Journal profile · GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY
Practical gastroenterology
ISSN 0277-4208 · Shugar Publishing Inc.
Practical gastroenterology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 0 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Practical gastroenterology is published by Shugar Publishing Inc. and 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 Gastrointestinal motility and disorders, Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments, together about 31.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Gastroenterology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Gastrointestinal motility and disordersMedicine15.3%
- Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.8%
- Gastroesophageal reflux and treatmentsMedicine6.1%
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine6.1%
- Esophageal and GI PathologyMedicine5.5%
- Gut microbiota and healthBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.3%
- Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s SyndromeMedicine4.3%
- Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studiesMedicine3.7%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gastroenterology | Q4 | 153/176 | 13th |
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.03LetPub ·
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 100 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
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.
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Shugar Publishing Inc.
- ISSN
- 0277-4208
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Practical gastroenterology
What CAS zone is Practical gastroenterology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Practical gastroenterology 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.
Which databases index Practical gastroenterology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Practical gastroenterology is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Practical gastroenterology open access, and what is the APC?
Practical gastroenterology is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .