Journal profile · Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Current Opinion in Gastroenterology
ISSN 0267-1379 · eISSN 1531-7056 · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly
Current Opinion in Gastroenterology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.84; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: moderate; 71 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Current Opinion in Gastroenterology is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. 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, Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies and Gastrointestinal motility and disorders, together about 20.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Published bimonthly and offering a unique and wide ranging perspective on the key developments in the field, each issue of Current Opinion in Gastroenterology features hand-picked review articles from our team of expert editors. With twelve disciplines published across the year – including gastrointestinal infections, nutrition and inflammatory bowel disease – every issue also contains annotated references detailing the merits of the most important papers.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Editor-in-chief Don C RockeyPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.5%
- Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studiesMedicine7%
- Gastrointestinal motility and disordersMedicine5.8%
- Gastrointestinal disorders and treatmentsMedicine5.7%
- Microscopic ColitisMedicine5.7%
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine5.3%
- Pancreatitis Pathology and TreatmentMedicine4.8%
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersMedicine4.7%
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: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Zone 4 |
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 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY · rank 73/153
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
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 2.84LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.94LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.83LetPub ·
- h-index
- 73LetPub ·
- h-index
- 114OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,498OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.17OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 10.2%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 57LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,406 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 42 | 4 | 11 |
| 2025 | 71 | 10 | 169 |
| 2024 | 74 | 20 | 412 |
| 2023 | 85 | 21 | 741 |
| 2022 | 83 | 14 | 845 |
| 2021 | 96 | 29 | 1,445 |
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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- ModerateLetPub ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 0267-1379
- Electronic ISSN
- 1531-7056
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 42, Issue 5 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Current Opinion in Gastroenterology
What CAS zone is Current Opinion in Gastroenterology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Current Opinion in 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 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Current Opinion in Gastroenterology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.84; CiteScore 5.5, h-index 114.
How long does peer review take at Current Opinion in Gastroenterology?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Moderate”. 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 Current Opinion in Gastroenterology in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2; by category, GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY Q2 (73/153). 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 Current Opinion in Gastroenterology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Current Opinion in Gastroenterology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Current Opinion in Gastroenterology open access, and what is the APC?
Current Opinion in Gastroenterology is a hybrid 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: .