Journal profile · GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY
Foregut-The Journal of the American Foregut Society
ISSN 2634-5161
Foregut-The Journal of the American Foregut Society: impact factor 0.5 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,900; review about 75 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 65% (journal website); 107 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, Foregut-The Journal of the American Foregut Society's largest topics are Esophageal and GI Pathology, Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments and Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment, together about 54.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Foregut is the journal of the American Foregut Society (AFS) which is an interdisciplinary society made up of gastroenterologists and surgeons. We are the only subscription journal to focus exclusively on foregut disease, and link medical, endoscopic and surgical disciplines. Our editorial board and associate editors are composed of … | View full journal description This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 34, United Kingdom 2, Italy 2, Germany 1, France 1 (45 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Esophageal and GI PathologyMedicine21.9%
- Gastroesophageal reflux and treatmentsMedicine19.8%
- Esophageal Cancer Research and TreatmentMedicine12.4%
- Dysphagia Assessment and ManagementHealth Professions7%
- Eosinophilic EsophagitisMedicine6.7%
- Gastric Cancer Management and OutcomesMedicine5.7%
- Bariatric Surgery and OutcomesMedicine4.5%
- Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studiesMedicine4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCILetPub
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 (publisher)
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.36OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 19.14%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 56LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 570 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 48 | 18 | 3 |
| 2025 | 107 | 26 | 25 |
| 2024 | 130 | 46 | 76 |
| 2023 | 138 | 36 | 127 |
| 2022 | 79 | 11 | 252 |
| 2021 | 68 | 18 | 108 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
75 dayssubmission to acceptance
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 65%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 75 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 45 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,900 / GBP 2,859 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Colour charges
- No colour charges
- Other fees
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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)
What to prepare10 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 3,500 words
- Reference style
- AMA
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted9
- meta-analysisOriginal Articles: These are full length original research articles on the medical and surgical aspects of foregut diseases including the esophagus and stomach.…Length not stated
- original articleOriginal Articles: These are full length original research articles on the medical and surgical aspects of foregut diseases including the esophagus and stomach.…Length not stated
- original articlesOriginal Articles: These are full length original research articles on the medical and surgical aspects of foregut diseases including the esophagus and stomach.Length not stated
- original researchOriginal Articles: These are full length original research articles on the medical and surgical aspects of foregut diseases including the esophagus and stomach.…Length not stated
- original research articleOriginal Articles: These are full length original research articles on the medical and surgical aspects of foregut diseases including the esophagus and stomach.…Length not stated
- reviewOriginal Articles: These are full length original research articles on the medical and surgical aspects of foregut diseases including the esophagus and stomach.…Length not stated
- review articleOriginal Articles: These are full length original research articles on the medical and surgical aspects of foregut diseases including the esophagus and stomach.…Length not stated
- systematic reviewOriginal Articles: These are full length original research articles on the medical and surgical aspects of foregut diseases including the esophagus and stomach.…Length not stated
- systematic reviews and meta-analysesSystematic Reviews and Meta-analyses. These are well organized, structured and detailed reviews of the scientific literature of a specific topic or clinical que…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Author contributions
You will be asked to list the contribution of each author as part of the submission process. Please include the Author Contributions heading within your submission after the Acknowledgements section. The information you give on submission will then show under the Author Contributions heading later at the proofing stage.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability
The Journal is committed to facilitating openness, transparency and reproducibility of research, and has the following research data sharing policy. For more information, including FAQs please visit the Sage Research Data policy pages. Subject to appropriate ethical and legal considerations, authors are encouraged to: Share your research data in a relevant public data repository Include a data ava…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical considerations
Please include your ethics approval statements under this heading, even if you have already included ethics approval information in your methods section. If ethical approval was not required, you need to explicitly state this. All papers reporting studies involving human participants, human data or human tissue must state that the relevant Ethics Committee or Institutional Review Board approved th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Publishing fees and open access
There are no fees payable to submit or publish in this journal. Figures submitted in color will be published in color in the online version of the journal at no cost. Optional open access publishing is available for a fee via the Sage Choice program, and Open Access agreements, where authors can publish open access either discounted or free of charge depending on the agreement with Sage. Find out …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Identity transparency: Single anonymized Model summary
The following summary describes the peer review process for this journal: Identity transparency: Single-anonymized Reviewer interacts with: Editor Review information published: None Your manuscript will undergo an initial evaluation. If it does not conform to the requirements laid out in these guidelines, it will be returned to you for amendments prior to peer review. Manuscripts may be desk rejec…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
The journal and Sage take issues of copyright infringement, plagiarism or other breaches of best practice in publication very seriously. Please read Sage's complete policy on plagiarism and the actions we may take.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
The journal will consider submissions of manuscripts that have been posted on preprint servers. Please enter the preprint DOI in the designated field when submitting your manuscript. We advise that you inform the Journal Editorial office about your posted preprint at submission. Note that you should not post an updated version of your manuscript on a preprint server while it is being peer reviewed…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical trial registration
The journal conforms to the ICMJE requirement that clinical trials are registered in a WHO-approved public trials registry at or before the time of first participant enrollment as a condition of consideration for publication. The trial registry name and URL, and registration number must be included at the end of the abstract.
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
- ISSN
- 2634-5161
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Foregut-The Journal of the American Foregut Society
What is the impact factor of Foregut-The Journal of the American Foregut Society?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.5; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 9.
How long does peer review take at Foregut-The Journal of the American Foregut Society?
The publisher reports about 75 days (submission to acceptance); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 65%. 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 are the manuscript requirements of Foregut-The Journal of the American Foregut Society?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Manuscript length: ≤ 3,500 words; Reference style: AMA; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Required; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Required; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Foregut-The Journal of the American Foregut Society based?
Of the 45 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (34), United Kingdom (2) and Italy (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Foregut-The Journal of the American Foregut Society?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Foregut-The Journal of the American Foregut Society is indexed in ESCI.
Is Foregut-The Journal of the American Foregut Society open access, and what is the APC?
Foregut-The Journal of the American Foregut Society is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,900.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .