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  1. Alleluia in April and a Sakura Spring

    Article • Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, April 2026, Philippine Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Inc. (PSO-HNS)

    Professor José Florencio F. Lapeña

  2. Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Selected Filipino Surgeons Regarding the Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Isolated Mandibular Body Fractures In Adults

    Article • Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, April 2026, Philippine Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Inc. (PSO-HNS)

    Professor José Florencio F. Lapeña

  3. Calamities, Corruption and Complicity: Critical Consciousness and Community

    Article • Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, November 2025, Philippine Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Inc. (PSO-HNS)

    Professor José Florencio F. Lapeña

  4. Joining the Call to End Nuclear Weapons, Before They End Us

    Article • Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, April 2025, Philippine Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Inc. (PSO-HNS)

    Professor José Florencio F. Lapeña

  5. The rise and rise of predatory journals and the risks to clinical practice, health and careers: the APAME 2024 Sydney declaration on predatory or pseudo journals and publishers

    Article • The Medical Journal of Australia, September 2024, Wiley

    Professor José Florencio F. Lapeña

  6. Reflections on Retirement: The Sunset Can be Spooktacular!

    Article • Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, May 2024, Philippine Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Inc. (PSO-HNS)

    Professor José Florencio F. Lapeña

  7. Chatbots, generative AI, and scholarly manuscripts

    Article • Colombia Medica, December 2023, Universidad del Valle

    Professor José Florencio F. Lapeña , Dr. Farrokh Habibzadeh

  8. On the Brink: The Climate and Nature Crisis and Risks of Nuclear War

    Article • Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, November 2023, Philippine Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Inc. (PSO-HNS)

    Professor José Florencio F. Lapeña

  9. Generative AI, and Scholarly Manuscripts: WAME Recommendations on Chatbots and Generative Artificial Intelligence in Relation to Scholarly Publications

    Article • Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences, July 2023, Macedonian Journal of Medical Science

    Professor José Florencio F. Lapeña

  10. Chatbots, Generative AI, and Scholarly Manuscripts

    Article • Philippine Journal of Pathology, June 2023, Philippine Journal of Pathology

    Professor José Florencio F. Lapeña

  11. Chatbots, Generative AI, and Scholarly Manuscripts: WAME Recommendations on Chatbots and Generative Artificial Intelligence in Relation to Scholarly Publications Revised May 31, 2023

    Article • Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, June 2023, Philippine Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Inc. (PSO-HNS)

    Professor José Florencio F. Lapeña , Dr. Farrokh Habibzadeh

  12. The Updated World Association of Medical Editors (WAME) Recommendations on Chatbots and Generative AI in Relation to Scholarly Publications and International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, E...

    Article • Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, June 2023, Philippine Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Inc. (PSO-HNS)

    Professor José Florencio F. Lapeña

  13. Chatbots, ChatGPT, and Scholarly Manuscripts: WAME Recommendations on ChatGPT and Chatbots in Relation to Scholarly Publications

    Article • Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences, January 2023, Macedonian Journal of Medical Science

    Professor José Florencio F. Lapeña

  14. Truth and Transparency, Compromise and Climate Change

    Article • Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, November 2022, Philippine Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Inc. (PSO-HNS)

    Professor José Florencio F. Lapeña

  15. Liwanag sa Dilim: Days of Darkness, Night of Light!

    Article • Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, June 2022, Philippine Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Inc. (PSO-HNS)

    Professor José Florencio F. Lapeña

  16. Imaging of Ear, Nose, and Throat Tuberculosis: Temporal Bone, Sinonasal Cavities, Pharynx, and Larynx

    Article • January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor José Florencio F. Lapeña

  17. Imaging of Head and Neck Tuberculosis: Lymph Nodes, Deep Neck Spaces, and Salivary Glands

    Article • January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor José Florencio F. Lapeña

  18. Management of Isolated Mandibular Body Fractures in Adults

    Article • Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, November 2021, Philippine Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Inc. (PSO-HNS)

    Professor José Florencio F. Lapeña

  19. COVID-19 and Climate Change: Signing Up for Our Impossible Dream

    Article • Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, November 2021, Philippine Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Inc. (PSO-HNS)

    Professor José Florencio F. Lapeña

  20. Death and Dying During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Tahan Na, Humimlay

    Article • Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, May 2021, Philippine Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Inc. (PSO-HNS)

    Professor José Florencio F. Lapeña

  21. Head and Neck Symptoms as Predictors of Outcome in Tetanus Patients

    Article • Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, December 2020, Philippine Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Inc. (PSO-HNS)

    Professor José Florencio F. Lapeña

  22. Seasons and Times, Reasons and Rhymes: Di Niyo Ba Naririnig?

    Article • Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, December 2020, Philippine Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Inc. (PSO-HNS)

    Professor José Florencio F. Lapeña

  23. Publishing in education: A parallel session at the IUBMB / PSBMB 2019 “Harnessing Interdisciplinary Education in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology” conference

    Article • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, November 2020, Wiley

