Journal profile · Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Pancreatology
ISSN 1424-3903 · eISSN 1424-3911 · Elsevier BV · SWITZERLAND · Bimonthly · Founded 2001
Pancreatology: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.86; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,000; median 110 days to acceptance (102 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 635 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Pancreatology is published by Elsevier BV and is in Zone 2 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 63% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Pancreatology is the official journal of the International Association of Pancreatology (IAP), the European Pancreatic Club (EPC) and several national societies and study groups around the world. Dedicated to the understanding and treatment of exocrine as well as endocrine pancreatic disease, this multidisciplinary periodical publishes original basic, translational and clinical pancreatic research from a range of fields including gastroenterology, oncology, surgery, pharmacology, cellular and molecular biology as well as endocrinology, immunology and epidemiology. Readers can expect to gain new insights into pancreatic physiology and into the pathogenesis, diagnosis, therapeutic approaches and prognosis of pancreatic diseases. The journal features original articles, case reports, consensus guidelines and topical, cutting edge reviews, thus representing a source of valuable, novel information for clinical and basic researchers alike.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Editor-in-chief Pramod Kumar GargPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 8 in mainland China (about 8%); most named United States 33, Germany 13, India 10, Mainland China 8, United Kingdom 7 (103 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology ResearchMedicine29.3%
- Pancreatitis Pathology and TreatmentMedicine28.1%
- Neuroendocrine Tumor Research AdvancesMedicine5.6%
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersMedicine5.5%
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine3.7%
- Pancreatic function and diabetesMedicine3%
- Cancer Genomics and DiagnosticsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3%
- Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer StudiesMedicine2.5%
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: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview 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 3 |
Top journal: noReview 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
- 3.86LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 64LetPub ·
- h-index
- 112OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,929OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.02OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 23.52%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 136LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 11,014 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 196 | 58 | 49 |
| 2025 | 635 | 62 | 530 |
| 2024 | 660 | 97 | 942 |
| 2023 | 705 | 93 | 1,925 |
| 2022 | 431 | 76 | 1,800 |
| 2021 | 473 | 81 | 3,211 |
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 · to
110 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 59 days – 159 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 2 days (102 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 115 days
- Sample
- 102 articles with submission and acceptance dates (449 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 40 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 87 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 2 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 4,000 / EUR 3,740 / GBP 3,200 / JPY 496,120 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 4,000 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Not considered
- Case report
Article types accepted8, with length limits
- case reportCase report: Pancreatology does not consider case reports for publication.Length not stated
- editorialVirtual Microscope The journal encourages authors to supplement in-article microscopic images with corresponding high resolution versions for use with the Virtu…main text ≤ 250 words · abstract ≤ 250 words
- letterr who commissioned your paper) Research Letters: Length- up to 1,000 words; no abstract; only one figure/table; no more than 10 referemain text ≤ 1,000 words
- letter to editorLetter to Editor: Letters to the Editor will be considered for publication if they are related to articles published in recent issues of Pancreatology.Length not stated
- original articlefor this journal. Type of manuscripts: Original article: Length - up to 5000 words; maximum of 7 Figures/Tables. Rapid Communication: Manuscrimain text ≤ 5,000 words
- rapid communicationRapid Communication: Manuscripts intended for rapid communication must present new findings of sufficient importance to justify their accelerated acceptance.Length not stated
- research lettersResearch Letters: Length- up to 1,000 words; no abstract; only one figure/table; no more than 10 references.Length not stated
- review articleReview article: Review articles are commissioned by the Editors or Associate Editors and no unsolicited material is accepted.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Open access
- AI use Declaration of generative AI use
Authors must declare the use of generative AI in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper. Elsevier recognizes the potential of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI Tools”), when used responsibly, to help researchers work efficiently, gain critical insights fast and achieve better outcomes. Increasingly, these tools, including AI agents and deep research tools, ar…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Articles are freely available to both subscribers and the wider public with permitted reuseAn Open Access publication fee is payable by authors or their research funder
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 BV
- Country or region
- SWITZERLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 2001
- ISSN
- 1424-3903
- Electronic ISSN
- 1424-3911
- Society / sponsor
- International Association of Pancreatology
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Pancreatology
What CAS zone is Pancreatology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Pancreatology is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Gastroenterology & Hepatology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Pancreatology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.86; CiteScore 5.7, h-index 112.
How long does peer review take at Pancreatology?
Based on the dates recorded on 102 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 110 days (interquartile range 59–159 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Pancreatology based?
Of the 103 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 8 (about 8%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (33), Germany (13) and India (10). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Pancreatology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Pancreatology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Pancreatology open access, and what is the APC?
Pancreatology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,000.
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: .