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Gastroenterology

W.B. Saunders · United States · Est. 1826

ISSN1528-0012

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

6.688

H-Indexi

583

SNIPi

5.039

Total Worksi

153,878

Total Citationsi

2,877,796

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.72

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Gastroenterology delivers authoritative coverage of clinical, translational, and basic studies of all aspects of the digestive system. It focuses on research of diseases of the digestive system, including the esophagus and stomach, and covers gastroenterology, hepatology, and digestive endoscopy. The journal also addresses Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Functional GI Disorders, Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease, and Digestive Oncology.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1826

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications153,878

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?

W.B. Saunders

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1528-0012

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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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

5.1k

53k

2019

5.2k

73k

2020

3.2k

36k

2021

4.3k

21k

2022

4.5k

14k

2023

5.2k

7.9k

2024

5.6k

3.3k

2025

417

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

HepatologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Scopus Categories

GastroenterologyHepatology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studiesInflammatory Bowel DiseaseLiver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentMicroscopic ColitisEosinophilic EsophagitisGastrointestinal motility and disordersGastroesophageal reflux and treatmentsGastric Cancer Management and OutcomesPancreatitis Pathology and TreatmentEsophageal and GI Pathology

Frequently asked questions about Gastroenterology

Is Gastroenterology a predatory journal?

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

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. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.72.

Is Gastroenterology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Gastroenterology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.