    Professor José Florencio F. Lapeña

  24. Otorhinolaryngology Out-Patient Practice in the “Post”-COVID-19 Era: Ensuring a Balance Between Service and Safety

    Article • Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, May 2020, Philippine Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Inc. (PSO-HNS)

    Professor José Florencio F. Lapeña

  25. COVID-19: Pandemic surgery guidance

    Article • 4open, January 2020, EDP Sciences

    MD Andrea Tinelli, Professor José Florencio F. Lapeña , Dr Jochen Salber

  26. Open Access: DOAJ and Plan S, Digitization and Disruption

    Article • Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, December 2019, Philippine Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Inc. (PSO-HNS)

    Professor José Florencio F. Lapeña

  27. Timing of Tracheostomy, Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation and Duration of Hospitalization among a Sample of Pediatric Patients

    Article • Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, December 2019, Philippine Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Inc. (PSO-HNS)

    Professor José Florencio F. Lapeña

  28. Case Report: Massive epistaxis from juvenile angiofibroma in an adolescent with severe haemophilia A

    Article • F1000Research, October 2019, Faculty of 1000, Ltd.

    Professor José Florencio F. Lapeña

  29. A bleeding fleshy new growth hidden inside the nose of a teenage boy with inborn clotting problems

    Article • F1000Research, September 2019, Faculty of 1000, Ltd.

    Professor José Florencio F. Lapeña

  30. Authorship Controversies: Gift, Guest and Ghost Authorship

    Article • Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, June 2019, Philippine Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Inc. (PSO-HNS)

    Professor José Florencio F. Lapeña

  31. Perspectives on double‐blind peer review from collectivist cultural contexts

    Article • The Medical Journal of Australia, April 2019, Wiley

    Professor José Florencio F. Lapeña

  32. Ear canal size, age, and ear wax problems in Down Syndrome

    Article • Annals of Otology Rhinology & Laryngology, February 2018, SAGE Publications

    Professor José Florencio F. Lapeña

  33. Core competencies for scientific editors of biomedical journals: consensus statement

    Article • BMC Medicine, September 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor José Florencio F. Lapeña , Dr. Farrokh Habibzadeh

  34. The Filipino Reflux Symptom Index

    Article • Journal of Voice, May 2017, Elsevier

    Professor José Florencio F. Lapeña

  35. Transient bilateral vocal fold paralysis after total thyroidectomy

    Article • The Turkish Journal of Ear Nose and Throat, December 2016, Baycinar Tibbi Yayincilik

    Professor José Florencio F. Lapeña

  36. From here and now to infinity and eternity: A message to new medical doctors

    Article • Mens Sana Monographs, January 2014, Medknow

    Professor José Florencio F. Lapeña

  37. Mirrors and Reflections: The Evolution of Indirect Laryngoscopy

    Article • Annals of Saudi Medicine, April 2013, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre

    Professor José Florencio F. Lapeña

  38. Arco-palato-uvular flap: a new surgical technique for the treatment of palatal snoring in tonsillectomized patients

    Article • The Turkish Journal of Ear Nose and Throat, September 2011, Baycinar Tibbi Yayincilik

    Professor José Florencio F. Lapeña

  39. A new drug for managing both nasal and ocular symptoms of allergic rhinitis: Fluticasone furoate nasal spray

    Article • International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, January 2011, Elsevier

    Professor José Florencio F. Lapeña

  40. Plagiarism and Plunder: Fabrication and Falsification

    Article • Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, November 2010, Philippines Journals Online (PhilJOL)

    Professor José Florencio F. Lapeña

  41. Rhetoric and Reality: Nomenclature and Notoriety

    Article • Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, December 2009, Philippines Journals Online (PhilJOL)

    Professor José Florencio F. Lapeña

  42. Publication and Privacy: Science and Sorcery?

    Article • Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, December 2009, Philippines Journals Online (PhilJOL)

    Professor José Florencio F. Lapeña

  43. Bacterial and fungal organisms in otitis externa patients without fungal infection risk factors in Erzurum, Turkey

    Article • Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, October 2009, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Professor José Florencio F. Lapeña

  44. Bacterial and fungal organisms in otitis externa patients without fungal infection risk factors in Erzurum, Turkey

    Article • Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, September 2009, Elsevier

    Professor José Florencio F. Lapeña

  45. Medicine and Manipulation: Aspiration and Ambition

    Article • Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, March 2009, Philippines Journals Online (PhilJOL)

    Professor José Florencio F. Lapeña

  46. Achievement and Ascription: Fact or Fiction

    Article • Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, February 2009, Philippines Journals Online (PhilJOL)

    Professor José Florencio F. Lapeña

  47. Precautions for the Prevention of Plagiarism

    Article • Revista médica de Chile, November 2007, SciELO Comision Nacional de Investigacion Cientifica Y Tecnologica (CONICYT)

    Professor José Florencio F. Lapeña

  48. Airway problems in children of deaf parents: two case reports

    Article • International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, January 2001, Elsevier

    Professor José Florencio F. Lapeña