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Endoscopy

Georg Thieme Verlag · Germany · Est. 1928

ISSN1438-8812
SJR Q2WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.82
H-Indexi
202
SNIPi
1.418
Total Worksi
28,773
Total Citationsi
340,902
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.53
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
1
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Endoscopy is the premier journal for information on the latest technologies and international developments in gastrointestinal endoscopy. Under the expert direction of an international editorial board, this journal presents high-quality content that addresses the needs of endoscopists, surgeons, clinicians, and researchers across the globe. Publishing 12 issues each year, Endoscopy features top-quality review articles, original contributions, prospective studies and valuable surveys of diagnostic and therapeutic advances. Articles are frequently supplemented with online video content. All articles published in Endoscopy undergo rigorous peer review. We offer online manuscript submission and articles are available online within hours of acceptance. Given the growing awareness of the environmental impact of endoscopic procedures, Endoscopy has decided to award a “green stamp” to manuscripts that address this issue, for more info see here.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1928
FrequencyTwelve No. A Year, 2000-
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications28,773
Publisher OrgThieme Medical Publishers (Germany)
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Submission Info

Peer Reviewrigorous peer review
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/11 · 64%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Georg Thieme Verlag
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1438-8812
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
rigorous peer review
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?
English

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
1.5k
10k
2019
1.8k
10k
2020
1.4k
6.2k
2021
1.5k
6.1k
2022
1.8k
3.1k
2023
2.1k
2.5k
2024
2.6k
1.3k
2025
2.7k
130
2026

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.

GastroenterologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Gastroenterology & HepatologySurgery

Scopus Categories

Gastroenterology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Esophageal and GI PathologyGastric Cancer Management and OutcomesGallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersGastrointestinal disorders and treatmentsColorectal Cancer Screening and DetectionPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology ResearchGastrointestinal Tumor Research and TreatmentGastrointestinal Bleeding Diagnosis and TreatmentPediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and TreatmentsEsophageal Cancer Research and Treatment

Frequently asked questions about Endoscopy

Is Endoscopy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Endoscopy: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Endoscopy?

Endoscopy is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.53.

Is Endoscopy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Endoscopy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Endoscopy?

Endoscopy is the premier journal for information on the latest technologies and international developments in gastrointestinal endoscopy. Under the expert direction of an international editorial board, this journal presents high-quality content that addresses the needs of endoscopists, surgeons, clinicians, and researchers across the globe. Publishing 12 issues each year, Endoscopy features top-quality review articles, original contributions, prospective studies and valuable surveys of diagnostic and therapeutic advances. Articles are frequently supplemented with online video content. All arti

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