Journal profile · Gastroenterology & Hepatology
World Journal of Gastroenterology
ISSN 1007-9327 · eISSN 2219-2840 · WJG Press · PEOPLES R CHINA · Weekly · Founded 1997
World Journal of Gastroenterology: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 7.67; fully open access; median 81 days to acceptance (100 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 85%; 573 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
World Journal of Gastroenterology is published by WJG Press and is in Zone 3 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 20.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Hepatology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Baishideng Publishing Group (BPG) publishes 47 peer-reviewed, open-access journals covering a broad range of topics in clinical medicine, as well as several topics in biochemistry and molecular biology, relevant to human health today.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine8.7%
- Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studiesMedicine6.3%
- Liver Disease and TransplantationMedicine5.8%
- Gastric Cancer Management and OutcomesMedicine5.6%
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and PrognosisMedicine5.5%
- Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.8%
- Hepatitis C virus researchMedicine4.8%
- Hepatitis B Virus StudiesMedicine4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| 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
- 7.67LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.43LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.58LetPub ·
- h-index
- 129LetPub ·
- h-index
- 263OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 17,385OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.17OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 85.17%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 479LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 1Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 23,794 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 744 | 629 | 241 |
| 2025 | 573 | 573 | 2,113 |
| 2024 | 634 | 631 | 5,779 |
| 2023 | 445 | 435 | 9,375 |
| 2022 | 524 | 519 | 11,701 |
| 2021 | 589 | 582 | 16,411 |
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
81 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 63 days – 97 days
- Acceptance to online
- —
- Submission to online
- —
- Sample
- 100 articles with submission and acceptance dates (924 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 2.4 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 85%LetPub ·
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 accessLetPub
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- WJG Press
- Country or region
- PEOPLES R CHINA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Weekly
- Founded
- 1997
- ISSN
- 1007-9327
- Electronic ISSN
- 2219-2840
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about World Journal of Gastroenterology
What CAS zone is World Journal of Gastroenterology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, World Journal of Gastroenterology is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Gastroenterology & Hepatology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of World Journal of Gastroenterology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 7.67; CiteScore 8.3, h-index 263.
How long does peer review take at World Journal of Gastroenterology?
Based on the dates recorded on 100 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 81 days (interquartile range 63–97 days); authors report an average review time of about 2.4 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 85%”. 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 World Journal of Gastroenterology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, World Journal of Gastroenterology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is World Journal of Gastroenterology open access, and what is the APC?
World 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, 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: .