Journal profile · GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY
World Journal of Hepatology
ISSN 1948-5182 · Baishideng Publishing Group
World Journal of Hepatology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; median 102 days to acceptance (100 articles, last 24 months); 281 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
World Journal of Hepatology is published by Baishideng Publishing Group 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, Liver Disease and Transplantation and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis, together about 37.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Hepatology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
World Journal of Hepatology is a high-quality, open-access Baishideng published academic journal that employs a single-blind peer-review process.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Ke-Qin HuPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 7 in mainland China (about 13%); most named United States 9, Mainland China 7, Italy 6, Egypt 5, India 3 (52 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine13.7%
- Liver Disease and TransplantationMedicine13.2%
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and PrognosisMedicine10.6%
- Hepatitis C virus researchMedicine9.4%
- Liver physiology and pathologyMedicine7.8%
- Hepatitis B Virus StudiesMedicine7.2%
- Organ Transplantation Techniques and OutcomesMedicine5.3%
- Liver Diseases and ImmunityMedicine4.4%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hepatology | Q2 | 42/88 | 52nd |
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.72LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.84LetPub ·
- h-index
- 99OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,269OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.76OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.12%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 234LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 5,635,816Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,908 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 229 | 229 | 4,461 |
| 2025 | 281 | 281 | 5,632 |
| 2024 | 179 | 179 | 5,685 |
| 2023 | 108 | 108 | 5,765 |
| 2022 | 182 | 182 | 5,471 |
| 2021 | 161 | 161 | 5,663 |
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
102 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 85 days – 135 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 48 days (1 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 146 days
- Sample
- 100 articles with submission and acceptance dates (372 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
- Peer review
- Open peer reviewPublisher 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Baishideng Publishing Group
- ISSN
- 1948-5182
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about World Journal of Hepatology
What CAS zone is World Journal of Hepatology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, World Journal of Hepatology 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 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at World Journal of Hepatology?
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 102 days (interquartile range 85–135 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.
Where are the editorial board members of World Journal of Hepatology based?
Of the 52 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 7 (about 13%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (9), Mainland China (7) and Italy (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index World Journal of Hepatology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, World Journal of Hepatology is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is World Journal of Hepatology open access, and what is the APC?
World Journal of Hepatology 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .