Foregut

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States · Est. 2021

ISSN2634-5161eISSN2634-5161

SJR Q3✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.264

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.204

Total Worksi

534

Total Citationsi

502

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.25

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Gastroenterology & Hepatology; Gastroenterology; Surgery; Oncology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2021

Annual Volume~ 125 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications534

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2634-5161 / 2634-5161

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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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?

N/A

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

107

2021

250

2022

138

127

2023

129

2024

107

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.

GastroenterologyQ3

SurgeryQ3

OncologyQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Scopus Categories

SurgeryGastroenterologyOncology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Esophageal and GI PathologyGastroesophageal reflux and treatmentsEsophageal Cancer Research and TreatmentDysphagia Assessment and ManagementEosinophilic EsophagitisGastric Cancer Management and OutcomesHelicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studiesBariatric Surgery and OutcomesGastrointestinal disorders and treatmentsTracheal and airway disorders

Frequently asked questions about Foregut

Is Foregut a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Foregut: 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 Foregut?

Foregut 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 0.25.

Is Foregut indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Foregut is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Foregut?