Published: July 24, 2015

Journal earns highest ever impact factor

Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, the official journal of the AAO-HNSF, received an impact factor of 2.020 in Thomson Reuters 2014 Journal Citation Reports®. This is the highest the journal has ever received and a 17 percent increase from last year.


The 2014 Editorial Board Meeting was well attended even at 6 am.The 2014 Editorial Board Meeting was well attended even at 6 am.

Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, the official journal of the AAO-HNSF, received an impact factor of 2.020 in Thomson Reuters 2014 Journal Citation Reports®. This is the highest the journal has ever received and a 17 percent increase from last year.

The 2014 impact factor measures the frequency with which articles the journal published in 2012 and 2013 were cited in 2014.

“A journal’s impact factor in many ways is a proxy for its degree of importance in its field,” said Editor-in-Chief John H. Krouse, MD, PhD, MBA. “It examines how frequently a journal’s papers are cited by other authors in their published work and, therefore, represents the usefulness of that journal’s articles to other clinicians and scientists.”

journalcoverA higher impact factor is a positive sign that the journal is achieving its stated mission of publishing contemporary, ethical, clinically relevant information to help otolaryngologists, scientists, clinicians, and related specialists improve patient care and public health. Moreover, an increasing impact factor may further support this mission by attracting more high-quality submissions in the future.

“Many academic physicians look at the impact factor when deciding where to submit their manuscripts,” Dr. Krouse said. “This is true both in the United States and abroad, and many international universities place even more weight on impact factors. An impact factor greater than 2.0 should encourage a higher volume of submissions, as well as submissions of higher quality and value to the journal, especially from the international community.”


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