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WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY

BAISHIDENG PUBLISHING GROUP INC · US · Est. 1963

ISSN1948-9366eISSN1948-9366

✓ WOS SCIE

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total84

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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 ↗

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H-Indexi

Total Worksi

2,304

Total Citationsi

23,010

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.37

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access academic journal dedicated to publishing original, high-quality research findings in the field of gastrointestinal surgery, including clinical, translational, and basic studies, as well as research involving artificial intelligence.

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General Information

Country / RegionUS

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1963

Annual Volume~ 427 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,304

Publisher OrgBaishideng Publishing Group

OA Since2019

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BAISHIDENG PUBLISHING GROUP INC

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1948-9366 / 1948-9366

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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

1.1k

2019

886

2020

142

1.8k

2021

135

928

2022

279

1.9k

2023

477

1.4k

2024

524

493

2025

352

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.

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Gastroenterology & HepatologySurgery

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Gastric Cancer Management and OutcomesColorectal Cancer Surgical TreatmentsGallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology ResearchEnhanced Recovery After SurgeryHepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and PrognosisGastrointestinal Tumor Research and TreatmentEsophageal and GI PathologyPancreatitis Pathology and TreatmentEsophageal Cancer Research and Treatment

Frequently asked questions about WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY

Is WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY: it is indexed in Web of Science, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY?

WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY 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 1.37.

Is WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY is indexed in Web of Science.