Journal profile · Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Hepatology
ISSN 0270-9139 · eISSN 1527-3350 · John Wiley and Sons Ltd · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1981
Hepatology: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 17.7; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,900; review about 1 month (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 37.5%; 448 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Hepatology is published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd 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 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Hepatitis C virus research and Liver Disease and Transplantation, together about 44.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Hepatology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The premier publication in the field of liver disease publishes original, peer-reviewed articles concerning all aspects of liver structure, function and disease. Each month, the distinguished editorial board monitors and selects only the best articles on subjects such as immunology, chronic hepatitis, viral hepatitis, cirrhosis, genetic and metabolic liver diseases and their complications, liver cancer, and drug metabolism.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Editor-in-chief Gregory J. GoresPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine21.5%
- Hepatitis C virus researchMedicine11.7%
- Liver Disease and TransplantationMedicine11.6%
- Hepatitis B Virus StudiesMedicine8.5%
- Liver physiology and pathologyMedicine6.7%
- Organ Transplantation Techniques and OutcomesMedicine5.3%
- Liver Diseases and ImmunityMedicine5%
- Drug Transport and Resistance MechanismsMedicine3.9%
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
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY · rank 7/153
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
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
- 17.7LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 18Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 31.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 7.06LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 4.55LetPub ·
- h-index
- 326LetPub ·
- h-index
- 482OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 16,253OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 7.24OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 22.22%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 186LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 32,206 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 198 | 49 | 138 |
| 2025 | 448 | 118 | 2,248 |
| 2024 | 509 | 181 | 5,975 |
| 2023 | 527 | 204 | 23,881 |
| 2022 | 568 | 210 | 16,084 |
| 2021 | 613 | 300 | 23,467 |
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
Not usableThis publisher's "received" date is mostly when the revised manuscript arrived (41% of articles were "accepted" within 3 days), so it cannot measure review time
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 1 monthLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 37.5%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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,900 / EUR 2,800 / GBP 2,050 | — | — |
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
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1981
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
- Electronic ISSN
- 1527-3350
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Hepatology
What CAS zone is Hepatology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Hepatology 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 Hepatology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 17.7; CiteScore 31.2, h-index 482.
How long does peer review take at Hepatology?
Authors report an average review time of about 1 month; the community-reported acceptance is “about 37.5%”. 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 JCR quartile is Hepatology in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1; by category, GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY Q1 (7/153). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 1 of Medicine.
Which databases index Hepatology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Hepatology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Hepatology open access, and what is the APC?
Hepatology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,900.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .