Journal of Gastroenterology

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Gastroenterology, which is the official publication of the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology, publishes Original Articles (Alimentary Tract/Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract), Review Articles, Letters to the Editors and other articles on all aspects of the field of gastroenterology.

Significant contributions relating to basic research, theory, and practice are welcomed.

These publications are designed to disseminate knowledge in this field to a worldwide audience, and accordingly, its editorial board has an international membership.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	5.5
2024	6.90

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1274

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1882

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.136

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	140

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Medline
• Embase

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• A new clinicopathological entity of IgG4-related autoimmune disease

  Citation: 1182

  Authors: Terumi, Nobuaki, Yukiko, Yoshinobu, Morio, Kouji, Atsutake, Naoto, Hitoshi

• Microbiota metabolite short chain fatty acids, GPCR, and inflammatory bowel diseases

  Citation: 822

  Authors: Mingming, Wei, Zhanju, Yingzi

• Mechanisms of hepatic triglyceride accumulation in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

  Citation: 778

  Authors: Yuki, David E.

• Prognostic staging system for hepatocellular carcinoma (CLIP score): its value and limitations, and a proposal for a new staging system, the Japan Integrated Staging Score (JIS score)

  Citation: 567

  Authors: Masatoshi, Hobyung, Yukio

• Current and future pharmacological therapies for NAFLD/NASH

  Citation: 554

  Authors: Yoshio, Masashi

• Correlations between lymph node metastasis and depth of submucosal invasion in submucosal invasive colorectal carcinoma: a Japanese collaborative study

  Citation: 543

  Authors: Kazuaki, Takahiro, Shigehiko, Jun, Yasuo, Hitoshi, Toshihide, Shingo, Yo, Tadakazu, Akinori, Yoichi, Hidenobu, Toshiaki, Tetsuichiro, Ko

• Endoscopic submucosal dissection of early gastric cancer

  Citation: 534

  Authors: Takuji, Hironori, Roy M.

• Clinical diagnostic criteria of autoimmune pancreatitis: revised proposal

  Citation: 470

  Authors: Kazuichi, Shigeyuki, Terumi, Satoru, Shigeki, Isao, Hirotaka, Tetsuhide, Seiki, Kazuro, Tooru, Masaru, Koichi, Keiko, Koji, Taketo, Masanori, Makoto

• Prevalence and associated metabolic factors of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in the general population from 2009 to 2010 in Japan: a multicenter large retrospective study

  Citation: 441

  Authors: Yuichiro, Hideyuki, Masafumi, Toshihiko, Naofumi, Kazuma, Kazuaki, Toshiji

• Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for inflammatory bowel disease

  Citation: 422

  Authors: Katsuyoshi, Taku, Fumiaki, Toshiyuki, Fumihito, Nagamu, Jun, Kenji, Kiyonori, Kazutaka, Reiko, Satoshi, Masakazu, Hiroshi, Fumio, Masayuki, Toshiaki, Toshiaki, Takanori, Yoshinori, Ken-ichi, Kenji, Toshifumi, Yasuo, Mamoru, Kentaro, Tooru

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