Journal profile · Medicine-Hepatology
Egyptian Liver Journal
ISSN 2090-6218 · eISSN 2090-6226 · Springer Nature · United Kingdom
Egyptian Liver Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 115 days to acceptance (12 articles, last 24 months); 77 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from October 2018 (Volume 8, Issue 4): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Egyptian Liver Journal is published by Springer Nature 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 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Liver Disease and Transplantation and Hepatitis C virus research, together about 53.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Hepatology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
As a highly respected journal in the Middle East, the Egyptian Liver Journal (EGLJ) is a peer-reviewed clinical journal, formally published by the Society of Friends of Liver Patients in the Arab World (SLPAW) and the National Liver Institute, Menoufia University (NLI). The scope of the journal covers all the latest issues relating to hepatobiliary surgery, pediatric hepatology, clinical pathology, virology, microbiology, epidemiology and histopathology. The journal also aims to include clinical and basic research in both humans and experimental models in the fields of hepatology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Hepatology
Editor-in-chief Eman AbdelsameeaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Egypt 63, United States 3, United Kingdom 3, Japan 2, Pakistan 2 (74 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine27.7%
- Liver Disease and TransplantationMedicine13.6%
- Hepatitis C virus researchMedicine11.9%
- Hepatitis B Virus StudiesMedicine7.3%
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and PrognosisMedicine5.6%
- Organ Transplantation Techniques and OutcomesMedicine3.9%
- Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine3%
- Diet, Metabolism, and DiseaseMedicine2.9%
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.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 51OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.69OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.58%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 78LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 685 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 70 | 70 | 8 |
| 2025 | 77 | 77 | 75 |
| 2024 | 92 | 92 | 320 |
| 2023 | 70 | 70 | 240 |
| 2022 | 71 | 71 | 300 |
| 2021 | 94 | 94 | 569 |
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
115 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 86 days – 168 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (12 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 142 days
- Sample
- 12 articles with submission and acceptance dates (13 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 9 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 0 | — | — | |
| LetPub | No APC | 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 accepted4
- case reportFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Research Review Case Report Meeting ReportLength not stated
- meeting reportFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Research Review Case Report Meeting ReportLength not stated
- researchFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Research Review Case Report Meeting ReportLength not stated
- reviewFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Research Review Case Report Meeting ReportLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Data availability Formatting the 'Availability of data and materials' section of your manuscript
The following format for the 'Availability of data and materials section of your manuscript should be used:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Licensing and copyright
Open access under CC BY licence Model summary
Creative Commons licences Open access articles in Springer Nature journals are published under Creative Commons licences. These provide an industry-standard framework to support easy re-use of open access material. Under Creative Commons licences, authors retain copyright of their articles. Egyptian Liver Journal articles are published open access under a CC BY licence (Creative Commons Attributio…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Benefits of open access
Publishing open access (OA) offers a number of benefits, including greater reach and readership for your work: Cited more 1.6x more citations of OA articles than non-OA articles across all subjects Downloaded more 4x more downloads of OA articles than non-OA articles Greater impact 2.5x more Altmetric attention. OA articles attracted 1.9x more news mentions and 1.2x more policy mentions Open acces…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Peer review is the process used to evaluate the quality of a manuscript before publication. Independent researchers in the relevant field assess submitted manuscripts to check their validity and robustness. Their feedback guides editors in making publication decisions. Typically, two or more experts evaluate each manuscript based on three main criteria: scientific robustness: is the research metho…
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
- Springer Nature
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2090-6218
- Print ISSN
- 2090-6226
- Electronic ISSN
- 2090-6226
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 8, Issue 4 (October 2018)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Egyptian Liver Journal
What CAS zone is Egyptian Liver Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Egyptian Liver Journal 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 Egyptian Liver Journal?
Based on the dates recorded on 12 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 115 days (interquartile range 86–168 days); authors report an average review time of about 9 weeks. 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 Egyptian Liver Journal based?
Of the 74 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Egypt (63), United States (3) and United Kingdom (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Egyptian Liver Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Egyptian Liver Journal is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Egyptian Liver Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Egyptian Liver Journal is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .