Journal profile · Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Hepatology International
ISSN 1936-0533 · eISSN 1936-0541 · Springer India · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 2007
Hepatology International: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 7.73; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,090; median 62 days to acceptance (95 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 232 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Hepatology International is published by Springer India 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, Liver Disease and Transplantation and Hepatitis C virus research, together about 45.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Hepatology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Hepatology International is the official journal of the Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL). This is a peer-reviewed journal featuring articles written by clinicians, clinical researchers and basic scientists is dedicated to research and patient care issues in hepatology. This journal will focus mainly on new and emerging technologies, cutting-edge science and advances in liver and biliary disorders. Types of articles published:Original Research Articles related to clinical care and basic researchReview ArticlesConsensus guidelines for diagnosis and treatmentClinical cases, images Selected Author SummariesVideo Submissions@ Important: Please note Hepatology International does not accept any case reports.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Editor-in-chief Masao OmataPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 6 in mainland China (about 11%); most named Japan 13, India 9, Mainland China 6, South Korea 4, Hong Kong, China 3 (57 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine19.9%
- Liver Disease and TransplantationMedicine13.9%
- Hepatitis C virus researchMedicine11.2%
- Hepatitis B Virus StudiesMedicine10.5%
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and PrognosisMedicine8.9%
- Organ Transplantation Techniques and OutcomesMedicine5.7%
- Hepatitis Viruses Studies and EpidemiologyMedicine3.6%
- Liver Diseases and ImmunityMedicine3.6%
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 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEEmbasePublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
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
- 7.73LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 7.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 7.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 12.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.99LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 40LetPub ·
- h-index
- 93OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,222OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.31OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 31.15%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 97LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,025Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,200,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,171 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 152 | 44 | 55 |
| 2025 | 232 | 53 | 919 |
| 2024 | 143 | 67 | 1,826 |
| 2023 | 153 | 67 | 2,713 |
| 2022 | 192 | 83 | 3,811 |
| 2021 | 156 | 63 | 4,803 |
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
62 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 28 days – 81 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 27 days (95 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 91 days
- Sample
- 95 articles with submission and acceptance dates (417 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)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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 3,090 / EUR 4,990 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 4,000 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Not considered
- Copyright/Authorship/Disclosure Form
Article types accepted4, with length limits
- mini reviewStructured abstract of 150 words with 10 keywords.main text ≤ 150 words · abstract ≤ 150 words
- original articleORIGINAL ARTICLE: Structured abstract of 250 words with 10 keywords. A concept diagram/graphical abstract should be placed just after the abstract. This is mand…main text ≤ 250 words · abstract ≤ 250 words
- reviewORIGINAL ARTICLE: Structured abstract of 250 words with 10 keywords. A concept diagram/graphical abstract should be placed just after the abstract. This is mand…Length not stated
- review articleORIGINAL ARTICLE: Structured abstract of 250 words with 10 keywords. A concept diagram/graphical abstract should be placed just after the abstract. This is mand…main text ≤ 250 words · abstract ≤ 250 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Preprints
- AI use Generative AI Images
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Copyright / Authorship / Financial Disclosure
Copyright on all accepted manuscripts will be held by Asia Pacific Association for the Study of Liver (APASL). It is mandatory that the Copyright/Authorship/Disclosure Form is signed by all the authors, expressly transferring copyright to APASL in the event the manuscript is accepted for publication. This form must be submitted along with the manuscript on the Editorial Manager. The form can be do…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Copyright / Authorship / Financial Disclosure
Copyright on all accepted manuscripts will be held by Asia Pacific Association for the Study of Liver (APASL). It is mandatory that the Copyright/Authorship/Disclosure Form is signed by all the authors, expressly transferring copyright to APASL in the event the manuscript is accepted for publication. This form must be submitted along with the manuscript on the Editorial Manager. The form can be do…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Ethics statements required for all articles Model summary
Ethics statements pertaining to (1) conflict of interest/financial disclosure, (2) informed consent in studies with human subjects and (3) animal studies should be clearly indicated for all articles.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright / Authorship / Financial Disclosure
Permission required for previously published material Model summary
Copyright on all accepted manuscripts will be held by Asia Pacific Association for the Study of Liver (APASL). It is mandatory that the Copyright/Authorship/Disclosure Form is signed by all the authors, expressly transferring copyright to APASL in the event the manuscript is accepted for publication. This form must be submitted along with the manuscript on the Editorial Manager. The form can be do…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Hepatology International, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Originality and not under consideration elsewhere required Model summary
Submission of a manuscript implies: that the work described has not been published before; that it is not under consideration for publication anywhere else; that its publication has been approved by all co-authors, if any, as well as by the responsible authorities – tacitly or explicitly – at the institute where the work has been carried out.
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
- Springer India
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2007
- ISSN
- 1936-0533
- Electronic ISSN
- 1936-0541
- Society / sponsor
- Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 20, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Hepatology International
What CAS zone is Hepatology International in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Hepatology International is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Gastroenterology & Hepatology; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Hepatology International?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 7.73; CiteScore 12.3, h-index 93.
How long does peer review take at Hepatology International?
Based on the dates recorded on 95 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 62 days (interquartile range 28–81 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly 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 Hepatology International?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 4,000 words; Reference style: Vancouver; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Graphical abstract: 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 Hepatology International based?
Of the 57 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 6 (about 11%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Japan (13), India (9) and Mainland China (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Hepatology International?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Hepatology International is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE and Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Hepatology International open access, and what is the APC?
Hepatology International is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,090.
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: .