Journal profile · OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology
ISSN 2378-8038 · WILEY · ENGLAND
Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.83; fully open access; APC about USD 2,900; median 92 days to acceptance (107 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 39% (journal website); 292 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology is published by WILEY 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 Head and Neck Cancer Studies, Ear Surgery and Otitis Media and Sinusitis and nasal conditions, together about 23.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Otorhinolaryngology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, an official journal of The Triological Society, is a peer-reviewed, open access journal focused on the rapid dissemination of the science and practice of otolaryngology head and neck surgery. As a companion journal to The Laryngoscope, the focus of Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology (LIO) is to publish high quality original peer-reviewed research, across the spectrum of basic and clinical research, in an open access format to the world-wide community. LIO publishes contributions in the form of comprehensive reviews, research articles, clinical trials, short reports, in-depth perspectives, open-peer commentaries, theoretical and/or translational papers. Negative results and confirmatory studies may be published as short communications.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Actions ToolsPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 3%); most named United States 55, Mainland China 2, Japan 2, Germany 2, Canada 2 (71 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Head and Neck Cancer StudiesMedicine8.3%
- Ear Surgery and Otitis MediaMedicine7.7%
- Sinusitis and nasal conditionsMedicine7.6%
- Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, GeneticsNeuroscience6.9%
- Voice and Speech DisordersMedicine6.9%
- Tracheal and airway disordersMedicine5.7%
- Vestibular and auditory disordersNeuroscience5.5%
- Hearing Loss and RehabilitationNeuroscience5.1%
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 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)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Otorhinolaryngology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePMCEmbaseCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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
- 1.83LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.69LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 56OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 562OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.32OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 270LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 275Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 454,485Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,926 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 236 | 11 |
| 2025 | 292 | 292 | 316 |
| 2024 | 179 | 179 | 607 |
| 2023 | 205 | 205 | 1,392 |
| 2022 | 288 | 288 | 2,651 |
| 2021 | 213 | 213 | 2,655 |
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
92 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 60 days – 126 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (107 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 114 days
- Sample
- 107 articles with submission and acceptance dates (551 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 11 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 39%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 39%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 33 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 33 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 108 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 18 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 11 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 2,900 / GBP 1,820 / EUR 2,300 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,900 / EUR 2,300 / GBP 1,820 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,640 / GBP 1,650 / EUR 2,090 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
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
- Reference style
- AMA
Article types accepted5, with length limits
- editorialThe acceptance criteria for all manuscripts are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to journal readership. Manuscripts will only be…Length not stated
- original reportsi. Original Reports Word limit: 3,000 words (suggested), excluding abstract and references.Length not stated
- otopathology reportsiii. Otopathology Reports Suggested Word Limit: 3,500Length not stated
- reviewof Appendix titles (if applicable) ii. Reviews Word count: 3500 words (suggested), excluding abstract and references Abstract: Remain text ≤ 3,500 words
- reviewsii. Reviews Word count: 3500 words (suggested), excluding abstract and referencesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Open access, Peer review, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Artificial Intelligence Generated Content
Authors who use AI tools, such as GPTs or other Large Language Models, in the preparation of their manuscripts must adhere to the following guidelines:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
The list of authors should accurately illustrate who contributed to the work and how. All those listed as authors should qualify for authorship according to the following criteria in accordance with ICMJE standards:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
The journal requires that all authors disclose any potential sources of conflict of interest. Any interest or relationship, financial or otherwise that might be perceived as influencing an author's objectivity is considered a potential source of conflict of interest. These must be disclosed when directly relevant or directly related to the work that the authors describe in their manuscript.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Data sharing encouraged but not mandatory. Model summary
Authors publishing in the journal are therefore encouraged to make their data, scripts, and other artefacts used to generate the analyses presented in the manuscript available via a publicly available data repository; however, this is not mandatory.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Understanding Open Access
As an open access journal, all articles in Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngologyare freely available to read, download and share immediately on publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review How to be a good reviewer: A step‐by‐step guide for approaching peer review of a scientific manuscript
Peer review only for manuscripts meeting quality/relevance; iThenticate similarity check. Model summary
Ahmad R. Sedaghat MD, PhD, Manuel Bernal-Sprekelsen MD, PhD, Wytske J. Fokkens MD, PhD, Timothy L. Smith MD, MPH, Michael G. Stewart MD, MPH, Romaine F. Johnson MD, MPH,
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The journal requires that clinical trials are prospectively registered in a publicly accessible database and clinical trial registration numbers should be included in all manuscripts that report their results. Authors are asked to include the name of the trial register and the clinical trial registration number at the end of the abstract. If the trial is not registered, or was registered retrospec…
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
- WILEY
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2378-8038
- Society / sponsor
- Triological Society
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 11, Issue 5 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology
What CAS zone is Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology is in Zone 4 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 Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.83; CiteScore 2.9, h-index 56.
How long does peer review take at Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology?
Based on the dates recorded on 107 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 92 days (interquartile range 60–126 days); authors report an average review time of about 11 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 39% (2025). 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 Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology based?
Of the 71 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (55), Mainland China (2) and Japan (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PMC, Embase and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology open access, and what is the APC?
Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,900.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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: .