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Australian Journal of Otolaryngology

AME Publishing Company · Hong Kong · Est. 1989

ISSN2616-2792eISSN2616-2792

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3 · Scopus CiteScore 0.6. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.225

H-Indexi

CiteScorei

0.6

SNIPi

0.525

Total Worksi

327

Total Citationsi

801

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.61

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Australian Journal of Otolaryngology provides a forum for clinical researchers, basic scientists, clinicians, and others to publish original research and explore controversies in the medical and surgical treatment of patients with otolarynologic disorders, including head&neck cancer and disease of the skull base. The journal has a special interest in research that applies to the Australian community and the delivery of healthcare in Australia.

General Information

Country / RegionHong Kong

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1989

Annual Volume~ 41 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications327

Publisher OrgAME Publishing Company

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2018

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

AME Publishing Company

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2616-2792 / 2616-2792

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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

180

2019

111

2020

105

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.

OtorhinolaryngologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Otorhinolaryngology

Scopus Categories

Otorhinolaryngology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Tracheal and airway disordersEar Surgery and Otitis MediaObstructive Sleep Apnea ResearchHead and Neck Cancer StudiesSinusitis and nasal conditionsVoice and Speech DisordersAirway Management and Intubation TechniquesHead and Neck Surgical OncologyNasal Surgery and Airway StudiesDysphagia Assessment and Management

Frequently asked questions about Australian Journal of Otolaryngology

Is Australian Journal of Otolaryngology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Australian Journal of Otolaryngology: 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 Australian Journal of Otolaryngology?

Australian Journal of Otolaryngology 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. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 0.6.

Is Australian Journal of Otolaryngology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Australian Journal of Otolaryngology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.