Journal profile
GastroHep
ISSN 1478-1239 · Hindawi-Wiley · United Kingdom
GastroHep: fully open access; APC about USD 920; review about 203 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 20% (journal website); 3 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
GastroHep is published by Hindawi-Wiley. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies and Hepatitis C virus research, together about 30.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Hepatology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
GastroHep is an international, peer reviewed, high quality publication focussing on current and cutting edge research in academic and clinical gastroenterology and hepatology. It provides the platform for submissions of articles of interest to the practicing clinician and research workers and academic staff in all aspects of gastroenterology and hepatology. Submissions can be in the form of original articles, reviews and case reports of general appeal to the practicing gastroenterologist. The aim of the journal is to help disseminate up-to-date information of the latest developments in clinical gastroenterology and hepatology and thus to promote best practice. Areas covered by the Journal include:• Epidemiology of GI Diseases• Inflammatory Bowel Diseases• Functional GI Disorders• Genetics and Immunology of GI Disorders• Clinical Gastroenterology and Healthcare Delivery• Pharmacoeconomics• Nutrition and Obesity• Infections of the Alimentary Tract• Hepatology• Disorders of the Biliary Tree and Pancreas• Gastrointestinal Pharmacology and Therapeutics• Digestive Oncology• Gastrointestinal surgery• Endoscopy
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 3, United States 2, New Zealand 2, India 1, Israel 1 (9 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.1%
- Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studiesMedicine9.7%
- Hepatitis C virus researchMedicine9.4%
- Liver Disease and TransplantationMedicine8.6%
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine8%
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine6.7%
- Gastrointestinal motility and disordersMedicine6.4%
- Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s SyndromeMedicine4.2%
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
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CASPublisher website
Other: CNKI
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
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.54OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 32,892Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 243 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | 96 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 124 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 132 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | 123 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | 119 |
| 2021 | 67 | 44 | 130 |
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
Too few articlesOnly 6 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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".
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 22 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 20%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 87 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 203 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 41 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 22 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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 accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 920 / GBP 620 / EUR 790 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 840 / EUR 720 / GBP 620 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 800 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Not considered
- editorials
Article types accepted7
- original researchThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
- research articleThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
- research articlesResearch articles should present the results of an original research study.Length not stated
- reviewThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
- review articleThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
- reviewsA review article provides an overview of the published literature in a particular subject area.Length not stated
- systematic reviewThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Peer review, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Authorship Title and authorship information
The following information should be included: Manuscript title Full author names Full institutional mailing addresses Email addresses Affiliations. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in institutional affiliations. Responsibility for affiliations ultimately rests with the author, although the publisher may request changes be made to countries listed in affiliations t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflicts of interest
Authors must declare all relevant interests that could be perceived as conflicting. Authors should explain why each interest may represent a conflict. If no conflicts exist, the authors should state this. Submitting authors are responsible for co-authors declaring their interests. Conflicts of interest (COIs, also known as 'competing interests') occur when issues outside research could be reasonab…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability
Data availability statement required Model summary
Authors must include a data availability statement with their submission. When submitting a manuscript, submitting authors will be asked to select from several pre-written statements or use the text editor to tell us about data availability with regard to their submission. Review our Data Sharing Policy to understand which data availability statement is right for your submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright and permissions
CC BY license Model summary
Authors retain the copyright of their manuscripts, and all open access articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided that the original work is properly cited. The use of general descriptive names, trade names, trademarks, and so forth in this publication, even if not speci…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Single-anonymized peer review Model summary
The journal follows a single-anonymized peer review model, for applicable article types. Information on the Peer Review model can be found here. Wiley's policy on the confidentiality of the review process is available here. All submitted articles are subject to assessment and peer review to ensure editorial appropriateness and technical correctness. Research published in the journal must be: Scien…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprints allowed Model summary
The journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers, and does not consider this to compromise the novelty of the results. Articles based on content previously made public only on a preprint server, institutional repository, or in a thesis will be considered. The preprint should be cited.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Reporting guidelines
Authors are strongly encouraged to use appropriate reporting guidelines when preparing and submitting manuscripts, to maximize transparency and reproducibility. Our editors and reviewers are also encouraged to use them in the review process. Completed checklists should be provided in the supplementary files on submission. We particularly encourage the use of: CONSORT for randomized controlled tria…
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
- Hindawi-Wiley
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1478-1239
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about GastroHep
How long does peer review take at GastroHep?
The publisher reports about 203 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 22 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 20% (2025). 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 GastroHep?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Reference style: Chicago; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not 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 GastroHep based?
Of the 9 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (3), United States (2) and New Zealand (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index GastroHep?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, GastroHep is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is GastroHep open access, and what is the APC?
GastroHep is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 920.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .