JAMA Otolaryngology

JAMA Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery is a peer-reviewed medical journal that provides timely information for physicians and scientists concerned with diseases of the head and neck. The journal first began publication as Archives of Otolaryngology in 1925. JAMA Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery is the official publication for the American Head and Neck Society and the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Inc. and is a member of the JAMA Network family of journals, which includes JAMA, 11 JAMA Network specialty journals and JAMA Network Open.JAMA Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery is published online weekly, every Thursday, and in 12 print/online issues a year. The journal receives more than 850,000 online visits annually, with 1.6 million article views and downloads. Without any author fees, all research articles are made free access online 12 months after publication on the website. In addition, the online version is freely available or nearly so to institutions in developing countries through the World Health Organization's HINARI program.The journal's acceptance rate is 22%. Median time to initial editorial decision is 9 days, 37 days with review. Median time from submission to acceptance (including time for author revision) is 84 days, and median time from acceptance to publication is 63 days. All major articles are published online first. The journal's Impact Factor is 3.3, ranking high among general otolaryngology journals. The editor of JAMA Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery is Jay F. Piccirillo, MD, FACS, CPI, Professor of Otolaryngology and Vice Chairman for Research at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. JAMA Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery provides timely information for physicians and scientists concerned with diseases of the head and neck. JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck SurgeryISSN 2168-6181 (Print)ISSN 2168-619X (Online)