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Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology

Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India · Est. 2005

ISSN1998-4049

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.634

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.682

Total Worksi

1,379

Total Citationsi

21,654

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.52

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Gastroenterology & Hepatology; Gastroenterology.

General Information

Country / RegionIndia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2005

FrequencyBimonthly, 2011-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,379

Publisher OrgMedknow

OA Since2004

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-SA

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1998-4049

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

LOCKSS, Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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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.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.3k

2019

879

2020

803

2021

576

2022

365

2023

173

2024

2025

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.

GastroenterologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Scopus Categories

Gastroenterology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentInflammatory Bowel DiseaseLiver Disease and TransplantationHelicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studiesMicroscopic ColitisGallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersHepatitis C virus researchColorectal Cancer Screening and DetectionGastrointestinal motility and disordersHepatitis B Virus Studies

Frequently asked questions about Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology

Is Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Saudi Journal of 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 Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology?

Saudi Journal of 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 1.52.

Is Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology?