Journal profile · OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
Otology & Neurotology Open
ISSN 2766-3604
Otology & Neurotology Open: impact factor 1.3 (journal website); JCR Q3 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 1,700; median 120 days to acceptance (10 articles, last 24 months); 17 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, Otology & Neurotology Open's largest topics are Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation, Ear Surgery and Otitis Media and Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics, together about 51.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Neurology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
SCOPE Otology & Neurotology Open (ONO) is an online only, gold open-access journal, created to expand the breadth of published research within the multidisciplinary fields of otology, neurotology, cranial base surgery, neural engineering, and materials science as these relate to ear disease. ONO uses multimedia and a variety of more novel educational methods to focus on cutting-edge research reporting on the technological advances impacting the diagnosis and treatment of disease related to the human ear. In addition, ONO allows for the exploration of far forward ideas just being considered in laboratories, features controversial topics not seen in other journals, and provides a forum for original research with immediate access to raw data published alongside the article as Supplementary Material. The Editorial Board is comprised of physicians, audiologists, engineers, and basic scientists, representing the multidisciplinary nature of this publication and the diversity in the specialty. ONO is international in scope and provides a new forum for researchers who support open access publishing including those with funder mandates requiring publication in an open access journal. For more information, please see ONO’s Editorial Policies.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Michael E. HofferPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Hearing Loss and RehabilitationNeuroscience18.1%
- Ear Surgery and Otitis MediaMedicine18.1%
- Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, GeneticsNeuroscience15%
- Vestibular and auditory disordersNeuroscience13.7%
- Hearing Impairment and CommunicationPsychology4.9%
- Meningioma and schwannoma managementMedicine4.4%
- Cerebral Venous Sinus ThrombosisMedicine3.1%
- Trigeminal Neuralgia and TreatmentsMedicine2.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q3 · OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY · rank 39/67
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
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Index MedicusPublisher website
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 (publisher)
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.02OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 13LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 96 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 15 | 2 |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | 20 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | 29 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | 83 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | 94 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
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
120 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 85 days – 165 days
- Acceptance to online
- —
- Submission to online
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- Sample
- 10 articles with submission and acceptance dates (34 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
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 1,700 | Yes | CC BY | |
| Publisher website | USD 1,850 / USD 1,550 / USD 925 / USD 775 | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access OPEN ACCESS
Article Processing Charges: Otology & Neurotology Open is an open access, peer-reviewed journal. For all accepted articles, an article processing charge (APC) will be required to allow perpetual unrestricted online access to the published article to readers globally, immediately upon publication. The APC is collected only upon acceptance of the manuscript by ONO. If one or more authors is a member…
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
- ISSN
- 2766-3604
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 6, Issue 2 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Otology & Neurotology Open
What is the impact factor of Otology & Neurotology Open?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.3; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 8.
How long does peer review take at Otology & Neurotology Open?
Based on the dates recorded on 10 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 120 days (interquartile range 85–165 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 Otology & Neurotology Open in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q3; by category, OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY Q3 (39/67). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones.
Which databases index Otology & Neurotology Open?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Otology & Neurotology Open is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Otology & Neurotology Open open access, and what is the APC?
Otology & Neurotology Open is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,700.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, DOAJ, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .