Journal profile · Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Hepatitis Monthly
ISSN 1735-143X · eISSN 1735-3408 · Kowsar Publishing Company · IRAN · Quarterly · Founded 2003
Hepatitis Monthly: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.45; fully open access; review about 3 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 75%; 51 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Hepatitis Monthly is published by Kowsar Publishing Company 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 Hepatitis C virus research, Hepatitis B Virus Studies and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, together about 64.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Hepatology and Epidemiology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Hepatitis C virus researchMedicine23.6%
- Hepatitis B Virus StudiesMedicine23%
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine18%
- Hepatitis Viruses Studies and EpidemiologyMedicine8%
- Liver Disease and TransplantationMedicine5.4%
- Liver Diseases and ImmunityMedicine2.5%
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and PrognosisMedicine2.2%
- Organ Transplantation Techniques and OutcomesMedicine1.9%
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
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
- 0.45LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 53OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 611OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.55OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 49LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,527 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 34 | 34 | 28 |
| 2025 | 51 | 51 | 20 |
| 2024 | 28 | 28 | 14 |
| 2023 | 35 | 35 | 59 |
| 2022 | 34 | 34 | 70 |
| 2021 | 52 | 52 | 125 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 75%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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Kowsar Publishing Company
- Country or region
- IRAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2003
- ISSN
- 1735-143X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1735-3408
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Hepatitis Monthly
What CAS zone is Hepatitis Monthly in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Hepatitis Monthly 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 Hepatitis Monthly?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.45; CiteScore 0.7, h-index 53.
How long does peer review take at Hepatitis Monthly?
Authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 75%”. 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 Hepatitis Monthly?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Hepatitis Monthly is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Hepatitis Monthly open access, and what is the APC?
Hepatitis Monthly is a fully open-access 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .