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Journal of Otolaryngology of Japan

Journal of Otolaryngology of Japan is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Japanese Society of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Inc..

Checked against the index lists dated 4 October 2026.

ISSN 0030-6622Verify ISSN ↗1883-0854Verify ISSN ↗

Publisher: Japanese Society of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Inc.

Scopus · Inactive

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Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher

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Status

Inactive/Discontinued

Coverage

1948–2021

Source type

Journal

Open access

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Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)

Quick answers

Is Journal of Otolaryngology of Japan indexed in Scopus?

No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (1948–2021).

What is the impact factor of Journal of Otolaryngology of Japan?

Journal of Otolaryngology of Japan has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.

Who publishes Journal of Otolaryngology of Japan and what is its ISSN?

Journal of Otolaryngology of Japan is published by Japanese Society of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Inc. Its print ISSN is 0030-6622 and its online ISSN is 1883-0854.

Is Journal of Otolaryngology of Japan in Web of Science?

No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).

Is Journal of Otolaryngology of Japan open access?

No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.

Scopus coverage history

Scopus indexed Journal of Otolaryngology of Japan for 74 years, between 1948 and 2021. Coverage ended in 2021, 5 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.

Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 14,710 works and 10,903 citations for the title. Its most recent paper is from 2021, in line with the end of Scopus coverage in 2021, which suggests the journal stopped publishing around then.

How well cited is Journal of Otolaryngology of Japan? — open metrics via OpenAlex

Journal of Otolaryngology of Japan has an h-index of 24 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).

h-index

2-yr mean citations

189

i10-index

14,710

works indexed

10,903

total citations

Papers published per year

Journal of Otolaryngology of Japan published 275 papers in 2021; its busiest recent year was 2019 with 396. 2026* is the year so far.

Main topics

Vestibular and auditory disordersLegal and Regulatory AnalysisLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesMilitary Technology and Strategies

h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. Updated 2026-10-14.

Who publishes in Journal of Otolaryngology of Japan? — latest 48 articles, 2021

In its latest 48 research articles (2021), authors are most often from Japan (95.8%), United States (3.1%) and Taiwan (1%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.

Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.

Are there integrity warnings for Journal of Otolaryngology of Japan? — indicators, not proof of misconduct

Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2021. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.

Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 2021
Retracted papers None recorded
Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Author concentration95.8% of recent authorship from Japan

Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.

Official sources & links

Scopus source ↗ ISSN Portal · 0030-6622 ↗ISSN Portal · 1883-0854 ↗

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