“…The International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology (IAO) is a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to otolaryngology, head and neck surgery, audiology, and speech therapy. The IAO Scientific Merit Journal Prize is awarded every year, and, 1 in 2019, it has awarded the three best systematic and/or literature reviews published in the journal in the year 2018, 2 3 4 seeking to highlight articles that form the foundations and concepts of universal knowledge. We believe this serves to identify, evaluate, and interpret all available and relevant studies on a specific thematic issue.…”