Journal profile · Medicine-Surgery
OTO Open
ISSN 2473-974X · SAGE Publishing · United States
OTO Open: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.6 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 1,640; median 107 days to acceptance (89 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 45% (journal website); 140 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
OTO Open is published by SAGE Publishing 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 Head and Neck Cancer Studies, Tracheal and airway disorders and Sinusitis and nasal conditions, together about 22.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Otorhinolaryngology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
<em>OTO Open</em> is a journal offering rapid online publication of clinically relevant information in otolaryngology–head and neck surgery to enhance patient care.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Surgery
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Head and Neck Cancer StudiesMedicine8.1%
- Tracheal and airway disordersMedicine7.8%
- Sinusitis and nasal conditionsMedicine6.9%
- Ear Surgery and Otitis MediaMedicine6%
- Surgical Simulation and TrainingMedicine5.7%
- Nasal Surgery and Airway StudiesMedicine5.3%
- Dysphagia Assessment and ManagementHealth Professions4.9%
- Voice and Speech DisordersMedicine4.7%
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 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
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)
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.87LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 141OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.69OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 127LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 132Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 199,949Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 850 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 119 | 119 | 10 |
| 2025 | 140 | 140 | 221 |
| 2024 | 133 | 133 | 431 |
| 2023 | 93 | 93 | 469 |
| 2022 | 80 | 80 | 487 |
| 2021 | 107 | 107 | 1,081 |
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
107 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 52 days – 196 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 32 days (89 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 147 days
- Sample
- 89 articles with submission and acceptance dates (290 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 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 45%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 45%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 40 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 40 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 67 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 26 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 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 1,640 / GBP 1,210 / EUR 1,440 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,430 / EUR 1,250 / GBP 1,050 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 1,250 / GBP 1,050 / USD 1,430 | Yes | — |
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
- SAGE Publishing
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2473-974X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- 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 OTO Open
What CAS zone is OTO Open in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, OTO Open is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 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 OTO Open?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.6 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.1, h-index 27.
How long does peer review take at OTO Open?
Based on the dates recorded on 89 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 107 days (interquartile range 52–196 days); authors report an average review time of about 15 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 45% (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.
Which databases index OTO Open?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, OTO Open is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is OTO Open open access, and what is the APC?
OTO Open is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,640.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .