: General research (maximum 12000 words including 50 references)Ran…main text ≤ 12,000 words
- perspectiveOriginal Research JARO welcomes original research articles within the following subcategories: General research (maximum 12000 words including 50 references)Ran…main text ≤ 12,000 words
- pespectivesPespectives Perspectives articles are invited papers by recognized authorities on particular topics within the Aims and Scope of the journal. An unstructured si…Length not stated
- review articleOriginal Research JARO welcomes original research articles within the following subcategories: General research (maximum 12000 words including 50 references)Ran…main text ≤ 12,000 words · abstract ≤ 250 words · references ≤ 100
- systematic reviewOriginal Research JARO welcomes original research articles within the following subcategories: General research (maximum 12000 words including 50 references)Ran…main text ≤ 12,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
4 to 6 keywords required Model summary
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Neuroscience Peer Review Consortium (NPRC)
Single-blind peer review Model summary
JARO is a member of NPRC, an alliance of neuroscience journals that have agreed to share manuscript reviews at the author's request. The Consortium’s goals are to support efficient and thorough peer review of original research in neuroscience, to speed the publication of research reports, and to reduce the burden on peer reviewers. Reviews are only shared with other journals at the corresponding a…
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
- Springer US
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2000
- ISSN
- 1525-3961
- Electronic ISSN
- 1438-7573
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 27, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JARO-JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH IN OTOLARYNGOLOGY
What CAS zone is JARO-JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH IN OTOLARYNGOLOGY in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JARO-JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH IN OTOLARYNGOLOGY is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Otorhinolaryngology / Neurosciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of JARO-JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH IN OTOLARYNGOLOGY?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.85; CiteScore 4.6, h-index 104.
How long does peer review take at JARO-JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH IN 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 175 days (interquartile range 123–238 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. 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 JARO-JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH IN OTOLARYNGOLOGY?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 12,000 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Suggested reviewers: Optional. 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 JARO-JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH IN OTOLARYNGOLOGY based?
Of the 59 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (26), Germany (6) and United Kingdom (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index JARO-JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH IN OTOLARYNGOLOGY?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JARO-JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH IN OTOLARYNGOLOGY is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, Embase and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is JARO-JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH IN OTOLARYNGOLOGY open access, and what is the APC?
JARO-JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH IN OTOLARYNGOLOGY is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,690.
Sources and updates
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