Journal profile · Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Acta gastro-enterologica belgica
ISSN 0001-5644 · eISSN 3041-4326 · Universa Press · BELGIUM · Quarterly · Founded 1946
Acta gastro-enterologica belgica: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.23; subscription journal; APC about USD 3,500; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 62 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta gastro-enterologica belgica is published by Universa Press 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 Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies and Military Technology and Strategies, together about 28.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences9.6%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences9.6%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering9.6%
- Gastrointestinal disorders and treatmentsMedicine9.5%
- Esophageal and GI PathologyMedicine7%
- Metastasis and carcinoma case studiesMedicine6.4%
- Gastric Cancer Management and OutcomesMedicine5.8%
- Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and TreatmentMedicine5%
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)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedPublisher 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
- 1.23LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 64OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.88OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.36%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 44LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,959 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 9 | 5 |
| 2025 | 62 | 20 | 34 |
| 2024 | 84 | 35 | 115 |
| 2023 | 63 | 58 | 255 |
| 2022 | 98 | 93 | 366 |
| 2021 | 116 | 99 | 902 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | USD 3,500 / USD 1,000 / USD 3,000 | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright Copyright form
You can download the Copyright Form 2020 in PDF or Word-document here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access journal; all content freely available without charge. Model summary
This is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution.
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
- Universa Press
- Country or region
- BELGIUM
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1946
- ISSN
- 0001-5644
- Electronic ISSN
- 3041-4326
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta gastro-enterologica belgica
What CAS zone is Acta gastro-enterologica belgica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Acta gastro-enterologica belgica 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 Acta gastro-enterologica belgica?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.23; CiteScore 2.4, h-index 20.
How long does peer review take at Acta gastro-enterologica belgica?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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.
Which databases index Acta gastro-enterologica belgica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta gastro-enterologica belgica is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Acta gastro-enterologica belgica open access, and what is the APC?
Acta gastro-enterologica belgica is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,500.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .