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Liver Research

KeAi Communications Co. · China · Est. 2017

ISSN2542-5684

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total53

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.604

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.481

Total Works

351

Total Citations

5,426

2yr Mean Citedness

2.90

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Liver Research focuses on the study of liver diseases, including metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD), and cholangiocarcinoma (CCA). The journal investigates diagnostic and therapeutic strategies, such as non-invasive imaging, cell therapy, and radiation therapy. It also explores the underlying mechanisms of liver injury and disease progression, including the role of bile acids, inflammation, fibrosis, and metabolic pathways.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2017

Frequency3x/year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications351

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2016

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~13 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Koninklijke BibliotheekPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

KeAi Communications Co.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2542-5684

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

GastroenterologyQ2

HepatologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Scopus Categories

GastroenterologyHepatology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentDrug Transport and Resistance MechanismsLiver physiology and pathologyLiver Disease and TransplantationHepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and PrognosisAlcohol Consumption and Health EffectsDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationEducational Robotics and EngineeringHepatitis B Virus Studies