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World Journal of Hepatology

Baishideng Publishing Group · China · Est. 1989

ISSN1948-5182eISSN1948-5182

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.718

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.968

Total Worksi

2,350

Total Citationsi

56,212

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.11

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Gastroenterology & Hepatology; Hepatology.

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1989

Annual Volume~ 189 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,350

Publisher OrgBaishideng Publishing Group

OA Since2014

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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

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Baishideng Publishing Group

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1948-5182 / 1948-5182

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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

2.3k

2019

124

2.3k

2020

161

3.1k

2021

182

1.8k

2022

108

1.1k

2023

179

2024

281

623

2025

190

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.

HepatologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Scopus Categories

Hepatology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentLiver Disease and TransplantationHepatitis C virus researchHepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and PrognosisHepatitis B Virus StudiesOrgan Transplantation Techniques and OutcomesLiver Diseases and ImmunityLiver physiology and pathologyDrug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and ProtectionAlcohol Consumption and Health Effects

Frequently asked questions about World Journal of Hepatology

Is World Journal of Hepatology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for World Journal of Hepatology: 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 World Journal of Hepatology?

World Journal of Hepatology 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 2.11.

Is World Journal of Hepatology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

World Journal of Hepatology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of World Journal of Hepatology?