Journal profile · GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY
Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology
ISSN 2155-384X · Nature Publishing Group · UNITED STATES
Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.53; JCR Q2 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,800; median 126 days to acceptance (96 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 22.7% (journal website); 157 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: These inherent weaknesses, coupled with lack of validity of causal inferences and limited clinical impact, have led to our decision to no longer accept manuscripts that include Mendelian randomization analyses. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology is published by Nature Publishing Group and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection and Gastrointestinal motility and disorders, together about 25% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology (CTG), published on behalf of the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG), is a double-blind, peer-reviewed, open access, online journal dedicated to innovative clinical work in the field of gastroenterology, pancreatology, and hepatology. CTG seeks to promptly publish and broadly disseminate important clinical care insights and significant scientific discoveries that impact the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of digestive disorders. CTG hopes to fulfill an unmet need for clinicians and scientists by welcoming novel cohort studies, early-phase clinical trials, qualitative and quantitative epidemiologic research, hypothesis-generating research, and studies of novel mechanisms and methodologies including public health interventions. CTG also welcomes hypothesis-generating studies, methods papers, and translational research with clear applications to human physiological processes or diseases involving the gastrointestinal system.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Brian JacobsonPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.7%
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and DetectionMedicine8.3%
- Gastrointestinal motility and disordersMedicine7.9%
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine6.6%
- Liver Disease and TransplantationMedicine6.2%
- Microscopic ColitisMedicine5.6%
- Pancreatitis Pathology and TreatmentMedicine5.3%
- Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studiesMedicine4.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY · rank 52/153
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
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 3.53LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.99LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 78OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 725OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.53OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 139LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,447 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 139 | 139 | 41 |
| 2025 | 157 | 157 | 369 |
| 2024 | 135 | 135 | 682 |
| 2023 | 106 | 106 | 1,359 |
| 2022 | 127 | 127 | 1,743 |
| 2021 | 143 | 143 | 2,711 |
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
126 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 75 days – 158 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (30 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 121 days
- Sample
- 96 articles with submission and acceptance dates (335 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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 22.7%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 21 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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 2,800 | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,800 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,800 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,995 / USD 2,795 / USD 2,395 | — | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 3,000 words
- Highlights
- Required
Article types accepted8, with length limits
- brief reportNo 3000 words 8 total No Limit Required Brief Report Structured 150 Words No 1000 words 3 total 15 Required Editorial Unstructured 100 words No 100main text ≤ 1,000 words
- correspondenceCorrespondenceLength not stated
- editorialWords No 1000 words 3 total 15 Required Editorial Unstructured 100 words No 1000 words 2 total 10 Required Correspondence None No 500 words 2 totamain text ≤ 1,000 words
- editorialsEditorialsLength not stated
- original research articleOriginal Research Articles: Although the Editors do not impose page or word limits on articles, they reserve the right to request that any text and/or informati…Length not stated
- original research articlesOriginal Research ArticlesLength not stated
- review articleed 3000 words 8 total No limit Required Review Article (Narrative) Unstructured 250 words No 3000 words 8 total No limit Required Review Article (SR/MA) Structu…main text ≤ 3,000 words
- review articlesReview ArticlesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- AI use
AI tools cannot be authors; AI use must be disclosed. Model summary
The journal does not consider Artificial Intelligence authoring tools to meet the requirements for Authorship as recommended by the ICMJE.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship
Follows ICMJE authorship recommendations. Model summary
The Journal follows the ICJME recommendations for authorship.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
IRB/ethics approval required for human and animal studies. Model summary
Documented review and approval from a formally constituted review board (Institutional Review Board or Ethics committee) is required for all studies involving people, medical records, and human tissues, and for all animal studies.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access OPEN ACCESS
NIH Public Access Policy compliance. Model summary
License to Publish: At submission, all authors must certify their understanding of the open access requirement for CTG. In addition, the corresponding author must complete a license to publish form on behalf of all authors at the time of submission. A copy of the license form is made available to the corresponding author during the Editorial Manager submission process and can be uploaded with the …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review PEER REVIEW PROCESS
CTG currently utilizes the double-blind method of peer reviewing. The peer review process is handled entirely electronically through the 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 main text manuscript, as supplementary files, tables, and images. T…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening via iThenticate/CrossCheck. Model summary
CTG is a member of CrossCheck by CrossRef and iThenticate.
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
- Nature Publishing Group
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2155-384X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology
What CAS zone is Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Gastroenterology & Hepatology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.53; CiteScore 5.1, h-index 78.
How long does peer review take at Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology?
Based on the dates recorded on 96 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 126 days (interquartile range 75–158 days); authors report an average review time of about 16 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 22.7% (2025). 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 Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2; by category, GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY Q2 (52/153). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Medicine.
What are the manuscript requirements of Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 3,000 words; Highlights: 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.
Which databases index Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology open access, and what is the APC?
Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,800.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .