Journal profile · Medicine-Gastroenterology
Middle East Journal of Digestive Diseases
ISSN 2008-5230 · eISSN 2008-5249 · Shiraz University of Medical Sciences · Iran, Islamic Republic of
Middle East Journal of Digestive Diseases: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 138 days to acceptance (46 articles, last 24 months); 46 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Middle East Journal of Digestive Diseases is published by Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Gastrointestinal motility and disorders, Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies and Inflammatory Bowel Disease, together about 25.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Gastroenterology and Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Middle East Journal of Digestive Diseaes is a free open access journal(MEJDD).The MEJDD aims to publish the highest quality material, both clinical and scientific, on aspects of gastrointestinal and liver diseases. It includes articles related to research findings, technical evaluations, and reviews. In addition, it provides a forum for the exchange of information on all aspects of gastrointestinal and liver, including educational issues.The MEJDD is an international, English language, peer-reviewed journal concerned with adult and pediatric gastroenterology and hepatology and colorectal surgery and is published quarterly. Papers submitted to this journal which do not adhere to the Instructions for Authors will be returned for appropriate revision to be in line with the Instructions for Authors. They may then be re-submitted.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Gastroenterology
Editor-in-chief Reza MalekzadehPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Iran 34, United States 6, France 2, Canada 2, Japan 1 (52 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Gastrointestinal motility and disordersMedicine9.7%
- Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studiesMedicine8.7%
- Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.8%
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine6.8%
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine6.3%
- Hepatitis C virus researchMedicine4.6%
- Gastroesophageal reflux and treatmentsMedicine4.5%
- Liver Disease and TransplantationMedicine4%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gastroenterology | Q3 | 124/176 | 29th |
| Hepatology | Q4 | 69/88 | 22nd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PMCPubMedCINAHLPublisher website
Other: Index Copernicus, EBSCO, ISC, Free Medical Journals, Pro Quest, IMEMR, SID, IranMedex, MagIran
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 103OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.02OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 477 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 341 |
| 2025 | 46 | 46 | 471 |
| 2024 | 40 | 40 | 467 |
| 2023 | 48 | 48 | 386 |
| 2022 | 62 | 62 | 381 |
| 2021 | 56 | 56 | 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
138 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 106 days – 151 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 57 days (46 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 193 days
- Sample
- 46 articles with submission and acceptance dates (55 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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| 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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 5,000 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
Article types accepted10, with length limits
- case reportCase Reports should be arranged as follows: Title page, Abstract (non structured, not exceeding 125-150 words), Background, Case report, Discussion, References,…main text ≤ 150 words · abstract ≤ 150 words
- case reportsCase Reports should be arranged as follows: Title page, Abstract (non structured, not exceeding 125-150 words), Background, Case report, Discussion, References,…Length not stated
- clinical papersClinical studies based on either normal subjects or patients. It is the editorial policy to accept case studies/reports too.Length not stated
- clinical vignettesThis category is intended for striking, illustrative, or rare clinical images, tomographs, x-rays or pathology specimens.Length not stated
- correspondenceLetters to the editor must not exceed 500 words and should focus on a specific article published in the Middle East Journal of Digestive Diseases within the pre…Length not stated
- current opinionPapers in this section will provide our readers with focused coverage of typical issues in adult and pediatric gastroenterology and hepatology and colorectal su…Length not stated
- editorialbe included in the submission package. Editorials: All editorials should be limited to 1500 words, 10 references. Current opinion: Papers in this section wilmain text ≤ 1,500 words · references ≤ 10
- editorialsAll editorials should be limited to 1500 words, 10 references.Length not stated
- reviewessed and identify future implications. Reviews should not exceed 5000 words. Systematic Review: These types of publications should repomain text ≤ 5,000 words
- reviewsMEJDD publishes a limited number of scholarly, comprehensive reviews whose aims are to summarize and critically evaluate research in the field addressed and ide…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Authorship Authorship
Due to uniform requirements for manuscript submitted to medical journals "an author" is generally considered to be someone who meets the conditions 1, 2, and 3." 1) substantial contributions to conception and design, acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data, 2) drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content, and 3) final approval of the version…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
All authors must make a formal statement indicating any potential conflict of interest that might constitute an embarrassment to any of the authors if it were not to be declared and were to emerge after publication. Such conflicts might include, but are not limited to, shareholding in or receipt of a grant or consultancy fee from a company whose product features in the submitted manuscript or whic…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Scientific misconduct policy based on COPE guidelines Model summary
The MEJDD’s policy regarding suspected scientific misconduct including plagiarism, fabricated data, falsification, and redundancy is based on the guidelines on good publication practice of the “Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)”.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms: This work is published by Middle East Journal of Digestive Diseaes as an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cit…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Open access under CC BY 4.0 Model summary
The Middle East Journal of Digestive Diseases is an international, English language, peer-reviewed journal concerned with adult and pediatric gastroenterology and hepatology and colorectal surgery and is published quarterly. As a "Publish Free" and "Access Free" journal, Middle East Journal of Digestive Diseases follows a constructive peer-review process with free editing service to benefit the sc…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
All manuscripts correctly submitted to the MEJDD will first be reviewed by the editors. Some manuscripts will be returned to authors at this stage if the paper is deemed inappropriate for publication in the MEJDD, if the paper does not meet submission requirements, or if the paper is not deemed to have a sufficiently high priority. All papers considered suitable by the editors to progress further …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines
RCT registration required per ICMJE/WAME policies Model summary
MEJDD requires that randomized controlled trials be registered according to policies accepted by International Committee of Medical Journal Editors and World Association of Medical Editors (WAME).
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
- Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
- Country or region
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2008-5230
- Electronic ISSN
- 2008-5249
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Middle East Journal of Digestive Diseases
How long does peer review take at Middle East Journal of Digestive Diseases?
Based on the dates recorded on 46 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 138 days (interquartile range 106–151 days); authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Middle East Journal of Digestive Diseases?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: ≤ 6; Manuscript length: ≤ 5,000 words; Reference style: Vancouver. 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 Middle East Journal of Digestive Diseases based?
Of the 52 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Iran (34), United States (6) and France (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Middle East Journal of Digestive Diseases?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Middle East Journal of Digestive Diseases is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PMC, PubMed and CINAHL; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Middle East Journal of Digestive Diseases open access, and what is the APC?
Middle East Journal of Digestive Diseases 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, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .