Journal profile · GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY
Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology
ISSN 0973-6883 · eISSN 2213-3453 · Elsevier
Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.4 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,150; median 104 days to acceptance (104 articles, last 24 months); 843 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology is published by Elsevier 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 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Liver Disease and Transplantation and Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes, together about 52.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Hepatology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology (JCEH) is an international peer-reviewed journal of hepatology and is published by the Indian National Association for Study of the Liver (INASL). JCEH publishes outstanding basic and clinical papers on all aspects of liver diseases, including both human and animal studies. JCEH is directed to gastroenterologists, hepatologists, liver transplant surgeons, pathologists, radiologists, and others involved in the research and treatment of a broad range of liver diseases.The journal accepts original articles on clinical or laboratory research in the field of liver diseases and review articles on topics of current interest (mainly by invitation). In addition, the journal features articles of educational value to postgraduate students such as 'Hepatology Quiz' and 'What is your diagnosis?', 'Liver Transplantation Forum', 'Hepatology Elsewhere' and 'From Bench to Bedside'.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Pankaj PuriPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 1%); most named India 63, United States 16, United Kingdom 9, Japan 3, France 3 (114 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine24.6%
- Liver Disease and TransplantationMedicine19.8%
- Organ Transplantation Techniques and OutcomesMedicine8%
- Hepatitis C virus researchMedicine6.5%
- Hepatitis B Virus StudiesMedicine6.1%
- Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and ProtectionPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics4.3%
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and PrognosisMedicine4.2%
- Liver Diseases and ImmunityMedicine3.6%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 3.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 6.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.05LetPub ·
- h-index
- 76OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 635OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.93OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 6.86%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 133LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,308 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 158 | 130 | 41 |
| 2025 | 843 | 135 | 359 |
| 2024 | 610 | 176 | 1,105 |
| 2023 | 610 | 425 | 1,052 |
| 2022 | 513 | 382 | 2,176 |
| 2021 | 196 | 191 | 2,434 |
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 PubMed · to
104 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 56 days – 162 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 6 days (104 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 114 days
- Sample
- 104 articles with submission and acceptance dates (421 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
- Submission to first decision
- 42 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 25 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 89 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 3,150 / EUR 2,950 / GBP 2,520 / JPY 390,690 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 3,420 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 12
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 6,000 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
Article types accepted4, with length limits
- case reportic liver disorder. The word limit for a case report is 2,500 words including the summary and references (a maximum of 15 refermain text ≤ 2,500 words · references ≤ 15
- editorialpublished in the JCEH. The length of an editorial should not exceed 3,000 words excluding references. Please limit reference count to a maxmain text ≤ 3,000 words · references ≤ 50
- original articlepeer review. Length of articles Text of original articles should be between 4000 and 5000 words. Structure abstract is mandatory for Original and Review armain text ≤ 5,000 words
- review articlele page and summary. The word limit for review articles is 6,000 words excluding the summary, references, tables, and figures. Refmain text ≤ 6,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI in scientific writing
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Author contributions
For transparency, we encourage corresponding authors to provide co-author contributions to the manuscript using the relevant CRediT roles. The CRediT taxonomy includes 14 different roles describing each contributor's specific contribution to the scholarly output. The roles are: Conceptualization; Data curation; Formal analysis; Funding acquisition; Investigation; Methodology; Project administratio…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of interest
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential competing interests include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Authors must disclose any interests in two places:…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical approval of studies and Informed consent
Please ensure that the work described has been carried out in accordance with The Code of Ethics of the World Medical Association (Declaration of Helsinki) for experiments involving humans https://www.wma.net/policies-post/wma-declaration-of-helsinki-ethical-principles-for-medical-research-involving-human-subjects/; EU Directive 2010/63/EU for animal experiments http://ec.europa.eu/environment/che…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology (JCEH) is an international peer-reviewed journal of hepatology and is published by the Indian National Association for Study of the Liver (INASL). Manuscripts published in the JCEH become the permanent property of INASL. All articles published in the journal are protected by copyright, which covers the exclusive rights to reproduce and distribute the…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Please visit our Open Access page for more information about open access publishing in this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
This journal operates a single anonymized review process. All contributions will be initially assessed by the editor for suitability for the journal. Papers deemed suitable are then typically sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles. The Editor'…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint references
Where a preprint has subsequently become available as a peer-reviewed publication, the formal publication should be used as the reference. If there are preprints that are central to your work or that cover crucial developments in the topic, but are not yet formally published, these may be referenced. Preprints should be clearly marked as such, for example by including the word preprint, or the nam…
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
- Elsevier
- ISSN
- 0973-6883
- Electronic ISSN
- 2213-3453
- Society / sponsor
- INASL and Liver Transplantation Society of India
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology
What CAS zone is Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology 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 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 3.4; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 6.3, h-index 76.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology?
Based on the dates recorded on 104 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 104 days (interquartile range 56–162 days). 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 Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Keywords: ≤ 12; Manuscript length: ≤ 6,000 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation. 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 Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology based?
Of the 114 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are India (63), United States (16) and United Kingdom (9). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,150.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .