Journal profile · Medicine-Surgery
Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
ISSN 1908-4889 · eISSN 2094-1501 · Philippine Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Inc. · Philippines
Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 48 weeks (community reports); 59 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery is published by Philippine Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Inc.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Head and Neck Surgical Oncology, Ear Surgery and Otitis Media and Nasal Surgery and Airway Studies, together about 22.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery and Otorhinolaryngology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
PJOHNS aims to provide local and overseas otolaryngologists, other surgeons and physicians, health and allied medical professionals, academicians and scientists from other disciplines, with a scholarly forum for the exchange of ideas and information in the discipline of otolaryngology - head and neck medicine and surgery and related fields that are especially relevant to health professionals in the Philippine and Asia Pacific context. It publishes peer-reviewed original articles (including clinical trials, laboratory investigations, effectiveness of diagnostic or therapeutic techniques); evidence-based medicine (including clinical practice guidelines, systematic reviews and meta-analyses, evaluations of current practices and commentaries); case reports with discussions; surgical and instrumentation innovations and illustrations of new techniques; review articles; imaging and histopathology cases; lectures and symposia; brief reports and abstracts; correspondence and guest editorials and studies relating to behavioral, epidemiological, educational or controversial issues in otolaryngology - head and neck medicine and surgery and related fields. We are particularly committed to publishing research and innovations for health that are relevant in low and middle-income countries.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Surgery
Editor-in-chief JOSE FLORENCIO F.Publisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 11%); most named Philippines 14, Mainland China 2, Australia 2, Germany 1 (19 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Head and Neck Surgical OncologyMedicine8.8%
- Ear Surgery and Otitis MediaMedicine7%
- Nasal Surgery and Airway StudiesMedicine6.4%
- Head and Neck Cancer StudiesMedicine6.1%
- Sinusitis and nasal conditionsMedicine5.8%
- Ear and Head TumorsMedicine4.7%
- Reconstructive Facial Surgery TechniquesMedicine4.4%
- Hearing Loss and RehabilitationNeuroscience4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery | Q4 | 564/597 | 5th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.07OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 754 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 53 |
| 2025 | 59 | 59 | 70 |
| 2024 | 37 | 37 | 74 |
| 2023 | 38 | 38 | 64 |
| 2022 | 40 | 40 | 65 |
| 2021 | 49 | 49 | 84 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 48 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 48 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
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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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
- Vancouver
Article types accepted3
- case reportManuscripts should be neatly prepared in correct U.S. English using Microsoft Word, RTF or Word Perfect software on A4 format in Times New Roman font size 12, d…Length not stated
- original articleManuscripts should be neatly prepared in correct U.S. English using Microsoft Word, RTF or Word Perfect software on A4 format in Times New Roman font size 12, d…Length not stated
- under the microscopeContributions are brief reports with one to three figures (gross specimens and/or microscopic histopathologic and/or immunohistochemical slides) with a one to t…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access
- Authorship REQUIREMENTS FOR AUTHORSHIP
Each author should have participated sufficiently in the work to take public responsibility for its content. He or she should have made substantial contributions to all four of the following conditions: (1) a. conception or design of the work, or b. acquisition, or c. analysis and interpretation of data for the work; AND (2) a. drafting or b. reviewing the manuscript critically for important intel…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest CONFLICT OF INTEREST NOTIFICATION
To prevent information on potential conflict of interest for authors from being overlooked or misplaced, it is necessary for that information to be part of the manuscript. Each author is expected to disclose any type of financial or proprietary interest related to the manuscript, including (but not limited to) stock in or ownership of an entity connected to a product described in the paper, consul…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Copyright transfer (all authors; where the work is not protected by a copyright act e.g. US federal employment at the time of manuscript preparation, and there is no copyright of which ownership can be transferred, a separate statement is hereby submitted by each concerned author). In consideration of the action taken by the Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery in reviewing a…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access OPEN ACCESS STATEMENT
This is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author, as long as the terms of the Creative Commons Att…
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
- Philippine Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Inc.
- Country or region
- Philippines
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1908-4889
- Electronic ISSN
- 2094-1501
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 41, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
How long does peer review take at Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery?
Authors report an average review time of about 48 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 Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery based?
Of the 19 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 11%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Philippines (14), Mainland China (2) and Australia (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery open access, and what is the APC?
Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 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, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .