Focus and Scope

BJOHNS publishes articles related to the field of Otolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery. Articles may be in the form of Original Articles, Review Articles, Case Series, Case Reports or Correspondence (Letter to the Editor). Any submission from allied fields which may add substantially to the field of Otolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery will also be considered.

Section Policies

Main Article

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Invited article

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Our Experience

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Case Series

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Case Report

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Correspondence

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Letter to the Editor

Any relevant supplementary notes, comments or correspondence concerning articles published in this journal. The nature of such correspondence should be strictly scientific or clinical in nature.

Any interesting clinical observation or relevant scientific fact which cannot be classified into other categories or presented in a conventional format.

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Book Review

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Peer Review Process

All articles submitted to BJOHNS will be screened for proper formatting. All correctly formatted submissions will be subjected to a double-blinded peer review process. Usually, each submission is sent to two reviewers by the Editors but the final decision is at the sole discretion of the Editor-in-Chief.

The reviewers send in suggestions for acceptance, denial or corrections through the system itself and the same is conveyed to the corresponding authors. The authors submit the corrected manuscripts, if required, and they are sent for subsequent rounds of peer review by the same reviewers. The Editors are allowed to add suggestions during the review process to help the authors as well as the reviewers. The articles are only published if they are accepted by both the reviewers. In case of a difference in opinion, the final decision is taken by the Editor-in-Chief.

The typical time taken to conduct the review process is approximately six months. Authors may follow the status of their submission online through the BJOHNS website.

Publication Frequency

BJOHNS will be published thrice a year - January to April (in April), May to August (in August) and September to December (in December).

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

Archiving

This journal has applied for inclusion in the Public Knowledge Project Private LOCKSS Network (PKP PLN).

Charges

All articles submitted for consideration for publication in the journal are reviewed free of charge. If an article is deemed suitable for publication, an article processing fee is charged on acceptance for publication. The present charge is Indian Rupees Five thousand only (INR 5000). Authors should ensure that they are willing to pay the same before submitting an article for consideration so that our reviewer resources are properly utilised. 

Licensing Information

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. 

Policy on Plagiarism

The responsibility for the originality of the submission including but not limited to all text, data, illustrations, descriptions of procedures, etc. lies with the author(s) only. BJOHNS is not responsible and will not be held liable under any circumstances of alleged or proved plagiarism. Any article found guilty of plagiarism post-publication will be removed immediately without any intimation to the author(s), followed by suitable action, legal or otherwise, against them.

Advertising Policy

The advertisers who purchase advertising space in BJOHNS have no influence on editorial content or presentation. Moreover, the publishing of particular advertisements does not imply endorsement by the BJOHNS or its Editors; they are purely commercial in nature. All legal matters pertaining to BJOHNS (in printed, web or CD format) shall be governed by the laws of India and fall strictly and solely under Kolkata jurisdiction.

Corrections, Retraction and Editorial Expressions of Concern Policy

We strictly follow the COPE guidelines available at https://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines

It states that:

"Journal editors should consider retracting a publication if:
• they have clear evidence that the findings are unreliable, either as a result of misconduct (e.g. data fabrication)
or honest error (e.g. miscalculation or experimental error)
• the findings have previously been published elsewhere without proper crossreferencing, permission or
justification (i.e. cases of redundant publication)
• it constitutes plagiarism
• it reports unethical research
Journal editors should consider issuing an expression of concern if:
• they receive inconclusive evidence of research or publication misconduct by the authors
• there is evidence that the findings are unreliable but the authors’ institution will not investigate the case
• they believe that an investigation into alleged misconduct related to the publication either has not been,
or would not be, fair and impartial or conclusive
• an investigation is underway but a judgement will not be available for a considerable time
Journal editors should consider issuing a correction if:
• a small portion of an otherwise reliable publication proves to be misleading (especially because of honest
error)
• the author / contributor list is incorrect (i.e. a deserving author has been omitted or somebody who does
not meet authorship criteria has been included)
Retractions are not usually appropriate if:
• a change of authorship is required but there is no reason to doubt the validity of the findings
Notices of retraction should:
• be linked to the retracted article wherever possible (i.e. in all electronic versions)
• clearly identify the retracted article (e.g. by including the title and authors in the retraction heading)
• be clearly identified as a retraction (i.e. distinct from other types of correction or comment)
• be published promptly to minimize harmful effects from misleading publications"

In addition, author(s) found guilty of serious misconduct may be banned from further publication in the journal for a period of time to be decided by the Editorial Board. The decision of the board would be final in all such cases. Any legal dispute would be considered under the jurisdiction of Kolkata (India) courts only.