Journal profile · GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY
Endoscopic Ultrasound
ISSN 2303-9027 · eISSN 2226-7190 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · PEOPLES R CHINA
Endoscopic Ultrasound: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 4.64; JCR Q1 (journal website); fully open access; median 98 days to acceptance (24 articles, last 24 months); 62 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Endoscopic Ultrasound is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications and is in Zone 1 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research, Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders and Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment, together about 45.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Endoscopic Ultrasound, a publication of Euro-EUS Scientific Committee, Asia-Pacific EUS Task Force and Latin American Chapter of EUS, is a peer-reviewed online journal with Quarterly print on demand compilation of issues published. The journal’s full text is available online at http://www.eusjournal.com. The journal allows free access (Open Access) to its contents and permits authors to self-archive final accepted version of the articles on any OAI-compliant institutional / subject-based repository. The journal does not charge for submission, processing or publication of manuscripts and even for color reproduction of photographs.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Siyu SunPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology ResearchMedicine21.5%
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersMedicine13.6%
- Pancreatitis Pathology and TreatmentMedicine10.9%
- Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine6.4%
- Esophageal and GI PathologyMedicine6.1%
- Gastrointestinal disorders and treatmentsMedicine5.2%
- Neuroendocrine Tumor Research AdvancesMedicine3.9%
- Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and TreatmentMedicine3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY · rank 36/153
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
- 4.64LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.07LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 52OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 456OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.18OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.44%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 37LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,469 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 65 | 65 | 4 |
| 2025 | 62 | 60 | 150 |
| 2024 | 56 | 56 | 245 |
| 2023 | 58 | 57 | 483 |
| 2022 | 113 | 112 | 1,191 |
| 2021 | 115 | 110 | 1,077 |
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
98 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 47 days – 157 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 56 days (24 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 172 days
- Sample
- 24 articles with submission and acceptance dates (136 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".
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 accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
- Country or region
- PEOPLES R CHINA
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2303-9027
- Electronic ISSN
- 2226-7190
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 15, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Endoscopic Ultrasound
What CAS zone is Endoscopic Ultrasound in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Endoscopic Ultrasound is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Gastroenterology & Hepatology; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Endoscopic Ultrasound?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.64; CiteScore 5.5, h-index 52.
How long does peer review take at Endoscopic Ultrasound?
Based on the dates recorded on 24 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 98 days (interquartile range 47–157 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 JCR quartile is Endoscopic Ultrasound in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1; by category, GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY Q1 (36/153). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 1 of Medicine.
Which databases index Endoscopic Ultrasound?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Endoscopic Ultrasound is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Endoscopic Ultrasound open access, and what is the APC?
Endoscopic Ultrasound 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .