Journal profile · Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Journal of Digestive Diseases
ISSN 1751-2972 · eISSN 1751-2980 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · PEOPLES R CHINA · Quarterly · Founded 2007
Journal of Digestive Diseases: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.65; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,100; median 154 days to acceptance (85 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 66 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Digestive Diseases is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd 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, Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies and Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, together about 21.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Digestive Diseases is the official English-language journal of the Chinese Society of Gastroenterology. The journal is published twelve times per year and includes peer-reviewed original papers, review articles and commentaries concerned with research relating to the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon, liver, biliary tract and pancreas.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Editor-in-chief Jing YuanPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 4 in mainland China (about 29%); most named Mainland China 4, Hong Kong, China 4, Singapore 3, Taiwan, China 1, United Kingdom 1 (14 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 Biology7.6%
- Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studiesMedicine7.2%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.3%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering6.2%
- Gastric Cancer Management and OutcomesMedicine5.8%
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine5.5%
- Gastrointestinal motility and disordersMedicine4.8%
- Liver Disease and TransplantationMedicine4.4%
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)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedEmbaseCASCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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
- 2.65LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.78LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.75LetPub ·
- h-index
- 46LetPub ·
- h-index
- 75OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 838OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.59OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 21.47%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 48LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 56Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 152,569Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,945 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 41 | 22 | 8 |
| 2025 | 66 | 32 | 83 |
| 2024 | 89 | 46 | 220 |
| 2023 | 96 | 43 | 672 |
| 2022 | 98 | 19 | 609 |
| 2021 | 124 | 32 | 1,158 |
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
154 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 117 days – 198 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 18 days (85 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 176 days
- Sample
- 85 articles with submission and acceptance dates (107 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 ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 8%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 8%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 146 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 18 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double-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 3,100 / EUR 2,570 / GBP 2,050 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Plagiarism, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Authorship Correction to authorship
Authorship changes allowed with valid reason Model summary
In accordance with Wiley’s Best Practice Guidelines on Research Integrity and Publishing Ethics and the Committee on Publication Ethics’ guidance, Journal of Digestive Diseases will allow authors to correct authorship on a submitted, accepted, or published article if a valid reason exists to do so. All authors – including those to be added or removed – must agree to any proposed change. To request…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Accessibility
Data sharing encouraged Model summary
The journal encourages authors to share the data and other artefacts supporting the results in the paper by archiving it in an appropriate public repository. Authors should include a data accessibility statement, including a link to the repository they have used, in order that this statement can be published alongside their paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright 7. COPYRIGHT, LICENSING AND OPEN ACCESS
Accepted papers will be passed to Wiley’s production team for publication. The author identified as the formal corresponding author for the paper will receive an email prompting them to login into Wiley’s Author Services, where via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS) they will be asked to complete an electronic license agreement on behalf of all authors on the paper.Authors may choose to pub…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access 7. COPYRIGHT, LICENSING AND OPEN ACCESS
Accepted papers will be passed to Wiley’s production team for publication. The author identified as the formal corresponding author for the paper will receive an email prompting them to login into Wiley’s Author Services, where via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS) they will be asked to complete an electronic license agreement on behalf of all authors on the paper.Authors may choose to pub…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening Model summary
The journal employs a plagiarism detection system. By submitting your manuscript to this journal you accept that your manuscript may be screened for plagiarism against previously published works.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines
Clinical trial registration required Model summary
The journal requires that the clinical trials submitted for its consideration are registered in a publicly accessible database.
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-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- PEOPLES R CHINA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2007
- ISSN
- 1751-2972
- Electronic ISSN
- 1751-2980
- Society / sponsor
- Chinese Society of Gastroenterology
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 27, Issue 5-6 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Digestive Diseases
What CAS zone is Journal of Digestive Diseases in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Digestive Diseases 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 Journal of Digestive Diseases?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.65; CiteScore 4, h-index 75.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Digestive Diseases?
Based on the dates recorded on 85 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 154 days (interquartile range 117–198 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 8% (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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Digestive Diseases?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Vancouver; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: 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 Journal of Digestive Diseases based?
Of the 14 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 4 (about 29%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (4), Hong Kong, China (4) and Singapore (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Digestive Diseases?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Digestive Diseases is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, CAS and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Digestive Diseases open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Digestive Diseases is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,100.
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: .