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Gut

BMJ Publishing Group · United Kingdom · Est. 1852

ISSN1468-3288

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1 · Scopus CiteScore 46.7. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

8.772

H-Indexi

448

CiteScorei

46.7

SNIPi

4.788

Total Worksi

24,838

Total Citationsi

1,541,714

2yr Mean Citednessi

8.84

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Gut is a leading international journal in gastroenterology and hepatology and has an established reputation for publishing first class clinical research of the alimentary tract, the liver, biliary tree and pancreas. Gut delivers up-to-date, authoritative, clinically oriented coverage in all areas of gastroenterology and hepatology. Regular features include articles by leading authorities describing novel mechanisms of disease and new management strategies, both diagnostic and therapeutic, likely to impact on clinical practice within the foreseeable future.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1852

FrequencySixteen No. A Year, 2009-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications24,838

Publisher OrgBMJ

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BMJ Publishing Group

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1468-3288

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

325

38k

2019

439

49k

2020

345

24k

2021

342

21k

2022

278

9.8k

2023

325

6.8k

2024

377

2.3k

2025

211

133

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.

GastroenterologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Scopus Categories

Gastroenterology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studiesInflammatory Bowel DiseaseLiver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentGastrointestinal motility and disordersMicroscopic ColitisGastroesophageal reflux and treatmentsColorectal Cancer Screening and DetectionGastric Cancer Management and OutcomesLiver Disease and TransplantationEosinophilic Esophagitis

Frequently asked questions about Gut

Is Gut a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Gut: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Gut?

Gut 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. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 46.7.

Is Gut indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Gut is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

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