Journal profile · GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY
International Journal of Gastrointestinal Intervention
ISSN 2636-0004 · eISSN 2636-0012 · Society of Gastrointestinal Intervention · Korea, Republic of
International Journal of Gastrointestinal Intervention: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 63 days to acceptance (79 articles, last 24 months); 58 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Gastrointestinal Intervention is published by Society of Gastrointestinal Intervention 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 Esophageal and GI Pathology, Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders and Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research, together about 31.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Esophageal and GI PathologyMedicine13.4%
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersMedicine11.6%
- Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology ResearchMedicine6.7%
- Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine5.8%
- Liver Disease and TransplantationMedicine5.6%
- Biliary and Gastrointestinal FistulasMedicine5.3%
- Gastric Cancer Management and OutcomesMedicine4.9%
- Gastrointestinal disorders and treatmentsMedicine4.8%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.29OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.99%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 36LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 482 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 31 | 2 |
| 2025 | 58 | 58 | 17 |
| 2024 | 29 | 29 | 15 |
| 2023 | 93 | 93 | 39 |
| 2022 | 42 | 42 | 46 |
| 2021 | 41 | 41 | 62 |
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
63 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 36 days – 86 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 61 days (80 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 121 days
- Sample
- 79 articles with submission and acceptance dates (94 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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | Yes | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | Yes | — |
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
- Society of Gastrointestinal Intervention
- Country or region
- Korea, Republic of
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2636-0004
- Electronic ISSN
- 2636-0012
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Gastrointestinal Intervention
What CAS zone is International Journal of Gastrointestinal Intervention in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Gastrointestinal Intervention 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.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Gastrointestinal Intervention?
Based on the dates recorded on 79 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 63 days (interquartile range 36–86 days); authors report an average review time of about 24 weeks. 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 International Journal of Gastrointestinal Intervention?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Gastrointestinal Intervention is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is International Journal of Gastrointestinal Intervention open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Gastrointestinal Intervention is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .