Journal profile · GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY
ACG Case Reports Journal
ISSN 2326-3253 · Wolters Kluwer Health · United States
ACG Case Reports Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.6 (journal website); JCR Q4 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 500; median 98 days to acceptance (137 articles, last 24 months); 361 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ACG Case Reports Journal is published by Wolters Kluwer Health and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments, Esophageal and GI Pathology and Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment, together about 28.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ACG Case Reports Journal, published by the American College of Gastroenterology and edited exclusively by GI fellows, provides a peer-reviewed publishing outlet for GI fellows, private practice clinicians, and other healthcare providers to share interesting case reports. This monthly, open-access publication makes all content freely available online to all readers. ACG Case Reports Journal publishes case reports, images, and videos in all topics of gastroenterology and hepatology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Arjun ChatterjeePublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Gastrointestinal disorders and treatmentsMedicine11%
- Esophageal and GI PathologyMedicine10.9%
- Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and TreatmentMedicine6.3%
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersMedicine5.9%
- Liver Disease and TransplantationMedicine4.6%
- Abdominal vascular conditions and treatmentsMedicine4.5%
- Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology ResearchMedicine4%
- Pancreatitis Pathology and TreatmentMedicine4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q4 · GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY · rank 143/153
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Index MedicusPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 204OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.72OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.65%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 298LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,006 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 390 | 390 | 43 |
| 2025 | 361 | 361 | 228 |
| 2024 | 339 | 339 | 518 |
| 2023 | 297 | 297 | 552 |
| 2022 | 225 | 225 | 578 |
| 2021 | 206 | 206 | 608 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
98 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 68 days – 130 days
- Acceptance to online
- —
- Submission to online
- —
- Sample
- 137 articles with submission and acceptance dates (794 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 500 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 500 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted1, with length limits
- case reportLimit Reference Limit Informed Consent Case Report Unstructured 100 words Introduction, Case Report, & Discussion 1000 words 6 total 20 Required Image None No 2…main text ≤ 1,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access OPEN ACCESS
License to Publish: At submission, authors must certify their understanding of the open access requirement for ACG Case Reports Journal. In addition, the corresponding author must complete a license to publish form on behalf of all authors at the time of original submission or revision. A copy of the license form is made available to the corresponding author during the Editorial Manager submission…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review PEER REVIEW PROCESS
ACG Case Reports Journal currently utilizes the single-blind method of peer reviewing. The peer review process is handled entirely electronically via the journal's Editorial Manager site. Peer reviewers are instructed to review the contents of the submission in a critical, unbiased, and timely fashion. They review all pieces of the submission, including the manuscript itself as well as supplementa…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wolters Kluwer Health
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2326-3253
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 13, Issue 8 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ACG Case Reports Journal
What CAS zone is ACG Case Reports Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ACG Case Reports Journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Gastroenterology & Hepatology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of ACG Case Reports Journal?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.6; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 26.
How long does peer review take at ACG Case Reports Journal?
Based on the dates recorded on 137 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 98 days (interquartile range 68–130 days); authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What JCR quartile is ACG Case Reports Journal in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q4; by category, GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY Q4 (143/153). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Which databases index ACG Case Reports Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ACG Case Reports Journal is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is ACG Case Reports Journal open access, and what is the APC?
ACG Case Reports Journal is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 500.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, DOAJ, Publisher website, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .