Journal profile · Medicine-Hepatology
Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology
ISSN 2468-1253 · eISSN 2468-1156 · Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom
Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 38.35; hybrid open access; APC about USD 7,280; review about 22 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); 223 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology is published by Elsevier Ltd and is in Zone 1 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Hepatitis C virus research, together about 32.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Epidemiology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology is an authoritative forum for key opinion leaders across medicine, government, and health systems to influence clinical practice, explore global policy, and inform constructive, positive change worldwide. The journal publishes original research, expert review, opinion, and news covering international issues, providing a clear, independent perspective about the clinical advances and practice-changing research shaping these specialties globally.The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology publishes papers that reflect the rich variety of ongoing clinical research in these fields, especially in the areas of inflammatory bowel diseases, NAFLD and NASH, functional gastrointestinal disorders, digestive cancers, and viral hepatitis.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Hepatology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine14.6%
- Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.4%
- Hepatitis C virus researchMedicine8.8%
- Hepatitis B Virus StudiesMedicine7.8%
- Liver Disease and TransplantationMedicine5.9%
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and DetectionMedicine5.3%
- Microscopic ColitisMedicine4.6%
- Gastrointestinal motility and disordersMedicine4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 38.35LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 39.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 64.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 64.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 13.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 10.49LetPub ·
- h-index
- 174OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 898OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 12.94OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 18.47%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 77LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,518 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 172 | 25 | 224 |
| 2025 | 223 | 75 | 2,662 |
| 2024 | 278 | 78 | 5,824 |
| 2023 | 255 | 79 | 8,658 |
| 2022 | 262 | 101 | 15,023 |
| 2021 | 270 | 97 | 12,905 |
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
Not usableThis publisher's "received" date is mostly when the revised manuscript arrived (38% of articles were "accepted" within 3 days), so it cannot measure review time
Figures by source
- Submission to first decision
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 33 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 22 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 91 daysPublisher 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 7,280 / EUR 6,810 / GBP 5,830 / JPY 902,940 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2468-1253
- Electronic ISSN
- 2468-1156
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology
What CAS zone is Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Gastroenterology & Hepatology; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 38.35; CiteScore 64.3, h-index 174.
How long does peer review take at Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology?
The publisher reports about 22 days (submission to acceptance). 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 Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology open access, and what is the APC?
Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 7,280.
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: .