Journal profile · Medicine-Surgery
Visceral Medicine
ISSN 2297-4725 · eISSN 2297-475X · S. Karger AG · Switzerland
Visceral Medicine: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.86; hybrid open access; median 121 days to acceptance (58 articles, last 24 months); 54 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Visceral Medicine is published by S. Karger AG 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 Human auditory perception and evaluation, Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies and Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research, together about 24.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
This interdisciplinary journal is unique in its field as it covers the principles of both gastrointestinal medicine and surgery required for treating abdominal diseases. In each issue invited reviews provide a comprehensive overview of one selected topic. Thus, a sound background of the state of the art in clinical practice and research is provided. A panel of specialists in gastroenterology, surgery, radiology, and pathology discusses different approaches to diagnosis and treatment of the topic covered in the respective issue. Original articles, case reports, and commentaries make for further interesting reading.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Surgery
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering9.6%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.8%
- Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology ResearchMedicine5.7%
- Gastric Cancer Management and OutcomesMedicine5.6%
- Colorectal Cancer Surgical TreatmentsMedicine5.6%
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersMedicine5.1%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science4.9%
- Pancreatitis Pathology and TreatmentMedicine4.2%
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 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Surgery | 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 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
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
- 1.86LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- h-index
- 50OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 302OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.84OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 21.05%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 38LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,897 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 16 | 0 |
| 2025 | 54 | 47 | 56 |
| 2024 | 58 | 45 | 182 |
| 2023 | 38 | 26 | 113 |
| 2022 | 58 | 49 | 236 |
| 2021 | 78 | 72 | 864 |
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
121 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 79 days – 162 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 12 days (58 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 151 days
- Sample
- 58 articles with submission and acceptance dates (74 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".
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- S. Karger AG
- Country or region
- Switzerland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2297-4725
- Electronic ISSN
- 2297-475X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Visceral Medicine
What CAS zone is Visceral Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Visceral Medicine is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Gastroenterology & Hepatology / Surgery. 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 Visceral Medicine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.86; CiteScore 3.4, h-index 50.
How long does peer review take at Visceral Medicine?
Based on the dates recorded on 58 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 121 days (interquartile range 79–162 days). 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.
Which databases index Visceral Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Visceral Medicine is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Visceral Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Visceral Medicine is a hybrid 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .