Journal profile · Medicine-Transplantation
Journal of Liver Transplantation
ISSN 2666-9676 · Elsevier · France
Journal of Liver Transplantation: impact factor 2.6 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 89 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); 57 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Liver Transplantation is published by Elsevier. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes, Liver Disease and Transplantation and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, together about 53.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Spin off title published in association with Clinics and Research in Hepatology and GastroenterologyThe Journal of Liver Transplantation is a peer-reviewed gold open-access e-only publication in the field of liver transplantation publishing research articles on clinical, experimental liver transplantation, combined liver and other organ transplantation, cell and gene therapy in liver diseases. The editors will give special attention to articles on management of patients with severe liver diseases (awaiting or not liver transplantation), such as the management in ICU, TIPS, replacement procedures (MARS, hemodialysis). The journal welcomes original research articles, reviews, seminars and meta-analyses, case reports, viewpoints and letters.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Transplantation
Editor-in-chief Yvon CalmusPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named France 11, Italy 4, Argentina 4, Spain 2, Hong Kong, China 1 (27 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Organ Transplantation Techniques and OutcomesMedicine24.9%
- Liver Disease and TransplantationMedicine20.2%
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine8.3%
- Renal Transplantation Outcomes and TreatmentsMedicine6%
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and PrognosisMedicine4.9%
- Organ Donation and TransplantationMedicine4.9%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.3%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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)
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.87OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 341 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 71 | 71 | 6 |
| 2025 | 57 | 57 | 44 |
| 2024 | 57 | 57 | 111 |
| 2023 | 57 | 57 | 124 |
| 2022 | 45 | 45 | 70 |
| 2021 | 54 | 54 | 107 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
89 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 8 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 45 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 89 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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
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 | No | CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,090 / EUR 1,960 / GBP 1,670 / JPY 259,220 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 1,800 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,020 | — | — |
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)
Open calls for papers2, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 1–7
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 5,000 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Highlights
- Required
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- case reportThe types of articles accepted are:Original articlesReview articlesCase reportsEditorialsCommentariesViewpointsLetters to the Editor.All articles with the excep…main text ≤ 3,000 words
- commentaryThe types of articles accepted are:Original articlesReview articlesCase reportsEditorialsCommentariesViewpointsLetters to the Editor.All articles with the excep…main text ≤ 2,500 words
- editorialThe types of articles accepted are:Original articlesReview articlesCase reportsEditorialsCommentariesViewpointsLetters to the Editor.All articles with the excep…main text ≤ 1,500 words
- letterThe types of articles accepted are:Original articlesReview articlesCase reportsEditorialsCommentariesViewpointsLetters to the Editor.All articles with the excep…Length not stated
- reviewThe types of articles accepted are:Original articlesReview articlesCase reportsEditorialsCommentariesViewpointsLetters to the Editor.All articles with the excep…Length not stated
- review articleThe types of articles accepted are:Original articlesReview articlesCase reportsEditorialsCommentariesViewpointsLetters to the Editor.All articles with the excep…Length not stated
- viewpointThe types of articles accepted are:Original articlesReview articlesCase reportsEditorialsCommentariesViewpointsLetters to the Editor.All articles with the excep…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Declaration of generative AI use
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 Group authorship
Group authorship refers to the attribution of an article to a defined and named group of authors whose members have contributed to the work. Examples include research consortia, clinical trial groups, collaborative networks, task forces or working groups, expert panels or consensus groups, and participatory research groups. Group authorship must be declared on the title page at submission. When av…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interests
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include:EmploymentConsultanciesStock ownershipHonorariaPaid expert testimonyPatent applications or registrationsGrants or any other fundingAffiliation with the journal as an Editor or Advisory Board …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License options
Authors will be offered open access user license options which will determine how you, and third parties, can reuse your open access article. We advise that you review these options and any funding body license requirements before selecting a license option.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
We refer you to our open access information page to learn about open access options for this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Single anonymized review process Model summary
This journal follows a single anonymized review process. Your submission will initially be assessed by our editors. If your submission is deemed suitable, it will typically be sent to be reviewed by a minimum of two reviewers for an independent expert assessment of the scientific quality. The decision as to whether your article is accepted or rejected for publication will be made by our editors.Re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint sharingAuthors may share preprints in line with Elsevier's article sharing policy. Sharing preprints, such as on a preprint server, will not count as prior publication.We advise you to read our policy on multiple, redundant or concurrent publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Reporting guidelines
The Journal of Liver transplantation endorses the use of an appropriate reporting guideline when writing any health research manuscript. Some common study types and the appropriate guidelines are listed below.This free tool will help you work out which reporting guidelines are right for you: https://www.penelope.ai/equator-wizard.If you are reporting a review of a section of the existing literatur…
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
- Country or region
- France
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2666-9676
- Society / sponsor
- Clinics and Research in Hepatology and Gastroenterology
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Liver Transplantation
What is the impact factor of Journal of Liver Transplantation?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.6; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.3, h-index 9.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Liver Transplantation?
The publisher reports about 89 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 8 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Liver Transplantation?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 1–7; Manuscript length: ≤ 5,000 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Highlights: 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 Liver Transplantation based?
Of the 27 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are France (11), Italy (4) and Argentina (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Liver Transplantation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Liver Transplantation is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Liver Transplantation open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Liver Transplantation 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, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .