Journal of Otolaryngology Advances · Call for Papers
Submit your research to JOA
Journal of Otolaryngology Advances welcomes submissions throughout the year from researchers, clinicians, and multidisciplinary teams working across otolaryngology – head and neck surgery. Regular submissions are accepted throughout the year.
ISSN 2379-8572 (electronic) Open access, CC BY 4.0 USD 1,800 after acceptance
The work the journal is looking for
Journal of Otolaryngology Advances (JOA) publishes clinical, surgical, translational and basic-science research in otolaryngology–head and neck surgery.
A central, substantive ENT contribution establishes scope eligibility. Methods and evaluation must support the claims and be appropriate to the study type; clinical deployment or demonstrated patient benefit is not required for every laboratory, mechanistic or early-stage device study. Negative or inconclusive findings are considered on the same principles of relevance, rigor and transparent reporting.
Otology, neurotology and audiology
Ear and temporal-bone disease, hearing and vestibular science, hearing rehabilitation and devices, and lateral skull-base surgery.
Rhinology and the anterior skull base
Sinonasal inflammation, nasal airway function, olfactory disorders and anterior skull-base disease, diagnosis and surgery.
Laryngology, voice and airway
Voice, swallowing and upper-airway disorders, their underlying function, treatment and rehabilitation, including sleep-related upper-airway disease.
Head and neck surgery and oncology
Head and neck disease, including mucosal, salivary, thyroid and parathyroid conditions; diagnosis, treatment, reconstruction and outcomes.
Pediatric otolaryngology
Childhood hearing and airway disorders, congenital ENT conditions, and pediatric diagnosis, treatment and outcomes.
Imaging, diagnostics and outcomes
ENT imaging, diagnostic and biomarker methods, device validation, and patient-reported and functional outcome measures.
Facial plastic and reconstructive surgery
Functional nasal surgery, facial trauma and reconstruction, facial reanimation, and functional or reconstructive outcomes within JOA’s selected remit.
Interdisciplinary work is welcome where the otolaryngological contribution is central. The aims and scope page states each domain in full and the boundary of what falls outside the journal.
Article types accepted
- Original research — randomized clinical trials, comparative studies, and prospective or retrospective cohorts
- Systematic reviews and meta-analyses
- Review articles
- Translational and laboratory studies with a clear otolaryngological question
- Technical reports and surgical innovations
- Case reports and case series with defined methodology and outcomes
- Short communications
What each type must establish, and how it is structured, is set out on the instructions for authors page.
Who should consider submitting
The journal is read by the clinicians and scientists who diagnose, treat and study disorders of the ear, nose, throat and head and neck. Work reaches them fastest when it comes from the same territory.
- Otolaryngologists and ENT surgeons in general and subspecialty practice
- Otologists and neurotologists, and clinicians working with implantable hearing devices
- Audiologists and hearing scientists
- Rhinologists and endoscopic sinonasal and skull-base surgeons
- Laryngologists and clinicians working on voice, airway and swallowing
- Head and neck oncologists, reconstructive surgeons and members of multidisciplinary tumor teams
- Pediatric otolaryngologists and clinicians in pediatric airway and hearing services
- Radiologists, pathologists and speech and language clinicians whose work bears directly on ENT care
- Trainees and early-career researchers with a complete, well-reported study
Work reporting a negative or inconclusive result is welcome where the design was sound and the question mattered. So is a well-documented case that changes how a problem is recognized.
What to settle before you submit
- The otolaryngological contribution is clear in the title and the abstract
- The article type matches what the study design can establish
- Ethics approval or exemption, and informed consent, are documented and stated
- Written consent to publication is held for every identifiable patient or clinical image
- An interventional trial carries its registry name, number and registration date
- A data-availability statement is prepared
- Funding and competing interests are declared for every author
- The reporting checklist for the study design is completed
- The article processing charge has been discussed with whoever will meet it
The terms, stated plainly
- Peer review
- All submissions undergo initial editorial screening. Manuscripts that meet the journal’s scope and minimum requirements proceed to independent peer review. Peer review is single-blind by default; double-blind review is available on request. Manuscripts that proceed to external peer review are normally evaluated by at least two independent subject-matter experts.
- Decisions
- Editorial decisions are based on scope, scientific quality, methodological rigor, ethical compliance, reporting quality, and relevance to the journal.
- Article processing charge
- USD 1,800 per accepted article, payable after acceptance, with no submission or page charges. The charge has no bearing on the decision. Full terms.
- License
- Articles are published under CC BY 4.0 with copyright retained by the authors.
- Special Issues
- Proposals for guest-edited collections are welcome year-round; see Special Issues.
How to submit
Authors must use only one submission route for the same manuscript. The submit a manuscript page sets out what to have ready and what happens after the upload.
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Primary route
ManuscriptZone
The route to use. Select Journal of Otolaryngology Advances when you begin.
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Alternative route
Simple manuscript submission form
For authors who cannot use the portal. The link opens the form with this journal selected.
openaccesspub.org/manuscript-submission-form?journal=joa (opens in a new tab)
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Assisted route
Editorial office
Where neither route is workable, the editorial office will arrange the submission with you.
Where to go next
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Aims and scope
The subject territory in full, with the fit checklist and the boundary.
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Instructions for authors
Structure, required statements, reporting guidelines and the checklist.
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Article processing charges
The charge, when it falls due, and the withdrawal policy.
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Editorial policies
Ethics, consent, data availability and the integrity of the record.
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Current issue
What the journal is publishing now.
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Editorial board
The editors who will assess the manuscript, with role, country and specialty.
Not sure whether it fits?
Send the title and a paragraph on the question and the design to the editorial office. A scope answer before you prepare the files saves more time than any other question you can ask.
Journal of Otolaryngology Advances (JOA)
ISSN 2379-8572 · Crossref DOI prefix 10.14302 ·
Published by Open Access Pub ·
Articles are published under CC BY 4.0 with copyright retained by the authors.