Journal profile · Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology
ISSN 1300-4948 · eISSN 2148-5607 · Turkish Society of Gastroenterology · TURKEY · Quarterly · Founded 1995
Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.27; fully open access; review about 6 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 50%; 134 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology is published by Turkish Society of Gastroenterology 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 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies and Liver Disease and Transplantation, together about 19.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Presents clinical and experimental research in gastroenterology and hepatology issues to the scientific community. Rigorous peer review and full open access increase the international visibility of scientific findings.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Editor-in-chief Ali İbrahimPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 5%); most named Türkiye 16, Sweden 2, Mainland China 1, United States 1, United Kingdom 1 (22 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine7.6%
- Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studiesMedicine6.2%
- Liver Disease and TransplantationMedicine5.9%
- Gastrointestinal disorders and treatmentsMedicine5.7%
- Pancreatitis Pathology and TreatmentMedicine5.6%
- Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5%
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersMedicine4.7%
- Hepatitis C virus researchMedicine4.7%
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)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 2.27LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.58LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 735OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.51OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.41%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 93LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,778 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 119 | 119 | 31 |
| 2025 | 134 | 134 | 121 |
| 2024 | 148 | 148 | 453 |
| 2023 | 143 | 143 | 742 |
| 2022 | 143 | 143 | 967 |
| 2021 | 114 | 113 | 965 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 6 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 50%LetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 29 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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted5, with length limits
- editorialthors to contribute their comments. The editorial comments should not exceed 1000 words in length and should not include an abstract, keywords, tabmain text ≤ 1,000 words
- letterType ofmanuscript Word limit Abstract word limit Reference limit Table limit Figure limit Original Article 3500 250 (Structured) 40 6 7 or total of 15 images Re…Length not stated
- letter to the editorType ofmanuscript Word limit Abstract word limit Reference limit Table limit Figure limit Original Article 3500 250 (Structured) 40 6 7 or total of 15 images Re…Length not stated
- original articleType ofmanuscript Word limit Abstract word limit Reference limit Table limit Figure limit Original Article 3500 250 (Structured) 40 6 7 or total of 15 images Re…Length not stated
- review articleType ofmanuscript Word limit Abstract word limit Reference limit Table limit Figure limit Original Article 3500 250 (Structured) 40 6 7 or total of 15 images Re…Length not stated
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
- Turkish Society of Gastroenterology
- Country or region
- TURKEY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1995
- ISSN
- 1300-4948
- Electronic ISSN
- 2148-5607
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology
What CAS zone is Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Turkish Journal of 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.
What is the impact factor of Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.27; CiteScore 3.1, h-index 47.
How long does peer review take at Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 50%”. 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 Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology based?
Of the 22 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 5%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Türkiye (16), Sweden (2) and Mainland China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology open access, and what is the APC?
Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .