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Journal of Clinical Hepatology

Editorial Board of Jilin University · China

ISSN1001-5256
SJR Q4Scopus / SJR
Removed from DOAJ (2023-12-11). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗
📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q4
SJR · Scopus
Bottom 25%
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.14
H-Indexi
5
SNIPi
0.145
Total Worksi
1,463
Total Citationsi
200
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.00
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism; Gastroenterology; Hepatology.

General Information

Country / RegionChina
Primary Language
1st Year Published
Annual Volume~ 4 articles / year
StatusActive
Total Publications1,463
Publisher OrgEditorial Department of Journal of Clinical Hepatology
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid
Peer Review
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

5/11 · 45%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Editorial Board of Jilin University
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1001-5256
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
N/A

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
139
27
2014
43
8
2015
14
0
2016
19
7
2017
5
0
2018
3
0
2019
7
0
2020
2
0
2021

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismQ4
GastroenterologyQ4
HepatologyQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

GastroenterologyEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismHepatology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentHepatitis B Virus StudiesHepatitis C virus researchLiver Disease and TransplantationTraditional Chinese Medicine Studies

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Clinical Hepatology

Is Journal of Clinical Hepatology a predatory journal?

Journal of Clinical Hepatology was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2023-12-11). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Clinical Hepatology?

Journal of Clinical Hepatology is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.14.

Is Journal of Clinical Hepatology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Clinical Hepatology is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Clinical Hepatology?

Subject areas: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism; Gastroenterology; Hepatology.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref