Journal profile · Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Liver International
ISSN 1478-3223 · eISSN 1478-3231 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · DENMARK · Bimonthly · Founded 2003
Liver International: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 6.21; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,780; median 99 days to acceptance (109 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 37.5%; 563 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Liver International is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd and is in Zone 2 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, Liver Disease and Transplantation and Hepatitis C virus research, together about 44.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Hepatology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Liver International promotes all aspects of the science of hepatology from basic research to applied clinical studies. Providing an international forum for the publication of high-quality original research in hepatology, it is an essential resource for everyone working on normal and abnormal structure and function in the liver and its constituent cells, including clinicians and basic scientists involved in the multi-disciplinary field of hepatology. The journal welcomes articles from all fields of hepatology, which may be published as original articles, brief definitive reports, reviews, mini-reviews, images in hepatology and letters to the Editor.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Editor-in-chief Luca ValentiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 4%); most named Italy 23, Spain 8, United States 5, United Kingdom 5, Japan 5 (76 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine19.9%
- Liver Disease and TransplantationMedicine13.2%
- Hepatitis C virus researchMedicine11.3%
- Hepatitis B Virus StudiesMedicine8.6%
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and PrognosisMedicine6.1%
- Liver Diseases and ImmunityMedicine5.8%
- Liver physiology and pathologyMedicine4.9%
- Organ Transplantation Techniques and OutcomesMedicine4.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedEmbaseCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO
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
- 6.21LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 6.2Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 6.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 10.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 10.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 10.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.46LetPub ·
- h-index
- 98LetPub ·
- h-index
- 170OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5,143OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.68OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 55.04%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 312LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 529Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,412,110Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 8,858 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 395 | 248 | 262 |
| 2025 | 563 | 323 | 1,982 |
| 2024 | 390 | 274 | 4,058 |
| 2023 | 338 | 246 | 4,226 |
| 2022 | 367 | 168 | 6,576 |
| 2021 | 371 | 176 | 9,321 |
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
99 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 13 days – 182 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (109 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 115 days
- Sample
- 109 articles with submission and acceptance dates (1,041 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)
- about 2 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 37.5%LetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 14%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 14%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 75 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- 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
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 4,780 / EUR 4,000 / GBP 3,170 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | GBP 100 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- GBP 100
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 prepare9 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Reference style
- AMA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- Purely descriptive research or methodology papers; Case reports
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Peer review, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Authorship Authorship
Please refer to the journal’s authorship policy the Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations section for details on eligibility for author listing.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest Statement
Authors will be asked to provide a conflict of interest statement during the submission process. For details on what to include in this section, see the section ‘Conflict of Interest’ in the Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations section below. Submitting authors should ensure they liaise with all co-authors to confirm agreement with the final statement.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Accessibility
Please review Wiley’s policy here. This journal encourages and peer review data sharing.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Note this journal uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts. Read Wiley'sTop 10 Publishing Ethics Tips for Authors here. Wiley’s Publication Ethics Guidelines can be found here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review and Acceptance
The acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to journal readership. Manuscripts are single-blind peer reviewed.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The journal requires that clinical trials are prospectively registered in a publicly accessible database and clinical trial registration numbers should be included in all papers that report their results. Authors are asked to include the name of the trial register and the clinical trial registration number at the end of the abstract. If the trial is not registered, or was registered retrospectivel…
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
- DENMARK
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 2003
- ISSN
- 1478-3223
- Electronic ISSN
- 1478-3231
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 46, Issue 10 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Liver International
What CAS zone is Liver International in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Liver International is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Gastroenterology & Hepatology; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Liver International?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 6.21; CiteScore 10.3, h-index 170.
How long does peer review take at Liver International?
Based on the dates recorded on 109 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 99 days (interquartile range 13–182 days); authors report an average review time of about 2 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 37.5%”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 14% (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 Liver International?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Reference style: AMA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Required; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Optional; 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 Liver International based?
Of the 76 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 4%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (23), Spain (8) and United States (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Liver International?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Liver International is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Liver International open access, and what is the APC?
Liver International is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,780.
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: .