ORL

S. Karger AG · Switzerland · Est. 1938

ISSN1423-0275

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.51

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.744

Total Worksi

5,273

Total Citationsi

49,451

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.54

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Otorhinolaryngology.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1938

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,273

Publisher OrgKarger Publishers

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

S. Karger AG

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1423-0275

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

552

2019

497

2020

104

810

2021

229

2022

227

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

OtorhinolaryngologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Otorhinolaryngology

Scopus Categories

Otorhinolaryngology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Vestibular and auditory disordersHearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, GeneticsEar Surgery and Otitis MediaHearing Loss and RehabilitationHead and Neck Cancer StudiesSinusitis and nasal conditionsHead and Neck Surgical OncologyHuman auditory perception and evaluationDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEar and Head Tumors

Frequently asked questions about ORL

Is ORL a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for ORL: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of ORL?

ORL is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.54.

Is ORL indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

ORL is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of ORL?