Journal profile · GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY
Annals of Gastroenterology
ISSN 1108-7471 · eISSN 1792-7463 · Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology
Annals of Gastroenterology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; median 84 days to acceptance (97 articles, last 24 months); 94 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Annals of Gastroenterology is published by Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology 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 Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Gastrointestinal Bleeding Diagnosis and Treatment and Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders, together about 26.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Annals of Gastroenterology is published on behalf of the Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology, representing the Society’s official Journal. The journal aims to cover all sections of gastroenterology and hepatology, providing teaching, practical and professional support for clinicians dealing with the gastroenterological disorders. It publishes peer-reviewed papers on both clinical and basic research.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Georgios GermanidisPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Greece 53, Italy 7, United States 5, United Kingdom 5, Japan 3 (86 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.2%
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine8.8%
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersMedicine7.3%
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and DetectionMedicine5.8%
- Gastric Cancer Management and OutcomesMedicine4.9%
- Gastrointestinal motility and disordersMedicine4.6%
- Pancreatitis Pathology and TreatmentMedicine4.6%
- Esophageal and GI PathologyMedicine4.6%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gastroenterology | Q2 | 63/176 | 64th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PMCPubMedEmbaseDOAJPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, SJR, Genamics JournalSeek, Google Scholar, Index Copernicus, Open J-Gate, GFMER, HINARI, Academic Journals Database
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.83LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.99LetPub ·
- h-index
- 53OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 423OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.61OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 95.37%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 83LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,440 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 96 | 96 | 868 |
| 2025 | 94 | 94 | 1,945 |
| 2024 | 84 | 84 | 2,148 |
| 2023 | 85 | 85 | 2,075 |
| 2022 | 86 | 86 | 1,963 |
| 2021 | 123 | 123 | 1,976 |
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 PubMed · to
84 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 57 days – 119 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 44 days (97 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 134 days
- Sample
- 97 articles with submission and acceptance dates (181 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
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Colour charges
- No colour charges
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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)
What to prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 5,000 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- summary box
Article types accepted8
- editorials7. Editorials by invitation onlyLength not stated
- guidelines of medical associations4. Guidelines of Medical AssociationsLength not stated
- letter in reply6. Letter in ReplyLength not stated
- letters to the editor5. Letters to the Editor commenting on Articles published in the Journal within 4 weeks from publication (to be forwarded to the Authors of the Article with an …Length not stated
- literature reviews3. Literature Reviews by invitation or spontaneous submissionLength not stated
- meta-analyses2. Meta-AnalysesLength not stated
- original articlesThe Journal publishes the following types of papers: 1. Original ArticlesLength not stated
- reviewEach manuscript submitted to the Journal is first evaluated by the Editor or an Associate Editor and assigned to an appropriate Section Editor with expertise in…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
Corresponding Author must ensure each listed author contributed significantly. Model summary
It is the Corresponding Author’s responsibility to ensure that each person listed as an author has contributed to the study to a significant extent. A detailed description of each author’s contribution is not to be submitted. Persons with a lower degree of involvement in the study may be acknowledged. Individuals who provide writing assistance and the funding source for this may be included in the…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflicts of Interest and Funding
Manuscript must not be under consideration elsewhere at submission, during review, and until a formal answer. Model summary
Authors are responsible for recognizing and disclosing all financial and other conflicts of interest that might bias their work. Public trust in the peer review process and the credibility of published articles depend on how well conflict of interest is handled during writing, peer review and editorial decision making. Conflict of interest exists when an author (or the author's institution), revie…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical Considerations
Human research must comply with the Declaration of Helsinki. Model summary
Authorship It is the Corresponding Author’s responsibility to ensure that each person listed as an author has contributed to the study to a significant extent. A detailed description of each author’s contribution is not to be submitted. Persons with a lower degree of involvement in the study may be acknowledged. Individuals who provide writing assistance and the funding source for this may be incl…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Manuscripts are accepted for publication on the understanding that, in case of acceptance, the copyright remains with the authors and the article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 (CC BY-ND 4.0) International Public License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0). This permits redistribution of published material, commercially or non-commercially, but do…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Copyright remains with authors; articles licensed under CC BY-ND 4.0. Model summary
Manuscripts are accepted for publication on the understanding that, in case of acceptance, the copyright remains with the authors and the article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 (CC BY-ND 4.0) International Public License
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Review Process
All manuscripts go through a rigorous peer-review process by at least 2-3 referees, plus evaluations of the Section Editor and Editor-in-Chief. Model summary
Each manuscript submitted to the Journal is first evaluated by the Editor or an Associate Editor and assigned to an appropriate Section Editor with expertise in the field. The Section Editor initially evaluates the manuscript’s appropriateness and competitivity for publication in the Journal and initiates a rigorous review process by addressing to 2-4 reviewers who are also experts in the field. T…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
All submitted manuscript versions are scanned for plagiarism as part of review. Model summary
As part of the review process, text in all versions of submitted manuscripts is scanned for plagiarism.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Novelty: no part of the scientific content of submitted manuscripts may have been published in any language. Model summary
It is an absolute requirement that no part of the scientific content of submitted manuscripts has ever been published in any language.
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
- Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology
- ISSN
- 1108-7471
- Electronic ISSN
- 1792-7463
- Society / sponsor
- Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 39, Issue 5 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annals of Gastroenterology
What CAS zone is Annals of Gastroenterology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Annals of Gastroenterology 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.
How long does peer review take at Annals of Gastroenterology?
Based on the dates recorded on 97 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 84 days (interquartile range 57–119 days). 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 are the manuscript requirements of Annals of Gastroenterology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Manuscript length: ≤ 5,000 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Annals of Gastroenterology based?
Of the 86 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Greece (53), Italy (7) and United States (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Annals of Gastroenterology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annals of Gastroenterology is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PMC, PubMed, Embase and DOAJ; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Annals of Gastroenterology open access, and what is the APC?
Annals of Gastroenterology is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .