AJO Annual Report 2021

We are glad to present a brief introduction of AJO’s progress in 2021 here. AJO grew steadily and published 41 papers last year, including 34 Original Articles. According to the Google Analytics, AJO had a greatly increased number of visitors in 2021 (all together 69,971 pageviews).

We are grateful to the Editor-in-Chief, all the Editorial Board Members, Authors, Reviewers and Readers who have supported AJO in 2021. In the new year, we warmly welcome more excellent researchers to join us to make AJO an innovative and significant platform.

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Australian Journal of Otolaryngology (AJO) is now a member of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)

Starting from July 2021, AME Publishing Company is formally recognized a publisher member of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and over 60 AME-published journals become a member of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), as part of AME’s commitment to best practice in scholarly publishing. Australian Journal of Otolaryngology (AJO) is among the list of COPE membership.

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Implementation of transparent peer review at Australian Journal of Otolaryngology (AJO)

With a commitment to openness and accountability, and to increase the level of transparency throughout our peer review process, our editorial office has decided to implement a transparent peer review process as an option for all manuscripts submitted to AJO from June 11, 2020.

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AME entered an official partnership with Publons to enhance wide-ranging recognition for reviewers

AME Publishing Company entered an official partnership with Publons, a product of Clarivate Analytic Company (which owns Web of Science, EndNote, ScholarOne, among many others), as of April 2020. Around 60 AME journals’ peer review systems are now integrated seamlessly into the Publons platform (https://publons.com/about/home). The partnership was done to recognize our expert peer reviewers spontaneously for their review contribution.

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CPD points

One completed review task is acting as a referee for a journal qualifies for 5 CPD points under Maintenance of Knowledge & Skills (Medical Expertise, Technical Expertise, Scholarship & Teaching).

Australian Journal of Otolaryngology (AJO) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, and the Official Journal of the Australian Society of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgeons. Although we have currently published by AME Publishing Company, the Journal has existed in other forms over many years. The first journal of the Society was the “Journal of the Oto-Laryngological Society of Australia”, first published in 1959 (Figure 1-3).

The Australian Society of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgeons is very grateful for both the editors and past editorial board members that have given up their valuable time to support peer-review and scientific efforts in Australia. We wish to thank those that have provided this service to our community.

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Outside-In Frontal Sinusotomy

Richard Harvey, MD, PhD
Program Head and Professor
Rhinology and Skull Base, Applied Medical Research Centre UNSW(Conjoint) and Macquarie University (Clinical)
Ground Floor, 67 Burton St Darlinghurst
NSW 2010 Australia

Welcome to Australian Journal of Otolaryngology(AJO)

Australian Journal of Otolaryngology is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, and the Official Journal of the Australian Society of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgeons, published by AME Publishing, Inc. Australian Journal of Otolaryngology provides a forum for clinical researchers, basic scientists, clinicians, and others to publish original research and explore controversies in the medical and surgical treatment of patients with otolarynologic disorders, including head&neck cancer and disease of the skull base. The journal has a special interest in research that applies to the Australian community and the delivery of healthcare in Australia. Unsolicited manuscripts must meet pre-submission requirements.

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