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Clinical and Molecular Hepatology

Korean Association for the Study of the Liver · South Korea · Est. 1982

ISSN2287-2728eISSN2287-285X
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 · Scopus CiteScore 19.7. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
4.937
H-Indexi
81
CiteScorei
19.7
SNIPi
3.019
Total Worksi
2,083
Total Citationsi
31,005
2yr Mean Citednessi
4.89
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Aims & Scope

TheClinical and Molecular Hepatology, is an international, peer-reviewed, open- access journal published quarterly in English. TheClinical and Molecular Hepatologyaims to share advanced and latest knowledge, trend, and understanding of hepatobiliary diseases, to provide a wide open academic forum for active debate and discussion among clinical doctors, translational researchers, and basic scientists, and to improve public health through a multidisciplinary approach, especially in resource-limited Asia-Pacific area with high prevalence of B viral infection and hepatocellular carcinoma. In addition, theClinical and Molecular Hepatologygives priority to epidemiological studies of hepatobiliary diseases in East Asia, North Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, Southwest Asia, Pacific, Africa, Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Central America, and South America. TheClinical and Molecular Hepatologypublishes original papers, meta-analysis, letter to editor, case reports, reviews, guidelines, editorials, and liver image and pathology on all aspects of the field of hepatology.

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Korea
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1982
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications2,083
Publisher OrgKorean Association for the Study of the Liver
OA Since2011
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind
OA LicenseCC BY-NC
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/11 · 82%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Korean Association for the Study of the Liver
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2287-2728 / 2287-285X
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
50
1.9k
2019
103
4.1k
2020
55
1.9k
2021
105
5.3k
2022
113
3.3k
2023
261
3.5k
2024
261
758
2025
123
35
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.

HepatologyQ1
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1
Molecular BiologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Scopus Categories

HepatologyMedicine (miscellaneous)Molecular Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentHepatitis C virus researchHepatitis B Virus StudiesLiver Disease and TransplantationHepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and PrognosisLegal and Regulatory AnalysisLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesMilitary Technology and StrategiesAlcohol Consumption and Health EffectsDiet, Metabolism, and Disease

Frequently asked questions about Clinical and Molecular Hepatology

Is Clinical and Molecular Hepatology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Clinical and Molecular Hepatology: 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 Clinical and Molecular Hepatology?

Clinical and Molecular 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. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 19.7.

Is Clinical and Molecular Hepatology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Clinical and Molecular Hepatology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Clinical and Molecular Hepatology?

TheClinical and Molecular Hepatology, is an international, peer-reviewed, open- access journal published quarterly in English. TheClinical and Molecular Hepatologyaims to share advanced and latest knowledge, trend, and understanding of hepatobiliary diseases, to provide a wide open academic forum for active debate and discussion among clinical doctors, translational researchers, and basic scientists, and to improve public health through a multidisciplinary approach, especially in resource-limited Asia-Pacific area with high prevalence of B viral infection and hepatocellular carcinoma. In addit

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref