Journal profile · Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Gut
ISSN 0017-5749 · eISSN 1468-3288 · BMJ Publishing Group · ENGLAND · Monthly · Founded 1960
Gut: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 24.43; hybrid open access; median 88 days to acceptance (113 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 15%; 377 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Gut is published by BMJ Publishing Group 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 Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies, Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, together about 23.9% of its articles. (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 Matias A. AvilaPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studiesMedicine8.9%
- Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.2%
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine6.8%
- Gastrointestinal motility and disordersMedicine6.5%
- Microscopic ColitisMedicine6.2%
- Gastroesophageal reflux and treatmentsMedicine5.5%
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and DetectionMedicine5%
- Gastric Cancer Management and OutcomesMedicine4.5%
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 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
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
- 24.43LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 24.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 48.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 48.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 8.77LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 5.5LetPub ·
- h-index
- 262LetPub ·
- h-index
- 455OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 14,458OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 11.13OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 39.92%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 197LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 24,911 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 322 | 140 | 364 |
| 2025 | 377 | 177 | 3,169 |
| 2024 | 325 | 173 | 7,866 |
| 2023 | 276 | 150 | 10,733 |
| 2022 | 342 | 165 | 21,788 |
| 2021 | 345 | 194 | 25,138 |
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
88 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 27 days – 154 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 37 days (113 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 199 days
- Sample
- 113 articles with submission and acceptance dates (873 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 1.5 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 15%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
- BMJ Publishing Group
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1960
- ISSN
- 0017-5749
- Electronic ISSN
- 1468-3288
- Society / sponsor
- British Society of Gastroenterology and has three companion titles
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Gut
What CAS zone is Gut in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Gut 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 Gut?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 24.43; CiteScore 48.1, h-index 455.
How long does peer review take at Gut?
Based on the dates recorded on 113 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 88 days (interquartile range 27–154 days); authors report an average review time of about 1.5 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 15%”. 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.
Which databases index Gut?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Gut is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Gut open access, and what is the APC?
Gut 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .