Journal profile · GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY
Clinical Endoscopy
ISSN 2234-2400 · eISSN 2234-2443 · Hoon Jai Chun · Korea, Republic of
Clinical Endoscopy: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC about USD 200; median 53 days to acceptance (90 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 36% (journal website); 162 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Clinical Endoscopy is published by Hoon Jai Chun 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 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes, Esophageal and GI Pathology and Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments, together about 29.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Clinical Endoscopy (Clin Endosc, CE) is an open-access and peer-reviewed journal that aims to help researchers, technicians, and physicians stay updated on the latest advances in experimental, diagnostic, and therapeutic endoscopic techniques for gastrointestinal and pancreaticobiliary disorders. CE publishes original articles, review articles, images of issue, videos of issue, brief communications, guidelines, and letters to the editor on all subjects in the field of experimental, diagnostic, and therapeutic endoscopy, including novel advances in image-enhanced endoscopy, green endoscopy and artificial intelligence-aided detection and therapy. In addition, editorials explore challenging issues and encourage constructive debates on gastrointestinal and pancreaticobiliary diseases. CE also publishes special issues featuring articles on the endoscopic management of obesity. Currently, CE is the joint official journal of the Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (KSGE), International Digestive Endoscopy Network (IDEN), Vietnam Association of Gastroenterology (VNAGE)/Vietnam Federation for Digestive Endoscopy (VFDE), Thai Association for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (TAGE), and Digestive Endoscopy Society of Taiwan (DEST). Therefore, CE introduces and disseminates country-specific guidelines and updated endoscopy-related knowledge in East and Southeast Asia.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Vanessa M. ShamiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 1%); most named South Korea 44, Japan 8, United States 6, Taiwan, China 5, Brazil 3 (88 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Gastric Cancer Management and OutcomesMedicine10.9%
- Esophageal and GI PathologyMedicine9.9%
- Gastrointestinal disorders and treatmentsMedicine9.1%
- Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and TreatmentMedicine8.6%
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersMedicine8%
- Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology ResearchMedicine6%
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and DetectionMedicine5.3%
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine5.2%
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 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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PMCPubMedEmbasePublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, Crossref, KoreaMed, KoMCI
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
- 3.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 65Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 0.71Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.95LetPub ·
- h-index
- 58OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 736OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.13OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 89LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,346 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 168 | 168 | 30 |
| 2025 | 162 | 162 | 285 |
| 2024 | 128 | 128 | 661 |
| 2023 | 132 | 132 | 1,011 |
| 2022 | 89 | 89 | 687 |
| 2021 | 149 | 149 | 1,595 |
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
53 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 29 days – 76 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 122 days (90 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 189 days
- Sample
- 90 articles with submission and acceptance dates (390 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 26 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 36%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 79 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 79 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 26 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 200 | No | CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | USD 242 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 200 | No | — |
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 accepted14, with length limits
- brief communicationsCE publishes original articles, review articles, images of issue, videos of issue, brief communications, guidelines, and letters to the editorLength not stated
- brief reportmber of references is limited to three. Brief reports: This article type should not exceed 1,500 words, and there should be no more than three tables and figure…main text ≤ 1,500 words
- brief reportsBrief reports Reserved for the rapid and concise circulation of simple, but meaningful, data, remarkable preliminary findings before publication of a full repor…Length not stated
- editorialy of the primary studies is suboptimal. Editorials: This article type should have fewer than three authors and should not exceed 1,000 words. No subdivisions ar…main text ≤ 1,000 words
- editorialsEditorials Editorials express opinions on current topics of interest or provide comments on papers published elsewhere in the same issue. Editorials are usually…Length not stated
- guidelinesCE publishes original articles, review articles, images of issue, videos of issue, brief communications, guidelines, and letters to the editorLength not stated
- image of issueImage of issue This format is to present state-of-the-art still images that will interest and help readers in the evaluation of unusual features of common condi…Length not stated
- images of issueCE publishes original articles, review articles, images of issue, videos of issue, brief communications, guidelines, and letters to the editorLength not stated
- letters to the editorLetters to the editor Letters to the editor should be related to a recent article published in the Clinical Endoscopy within previous two years.Length not stated
- original articlesOriginal articles These describe new findings from clinical studies or basic research that may contribute to clinical diagnosis and treatment, or an understandi…Length not stated
- review articlesReview articles A concise compilation of the knowledge and skills in a specific area to provide hints for patient management or outline recent research activity…Length not stated
- systematic review and meta-analysisSystematic review and meta-analysis These answer well-defined research questions by appraising the current literature. These should follow the PRISMA guidelines…Length not stated
- video of issueVideo of issue This format is to introduce state-of-the-art video that will interest and aid in the evaluation of unusual features of common conditions or in th…Length not stated
- videos of issueCE publishes original articles, review articles, images of issue, videos of issue, brief communications, guidelines, and letters to the editorLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, Open access, Peer review, Preprints, Self-archiving
- Data availability
Data sharing encouraged Model summary
CE encourages data sharing wherever possible unless ethical, privacy, or confidentiality concerns prevent this. Authors may deposit their data in a publicly accessible repository and include a link to the DOI within the text of the manuscript.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access under CC BY-NC license Model summary
CE is an open-access journal distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided that the original work is properly cited.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 3. Manuscript submission and peer review
Manuscript submission Any physician or researcher involved in clinical or basic research on gastrointestinal endoscopy can submit a manuscript for publication in CE. Please visit the manuscript management system (https://submit.e-ce.org/), as only online submissions will be considered for publication. Please consult the submission checklist (https://submit.e-ce.org/about/Checklist.php) prior to su…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint submission allowed Model summary
CE allows authors to submit preprints to the journal, without considering this to be a duplicate submission or publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Archiving in PubMed Central and National Library of Korea Model summary
CE provides electronic backup and preservation of access to the journal content from the 44th volume, 2011, in the event the journal is no longer archived in PubMed Central (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/journals/1800/) or the National Library of Korea (https://www.nl.go.kr/).
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
- Hoon Jai Chun
- Country or region
- Korea, Republic of
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2234-2400
- Electronic ISSN
- 2234-2443
- Society / sponsor
- Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 59 (July 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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 Endoscopy
What CAS zone is Clinical Endoscopy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Clinical Endoscopy 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 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Clinical Endoscopy?
Based on the dates recorded on 90 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 53 days (interquartile range 29–76 days); authors report an average review time of about 26 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 36%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Clinical Endoscopy based?
Of the 88 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are South Korea (44), Japan (8) and United States (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Clinical Endoscopy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Clinical Endoscopy is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PMC, PubMed and Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Clinical Endoscopy open access, and what is the APC?
Clinical Endoscopy is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 200.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .