Journal profile · GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY
Gastroenterologia y Hepatologia
ISSN 0210-5705 · eISSN 1578-9519 · Ediciones Doyma, S.L. · SPAIN · Monthly · Founded 1978
Gastroenterologia y Hepatologia: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.79; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,590; median 50 days to acceptance (106 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 319 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Gastroenterologia y Hepatologia is published by Ediciones Doyma, S.L. 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 Microscopic Colitis, Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, together about 23% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The mission of Gastroenterología y Hepatología is to cover a broad spectrum of themes in clinical gastroenterology and hepatology, including the latest advances in pathology of the gastrointestinal tract, liver, pancreas and bile ducts, making it an indispensable tool for gastroenterologists, hepatologists, internists and general practitioners, offering in-depth reviews and updates on issues relating to the specialty. In addition to the rigorously selected, systematically peer-reviewed manuscripts published in the research sections (research articles, scientific letters, editorials, and letters to the editor), the journal also contains other important sections, such as review articles in gastroenterology, hepatology and endoscopy, as well as clinical decision-making support papers, consensus documents and clinical guides from the most prominent scientific societies. The publication is the official journal of the Spanish Association of Gastroenterology (AEG) and the Spanish Association for the Study of the Liver (AEEH). The journal accepts articles in Spanish and English. The journal is included in Medline/Pubmed, Science Citation Index Expanded and SCOPUS.La misión de Gastroenterología y Hepatología es dar cobertura a una amplia gama de temas de gastroenterología y hepatología clínicas, incluidos los avances más recientes en patología del tubo digestivo, hígado, páncreas y conductos biliares, lo que la convierte en una herramienta indispensable para gastroenterólogos, hepatólogos, internistas y médicos generalistas, ofreciendo revisiones exhaustivas y actualizaciones de temas relacionados con la especialidad. Además de los manuscritos con revisión científica externa sistemática, rigurosamente seleccionados, que se publican en las secciones de investigación (artículos de investigación, comunicaciones científicas, editoriales y cartas al director), la revista también contiene otras secciones destacadas, tales como artículos de revisión de gastroenterología, hepatología y endoscopia, artículos que facilitan la toma de decisiones clínicas, y guías clínicas y de consenso de las principales sociedades científicas. Es la revista oficial de la Asociación Española de Gastroenterología (AEG) y de la Asociación Española para el Estudio del Hígado (AEEH). La revista aceptaarticulos en español y en inglés. La publicación está incluida en Medline/Pubmed, en la versión expandida del Índice de citas científicas, y en SCOPUS.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Spain 5 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Microscopic ColitisMedicine9.1%
- Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.4%
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine6.6%
- Gastrointestinal disorders and treatmentsMedicine6.3%
- Liver Disease and TransplantationMedicine6.1%
- Pancreatitis Pathology and TreatmentMedicine5.2%
- Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studiesMedicine5.1%
- Hepatitis C virus researchMedicine4.8%
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
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedPublisher website
Other: Crossref
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 1.79LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 43OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 559OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.29OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 16.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 77LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,861 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 578 | 52 | 13 |
| 2025 | 319 | 43 | 67 |
| 2024 | 191 | 35 | 235 |
| 2023 | 351 | 41 | 340 |
| 2022 | 129 | 25 | 803 |
| 2021 | 222 | 31 | 736 |
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 PubMed · to
50 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 25 days – 89 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 4 days (106 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 58 days
- Sample
- 106 articles with submission and acceptance dates (322 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 37 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 57 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 4 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 2,590 / EUR 2,360 / GBP 2,070 / JPY 321,240 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 3,070 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 4,000 words
Article types accepted6, with length limits
- editorialThey are always commissioned, although unsolicited editorials may occasionally be considered previous consultation with the Editor. The text is limited to a max…main text ≤ 2,000 words · references ≤ 20
- letters to the editorFor any section of this journal, except letters to the editor, the three epigraphs:Ethical considerations, Funding and Conflict of interest should be added at E…main text ≤ 700 words · references ≤ 5
- original articleOriginal research about etiology, physiopathology, pathology, epidemiology, clinical aspects, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of the digestive diseases are r…main text ≤ 4,000 words · abstract ≤ 250 words · references ≤ 30
- reviewFor any section of this journal, except letters to the editor, the three epigraphs:Ethical considerations, Funding and Conflict of interest should be added at E…Length not stated
- review articleReviews of current work reflecting progress in various fields of medicine are requested from recognized specialists. Voluntary contributions will be subject to …main text ≤ 4,000 words · abstract ≤ 150 words · figures and tables ≤ 6
- surveyFor any section of this journal, except letters to the editor, the three epigraphs:Ethical considerations, Funding and Conflict of interest should be added at E…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
All authors should have made substantial contributions to all of the following: (1) the conception and design of the study, or acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data, (2) drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content, (3) final approval of the version to be submitted.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of interest
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential competing interests include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Authors must disclose any interests in two places:…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' (see more information on this). An e-mail will be sent to the corresponding author confirming receipt of the manuscript together with a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' form or a link to the online version of this agreement.Subscribers may reproduce tables of contents or prepare lists of articles includ…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Please visit our Open Access page for more information about open access publishing in this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
This journal operates a single anonymized review process. All contributions are typically sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles. The Editor's decision is final. Editors are not involved in decisions about papers which they have written themse…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Please note that preprints can be shared anywhere at any time, in line with Elsevier's sharing policy. Sharing your preprints e.g. on a preprint server will not count as prior publication (see 'Multiple, redundant or concurrent publication' for more information).
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
- Ediciones Doyma, S.L.
- Country or region
- SPAIN
- Language
- Spanish
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1978
- ISSN
- 0210-5705
- Electronic ISSN
- 1578-9519
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Gastroenterologia y Hepatologia
What CAS zone is Gastroenterologia y Hepatologia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Gastroenterologia y Hepatologia 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 Gastroenterologia y Hepatologia?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.79; CiteScore 1.9, h-index 43.
How long does peer review take at Gastroenterologia y Hepatologia?
Based on the dates recorded on 106 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 50 days (interquartile range 25–89 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Gastroenterologia y Hepatologia?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 4,000 words. 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 Gastroenterologia y Hepatologia based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Gastroenterologia y Hepatologia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Gastroenterologia y Hepatologia is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Gastroenterologia y Hepatologia open access, and what is the APC?
Gastroenterologia y Hepatologia is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,590.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .