Journal profile · GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY
Journal of the Pancreas
ISSN 1590-8577
Journal of the Pancreas: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 24.75 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; 2 articles in 2025; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the Pancreas 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 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research, Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment and Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances, together about 61.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of the Pancreas aims to publish the most complete and reliable source of information on discoveries and current developments in the mode of original article, review articles, case reports, short communications. Journal focuses on the entire spectrum of the pancreatic gland aspects: normal function, etiology, epidemiology, prevention, genetics, pathophysiology, diagnosis, gastrointestinal surgery, surgical and medical management of pancreatic diseases including cancer, inflammatory diseases, diabetes mellitus, cystic fibrosis and other congenital disorders and publishes case reports, state-of-the-art reviews, book reviews, clinical images, hypotheses and letters to the Editors. Comments on controversial issues and reviews of articles are also considered.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology ResearchMedicine29.1%
- Pancreatitis Pathology and TreatmentMedicine21.7%
- Neuroendocrine Tumor Research AdvancesMedicine10.8%
- Gastrointestinal disorders and treatmentsMedicine5.4%
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersMedicine4.1%
- Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine2.8%
- Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer StudiesMedicine2.6%
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine2%
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
Indexed in: no record yet.
Early warning / risk: Removed from ESCI for editorial reasons on 21 April 2026. CAS Early Warning Journal List: listed in the March 2026 Xinrui edition (Under Review); not listed in the other 5 editions.LetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ESCIWeb of SciencePublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, CNKI, OCLC, Sherpa Romeo, Academic Journals Database, Genamics JournalSeek, Academic Keys, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), CiteFactor, Scimago, British Library Electronic Journals Library, Directory of Research Journal Indexing (DRJI), EBSCO A-Z, OCLC- WorldCat, Scholarsteer, Publons, MIAR, University Grants Commission, Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Gdansk University of Technology, Ministry Points 20, Secret Search Engine Labs, SWB Online-Katalog, University of Zurich - UZH, International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE)
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)
- 24.75Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 35.06Publisher website ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 84Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,020Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 468 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 41 | 0 | 6 |
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
- 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 accepted7, with length limits
- case series/case reportsCase Series/Case Reports Submit case studies of three or fewer patients as "Case report".Length not stated
- editorialsEditorialsExpress opinions on current topics of interest.Length not stated
- multimedia articlesMultimedia articles The authors can publish multimedia materials (Images, Audio and/or Video, Slide presentations, etc.) of particular clinical importance, and/…Length not stated
- original articleText should be structured in the following way: Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Ethics, Statistics, Results, and Discussion.Length not stated
- original articlesOriginal articles Text should be structured in the following way: Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Ethics, Statistics, Results, and Discussion.Length not stated
- reviewThey are in-depth, comprehensive, state-of-art-reviews of important clinical topics. Reviews may be invited by the Editors or they may be unsolicited. The text …main text ≤ 250 words · abstract ≤ 250 words
- reviews / highlight articles / special articlesReviews / Highlight articles / Special articles They are in-depth, comprehensive, state-of-art-reviews of important clinical topics.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review, Preprints
- Open access Journal of the Pancreas Open Access
APC payable by authors once manuscript accepted for publication. Model summary
ISSN: 1590-8577 Journal h-index: 84 Journal CiteScore: 35.06 Journal Impact Factor: 24.75 Average acceptance to publication time (5-7 days) Average article processing time (30-45 days) Less than 5 volumes 30 days 8 - 9 volumes 40 days 10 and more volumes 45 days
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Swift Review Process and Editorial Execution (FEE-Review Process)
Our journal is taking part in the Fast Editorial Execution and Review Process (Charge-Review Process), which requires an additional prepayment of $99 in addition to the standard article processing fee. Fast Editorial Execution and Review Process is a distinctive service for the article that allows it to receive a rapid response from the handling editor in the pre-review stage as well as a review f…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Withdrawal free within 24 hours of submission; thereafter 40% of APC as withdrawal charge. Model summary
Withdraw policy: Authors can withdraw their manuscripts for free within 24 hours of submission, after which 40% of the actual APC as a withdrawal charge is applicable for all articles withdrawn.
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
- ISSN
- 1590-8577
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Pancreas
What CAS zone is Journal of the Pancreas in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the Pancreas 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 the Pancreas?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 24.75; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 9.
Which databases index Journal of the Pancreas?
The journal's website lists ESCI and Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of the Pancreas open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the Pancreas is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .