Journal Metrics

Head and Neck Diseases Conflux received ISSN 3079-6008 in 2024, marking its official registration in the global academic publishing landscape for otolaryngology and head & neck surgery research.

• DORA Aligned with the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment, emphasising diverse evaluation criteria beyond citation metrics.
• COPE Fully compliant with Committee on Publication Ethics standards for peer review and publication integrity.
• Plan S Compliant with major funder open access mandates.
• CC BY 4.0 All articles published under Creative Commons licence enabling legal reuse and sharing.

• Single-anonymous review Reviewer identities are protected; authors are known to reviewers.
• Minimum 2 expert reviewers per manuscript, matched by domain expertise in otolaryngology and head & neck surgery.
• Plagiarism screening All submissions screened using industry-standard detection tools prior to review.
• Transparent process Peer review documentation available for published articles.

All published articles are indexed across the following platforms:

Our transparent metrics reflect our commitment to serving authors effectively:

• Fast decisions Average first decision within 23 days of submission.
• Global visibility Indexed in major databases reaching researchers worldwide.
• Open access impact Research freely available to the global community without paywalls.
• Rigorous review Expert evaluation by specialists in head and neck diseases and related disciplines.

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