Journal profile · Medicine-Otorhinolaryngology
Journal of Otology
ISSN 1672-2930 · eISSN 2524-1753 · PLA General Hospital Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery · China
Journal of Otology: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.3 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 164 days to acceptance (71 articles, last 24 months); 44 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Otology is published by PLA General Hospital Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery and is in Zone 3 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, Vestibular and auditory disorders and Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation, together about 52.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Volume 21 Issue 3, July 2026 All Issues Journal of Otology is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that publishes research findings from disciplines related to both clinical and basic science aspects of auditory and vestibular system and diseases of the ear. This journal welcomes submissions describing original experimental research that may improve our understanding of the mechanisms underlying problems of basic or clinical significance and treatment of patients with disorders of the auditory and vestibular systems. In addition to original papers the journal also offers invited review articles on current topics written by leading experts in the field. The journal is of primary importance for all scientists and practitioners interested in audiology, otology and neurotology, auditory neurosciences and related disciplines. Journal of Otology welcomes contributions from scholars in all countries and regions across the world. Journal of Otology is published by Tsinghua University Press with all articles available on SciOpen from Volume 20/2025. The contents of Volumes 1-19 of Journal of Otology can be found viahttps://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-otology. View Aims and Scope Editor-in-Chief: Shiming YANG View Editorial Board Chinese PLA General Hospital View Society, Partner and Affiliation Tsinghua University Press View Publisher Infomation 1.3 Impact Factor (2025) 2.4 CiteScore (2025)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Otorhinolaryngology
Editor-in-chief Shiming YANGPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 49 in mainland China (about 48%); most named Mainland China 49, United States 25, Sweden 6, United Kingdom 4, Japan 2 (103 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, GeneticsNeuroscience24.1%
- Vestibular and auditory disordersNeuroscience15%
- Hearing Loss and RehabilitationNeuroscience13.1%
- Ear Surgery and Otitis MediaMedicine12.8%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.4%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science3.2%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering3.2%
- Noise Effects and ManagementHealth Professions2.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Otorhinolaryngology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| 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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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)
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 159OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.14OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 41LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 669 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 29 | 5 |
| 2025 | 44 | 44 | 41 |
| 2024 | 35 | 35 | 77 |
| 2023 | 39 | 39 | 146 |
| 2022 | 39 | 39 | 275 |
| 2021 | 36 | 36 | 314 |
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 PubMed · to
164 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 106 days – 238 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 50 days (72 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 228 days
- Sample
- 71 articles with submission and acceptance dates (72 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 14 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 14 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 0 | — | — | |
| LetPub | No APC | Yes | — |
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted5
- letters to the editorContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: original research papers, reviews, letters to the editor.Length not stated
- original research paperContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: original research papers, reviews, letters to the editor.Length not stated
- original research papersContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: original research papers, reviews, letters to the editor.Length not stated
- reviewContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: original research papers, reviews, letters to the editor.Length not stated
- reviewsContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: original research papers, reviews, letters to the editor.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Conflicts of interest Declaration of Competing Interest/Conflict of Interest
Declare “The authors have no competing interests to declare that are relevant to the content of this article.” Authors must identify and declare any personal circumstances or interest that may be perceived as inappropriately influencing the representation or interpretation of reported research results. Any role of the funders in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses or interpretatio…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Availability Statement
We encourage all authors of articles to share their research data. In this section, please provide details regarding where data supporting reported results can be found, including links to publicly archived datasets analyzed or generated during the study. Where no new data were created, or where data is unavailable due to privacy or ethical restrictions, a statement is still required.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Open Access Licence Agreement
All articles in Journal of Otology will be published on an Open-Access model. Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete an 'Open Access Licence Agreement', which will ensure the widest possible protection and dissemination of information under copyright laws.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Licence Agreement
All articles in Journal of Otology will be published on an Open-Access model. Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete an 'Open Access Licence Agreement', which will ensure the widest possible protection and dissemination of information under copyright laws.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer-Review
At least two favorable reviews are required for a paper to be considered for publication. Final decisions are made by the EiCs on the basis of the review reports and their own assessment.
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
- PLA General Hospital Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
- Country or region
- China
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1672-2930
- Electronic ISSN
- 2524-1753
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Otology
What CAS zone is Journal of Otology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Otology is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Otorhinolaryngology. 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 Journal of Otology?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.3; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.4, h-index 31.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Otology?
Based on the dates recorded on 71 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 164 days (interquartile range 106–238 days); authors report an average review time of about 14 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 Journal of Otology based?
Of the 103 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 49 (about 48%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (49), United States (25) and Sweden (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Otology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Otology is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Otology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Otology 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .