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Indian Journal of Otology

Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India · Est. 1996

ISSN2249-9520

SJR Q4✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Removed from DOAJ (2017-09-01). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

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

SJR Scorei

0.151

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.124

Total Worksi

942

Total Citationsi

3,163

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.20

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Otorhinolaryngology.

General Information

Country / RegionIndia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1996

Annual Volume~ 61 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications942

Publisher OrgMedknow

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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?

Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2249-9520

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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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

132

2019

159

2020

2021

2022

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.

OtorhinolaryngologyQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Otorhinolaryngology

Scopus Categories

Otorhinolaryngology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ear Surgery and Otitis MediaHearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, GeneticsVestibular and auditory disordersHearing Loss and RehabilitationEar and Head TumorsNasal Surgery and Airway StudiesFacial Nerve Paralysis Treatment and ResearchNoise Effects and ManagementSinusitis and nasal conditionsCongenital Ear and Nasal Anomalies

Frequently asked questions about Indian Journal of Otology

Is Indian Journal of Otology a predatory journal?

Indian Journal of Otology was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2017-09-01). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Web of Science, Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Indian Journal of Otology?

Indian Journal of Otology 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 0.20.

Is Indian Journal of Otology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Indian Journal of Otology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Indian Journal of Otology?