HPB

Elsevier B.V. · United Kingdom · Est. 1997

ISSN1477-2574

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

1.072

H-Indexi

116

SNIPi

1.086

Total Worksi

20,666

Total Citationsi

102,656

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.25

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

HPB is an international forum for clinical, scientific, and educational communication. It focuses on a multidisciplinary approach to diagnosis and treatment, with strong representation of endoscopic and laparoscopic approaches, radiological interventions, and surgical techniques. The journal welcomes manuscripts in these areas and in scientific studies aimed at improving patient care and outcomes related to liver and biliary diseases.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1997

FrequencyTwelve No. A Year, 2011-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications20,666

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1477-2574

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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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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

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

7.6k

2019

1.1k

4.4k

2020

2.6k

2021

1.5k

1.8k

2022

1.4k

1.7k

2023

2.2k

992

2024

1.5k

300

2025

607

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

HepatologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Gastroenterology & HepatologySurgery

Scopus Categories

GastroenterologyHepatology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology ResearchHepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and PrognosisCholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer StudiesGallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersPancreatitis Pathology and TreatmentOrgan Transplantation Techniques and OutcomesLiver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentLiver Disease and TransplantationPediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and TreatmentsNeuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances

Frequently asked questions about HPB

Is HPB a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for HPB: 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 HPB?

HPB 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 0.25.

Is HPB indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

HPB is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

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