Journal profile · Gastroenterology & Hepatology
European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
ISSN 0954-691X · eISSN 1473-5687 · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1989
European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.09; JCR Q3 (journal website); hybrid open access; median 98 days to acceptance (74 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 50%; 194 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology 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 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Liver Disease and Transplantation and Inflammatory Bowel Disease, together about 26% of its articles. Its main subfields are Epidemiology and Hepatology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Editor-in-chief Giovanni MaconiPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine9.9%
- Liver Disease and TransplantationMedicine8.7%
- Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.5%
- Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studiesMedicine6.8%
- Hepatitis C virus researchMedicine5.6%
- Microscopic ColitisMedicine5.3%
- Gastrointestinal motility and disordersMedicine4.8%
- Gastroesophageal reflux and treatmentsMedicine4.3%
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)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q3 · GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY · rank 101/153
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
- 2.09LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.62LetPub ·
- h-index
- 95LetPub ·
- h-index
- 131OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,613OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.11OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 17.18%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 167LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 9,588 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 167 | 16 | 34 |
| 2025 | 194 | 43 | 344 |
| 2024 | 205 | 54 | 817 |
| 2023 | 194 | 37 | 965 |
| 2022 | 176 | 37 | 1,336 |
| 2021 | 322 | 53 | 2,969 |
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 54 days – 152 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 52 days (74 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 142 days
- Sample
- 74 articles with submission and acceptance dates (228 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 1 monthLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 50%LetPub ·
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
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1989
- ISSN
- 0954-691X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1473-5687
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 38, Issue 10 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
What CAS zone is European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology 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.
What is the impact factor of European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.09; CiteScore 3.9, h-index 131.
How long does peer review take at European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology?
Based on the dates recorded on 74 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 98 days (interquartile range 54–152 days); authors report an average review time of about 1 month; the community-reported acceptance is “about 50%”. 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 European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q3; by category, GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY Q3 (101/153). 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 European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology open access, and what is the APC?
European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .