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BMC Gastroenterology

BMC · United Kingdom

eISSN1471-230X

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.903

H-Indexi

106

SNIPi

0.968

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Gastroenterology & Hepatology; Gastroenterology; Medicine (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewOpen peer review

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BMC

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1471-230X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Open peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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)?

DOAJ verified

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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.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

GastroenterologyQ2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentInflammatory Bowel DiseaseLiver Disease and TransplantationGastrointestinal motility and disordersGallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersHelicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studiesColorectal Cancer Screening and DetectionGastric Cancer Management and OutcomesPancreatitis Pathology and TreatmentHepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis

Frequently asked questions about BMC Gastroenterology

Is BMC Gastroenterology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for BMC Gastroenterology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 BMC Gastroenterology?

BMC Gastroenterology 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.

Is BMC Gastroenterology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

BMC Gastroenterology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of BMC Gastroenterology?