Journal profile · GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY
JGH Open
ISSN 2397-9070 · Wiley · Australia
JGH Open: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.6 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,640; median 94 days to acceptance (96 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 45% (journal website); 260 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JGH Open is published by Wiley 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 Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment and Liver Disease and Transplantation, together about 22.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
JGH Open is a peer-reviewed Open Access journal focused on the rapid dissemination of clinical and experimental research in all areas of gastroenterology, hepatology and endoscopy. JGH Open aims to educate and connect the global gastroenterology and hepatology community. Abstracting and Indexing Information Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) Embase (Elsevier) Emerging Sources Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics) PubMed (NLM) SCOPUS (Elsevier) Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics) JGH Open deposits all articles in PMC (PubMed Central)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Vineet AhujaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named India 16, Japan 5, Malaysia 3, Taiwan, China 2, Thailand 2 (32 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.7%
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine7.4%
- Liver Disease and TransplantationMedicine6.4%
- Gastrointestinal motility and disordersMedicine5.3%
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and DetectionMedicine5.1%
- Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studiesMedicine4.8%
- Gastric Cancer Management and OutcomesMedicine4.7%
- Microscopic ColitisMedicine4.4%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePMCEmbasePublisher website
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 (publisher)
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 38OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 362OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.74OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 225LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 235Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 388,414Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,659 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 144 | 144 | 38 |
| 2025 | 260 | 260 | 379 |
| 2024 | 186 | 186 | 607 |
| 2023 | 177 | 177 | 752 |
| 2022 | 169 | 169 | 1,080 |
| 2021 | 217 | 217 | 1,970 |
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
94 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 58 days – 135 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (96 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 121 days
- Sample
- 96 articles with submission and acceptance dates (438 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 7 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 45%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 45%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 30 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 30 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 105 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 7 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 2,640 / GBP 1,760 / EUR 2,380 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,400 / EUR 2,160 / GBP 1,600 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,200 / GBP 1,470 / EUR 1,980 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted3
- commentaryCommentaries and EditorialsJGH Open welcomes evidence-based opinion pieces involving areas of broad interest.Word limit: 1500Abstract: noneReferences: up to 10T…Length not stated
- editorialThe acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to journal readership. Except where otherwise stated…Length not stated
- opinionCommentaries and EditorialsJGH Open welcomes evidence-based opinion pieces involving areas of broad interest.Word limit: 1500Abstract: noneReferences: up to 10T…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, Open access, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Authorship Authorship
The list of authors should accurately illustrate who contributed to the work and how. All those listed as authors should qualify for authorship according to the following criteria:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
The journal requires that all authors disclose any potential sources of conflict of interest. Any interest or relationship, financial or otherwise that might be perceived as influencing an author's objectivity is considered a potential source of conflict of interest. These must be disclosed when directly relevant or directly related to the work that the authors describe in their manuscript. Potent…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Note this journal uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts. Read the Top 10 Publishing Ethics Tips for Authors here. Wiley’s Publication Ethics Guidelines can be found at authorservices.wiley.com/ethics-guidelines/index.html.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access 6. AUTHOR LICENSING AND OPEN ACCESS FEES
JGH Open is an Open Access journal: authors of accepted papers pay an Article Publication Charge and their papers are published under a Creative Commons license. With Creative Commons licenses, the author retains copyright and the public is allowed to reuse the content. The author grants Wiley a license to publish the article and identify as the original publisher.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The journal requires that clinical trials are prospectively registered in a publicly accessible database and clinical trial registration numbers should be included in all papers that report their results. Authors are asked to include the name of the trial register and the clinical trial registration number at the end of the abstract. If the trial is not registered, or was registered retrospectivel…
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
- Wiley
- Country or region
- Australia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2397-9070
- Society / sponsor
- Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Foundation
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 10, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JGH Open
What CAS zone is JGH Open in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JGH Open 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 JGH Open?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.6 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.4, h-index 38.
How long does peer review take at JGH Open?
Based on the dates recorded on 96 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 94 days (interquartile range 58–135 days); authors report an average review time of about 7 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 45% (2025). 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.
Where are the editorial board members of JGH Open based?
Of the 32 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are India (16), Japan (5) and Malaysia (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index JGH Open?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JGH Open is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PMC and Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is JGH Open open access, and what is the APC?
JGH Open is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,640.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .