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Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery

Philippine Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Inc. · Philippines · Est. 2009

ISSN1908-4889eISSN2094-1501
SJR Q4Scopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗
📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q4
SJR · Scopus
Bottom 25%
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.163
H-Indexi
3
Total Worksi
52
Total Citationsi
27
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.00
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

PJOHNSaims 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. The Philipp J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg is indexed on the Health Research and Development Network (HERDIN Plus) available athttps://www.herdin.phsupported by the Philippine Council for Health Research Development, Department of Science and Technology (PCHRD-DOST); Scopus, available athttps://www.scopus.com; the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) available athttps://doaj.org; and the Western Pacific Region Index Medicus (WPRIM) of the Global Index Medicus of the World Health Organization (WHO) available athttps://www.globalindexmedicus.net/biblioteca/wprim/. This work is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

General Information

Country / RegionPhilippines
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2009
FrequencySemiannual
Status⚠️ Inactive
Total Publications52
Publisher OrgPhilippine Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Inc.
OA Since2014
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review
OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/11 · 82%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Philippine Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Inc.
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1908-4889 / 2094-1501
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double anonymous peer review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
36
22
2019
62
25
2020
49
17
2021
40
25
2022
36
47
2023
36
5
2024
59
2
2025
17
0
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.

SurgeryQ4

Subject Classification

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Tracheal and airway disordersHead and Neck Surgical OncologyVoice and Speech DisordersEar and Head TumorsSinusitis and nasal conditionsHead and Neck AnomaliesEar Surgery and Otitis MediaNasal Surgery and Airway StudiesSoft tissue tumor case studiesBone Tumor Diagnosis and Treatments

Frequently asked questions about Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery

Is Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery?

Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.163.

Is Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery?

PJOHNSaims 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); eviden

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Data updated: 2026-05-26 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref