Journal profile · Medicine-Oncology
Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology
ISSN 2078-6891 · eISSN 2219-679X · AME Publishing Company · HONG KONG
Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.23; fully open access; median 68 days to acceptance (100 articles, last 24 months); 239 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology is published by AME Publishing Company 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 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes, Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis and Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research, together about 26.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Oncology and Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology (Print ISSN 2078-6891; Online ISSN 2219-679X; J Gastrointest Oncol; JGO), the official journal of Society for Gastrointestinal Oncology (SGO), is an open access, international peer-reviewed journal. Published quarterly from Sep. 2010 to Dec. 2013, JGO now follows a bimonthly publication model (February, April, June, August, October, December).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Oncology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Gastric Cancer Management and OutcomesMedicine9.7%
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and PrognosisMedicine9.2%
- Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology ResearchMedicine7.8%
- Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer StudiesMedicine7.3%
- Esophageal Cancer Research and TreatmentMedicine6.6%
- Colorectal Cancer Surgical TreatmentsMedicine6.1%
- Ferroptosis and cancer prognosisMedicine6.1%
- Colorectal Cancer Treatments and StudiesMedicine5.5%
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 |
| Minor | Oncology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Oncology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Oncology | 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
Web of SciencePMCPublisher 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
- 2.23LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.59LetPub ·
- h-index
- 58OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 774OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.89OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.22%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 205LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,321 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 284 | 284 | 386 |
| 2025 | 239 | 239 | 280 |
| 2024 | 247 | 247 | 787 |
| 2023 | 238 | 238 | 1,535 |
| 2022 | 299 | 299 | 2,729 |
| 2021 | 325 | 325 | 4,138 |
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
68 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 56 days – 84 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 23 days (100 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 93 days
- Sample
- 100 articles with submission and acceptance dates (590 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
- Peer review
- Open 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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright
For open access publishing, this journal uses an exclusive licensing agreement. Authors will transfer copyright to AME Publishing Company, but will have the right to share their article in the same way permitted to third parties under the relevant user license, as well as certain scholarly usage rights.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Statement
This journal is a peer reviewed, open access journal. All content of the journal is published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). All articles published open access will be immediately and permanently free for all to read, download, copy and distribute as defined by the applied license.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Implementation of transparent peer review at Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology (JGO)
Editorial office, Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology With a commitment to openness and accountability, and to increase the level of transparency throughout our peer review process, our editorial office has decided to implement a transparent peer review process as an option for all manuscripts submitted to JGO from June 11, 2020. Read More>>
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
- AME Publishing Company
- Country or region
- HONG KONG
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2078-6891
- Electronic ISSN
- 2219-679X
- Society / sponsor
- Society for Gastrointestinal Oncology
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology
What CAS zone is Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Gastroenterology & Hepatology / Oncology. 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 Gastrointestinal Oncology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.23; CiteScore 3.6, h-index 58.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology?
Based on the dates recorded on 100 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 68 days (interquartile range 56–84 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.
Which databases index Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and PMC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .