Collections and calls for papers

A life course perspective on hearing loss: developmental origins and beyond

Hearing loss, considered a disease of old age, sadly occurs not uncommonly in children and young adults. Hearing loss thus affects everyone, from cradle to grave, and thus we have chosen ‘A life course persp...

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Open

Submission deadline

21 August 2025

A tribute to Glenis R Long and her contributions to our understanding of cochlear mechanics

Professor Emerita Glenis R. Long, pioneer in psychoacoustics and otoacoustic emissions, has worked near half of a century on understanding cochlear mechanics and its involvement in perception, combining labo...

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Open

Submission deadline

30 June 2024

Auditory neurons slaves to the rhythm: function and dysfunction, replacement and regeneration

Spiral ganglion neurons play an important role in the coding of auditory information. This topical collection aims to gather an ensemble of knowledge covering fundamental knowledge on their diversification, ...

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Open

Submission deadline

21 August 2025

Hearing therapeutics - from bench to bedside

Hearing aids and cochlear implants have populated the rehabilitation landscape for decades, but new opportunities arise yet facing translational and safety challenges. This topical collection aims to gather ...

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Open

Submission deadline

21 August 2025

On the toxic insults to the ear - ototoxicity from animals to humans

This topical collection aims to gather the latest knowledge on otoxicity, from pre-clinical research on in-vitro systems, zebrafish and rodents, to children and adults. For this, experts on all specialties i...

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Open

Submission deadline

21 August 2025

Review collection on tinnitus: from mechanisms, environment and genetics, to bedside

Tinnitus is a global, yet highly neglected condition. With greater prevalence in the elderly, tinnitus still occurs in children. This Topical Issue will cover the epidemiology of tinnitus, risk factors, gene...

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Open

Submission deadline

30 June 2024

Reviews from the Seminar Series of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology

Since its inception, ARO has considered education as a top priority. In the year 2023, ARO took a significant step forward by introducing an Online Seminar Series, aimed to facilitate the sharing of knowledg...

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Open

Submission deadline

Ongoing

The cochlear powerhouse revisited: spotlight on the stria vascularis

This topical collection is a timely gathering of articles on a growing research field within the auditory arena: the stria vascularis. Being the powerhouse of the cochlea, the stria vascularis is a small yet...

Submission status

Open

Submission deadline

21 August 2025