Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences (JHBPS) is the leading peer-reviewed journal in the field of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences.

JHBPS publishes articles dealing with clinical research as well as translational research on all aspects of this field.

Coverage includes Original Article, Review Article, Images of Interest, Rapid Communication and an announcement section.

Letters to the Editor and comments on the journal’s policies or content are also included.

JHBPS welcomes submissions from surgeons, physicians, endoscopists, radiologists, oncologists, and pathologists.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.8
2024	3.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.427

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	108

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	2604

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1373

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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

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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.

• Tokyo Guidelines 2018: diagnostic criteria and severity grading of acute cholecystitis (with videos)

  Citation: 869

  Authors: Masamichi, Jiro, Tadahiro, Steven M., Horacio J., Go, Kazuto, Itaru, Daniel J., Fumihiko, Kohji, Tsann‐Long, Wayne Shih‐Wei, Chen‐Guo, Miin‐Fu, Ho‐Seong, Yoo‐Seok, In‐Seok, Dong‐Sup, Yoshinori, Satoru, Tomohiko, Ryota, Toshifumi, Yasuhisa, Yukio, Taizo, Palepu, Eduard, Kui‐Hin, Christos, Dirk J., Daniel, Giulio, O. James, Mariano Eduardo, Eduardo, Kenji, Akiko, Avinash Nivritti, Henry A., Harjit, Angus C. W., Wan Yee, Anthony Yuen Bun, Goro, Atsushi, Koji, Harumi, Takao, Seiki, Masahiro, Toshihiko, Naoki, Hiromi, Seigo, Koichi, Kazuo, Yoshinobu, Masakazu

• Tokyo Guidelines 2018: flowchart for the management of acute cholecystitis

  Citation: 627

  Authors: Kohji, Kenji, Tadahiro, Steven M., Horacio J., Itaru, Yukio, Taizo, Henry A., Akiko, Koji, Ho‐Seong, Tsann‐Long, Yasuhisa, Yoo‐Seok, Wayne Shih‐Wei, Giulio, Christos, Masamichi, Seiki, Takao, Palepu, O. James, Fumihiko, Masafumi, Akihiko, Go, Daniel, Eduardo, Satoru, Yoshinori, Tomohiko, Ryota, Keita, Goro, Avinash Nivritti, Masahiro, Toshihiko, Dirk J., Daniel J., Kui‐Hin, Miin‐Fu, Kazunori, Keng‐Hao, Cheng‐Hsi, Angus C. W., Dong‐Sup, In‐Seok, Eduard, Xiao‐Ping, Sheung Tat, Chen‐Guo, Mariano Eduardo, Seigo, Masafumi, Koichi, Kazuo, Yoshinobu, Masakazu

• Tokyo Guidelines 2018: diagnostic criteria and severity grading of acute cholangitis (with videos)

  Citation: 528

  Authors: Seiki, Kazuto, Tadahiro, Steven M., Henry A., Toshifumi, Jiro, Kui‐Hin, Fumihiko, Akihiko, Keng‐Hao, Cheng‐Hsi, Keita, Palepu, Takao, Dirk J., Yasuhisa, Shuntaro, Mariano Eduardo, Wayne Shih‐Wei, Myung‐Hwan, Kohji, Giulio, Christos, Angus C. W., Wan Yee, Itaru, Harumi, Masahiro, Toshihiko, Todd H., Eduardo, Anthony Yuen Bun, Tsann‐Long, Chen‐Guo, Miin‐Fu, Ho‐Seong, Yoo‐Seok, In‐Seok, Dong‐Sup, Ryota, Seigo, Masafumi, Daniel J., Eduard, Koichi, Yoshinobu, Kazuo, Masakazu

• A novel difficulty scoring system for laparoscopic liver resection

  Citation: 439

  Authors: Daisuke, Minoru, Hiromitsu, Yuichiro, Hiroyuki, Yuta, Yasushi, Toshio, Chisato, Osamu, Hironori, Go

• Tokyo Guidelines 2018: surgical management of acute cholecystitis: safe steps in laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis (with videos)

  Citation: 351

  Authors: Go, Yukio, Taizo, Tadahiro, Steven M., Horacio J., Itaru, Akiko, Koji, Kenji, Yasuhisa, Kohji, Henry A., Ho‐Seong, Tsann‐Long, Yoo‐Seok, Dong‐Sup, In‐Seok, Wayne Shih‐Wei, Mariano Eduardo, O. James, Dirk J., Giulio, Christos, Palepu, Angus C. W., Wan Yee, Keng‐Hao, Cheng‐Hsi, Takeyuki, Masafumi, Akihiko, Nobumi, Shuichi, Ryota, Satoru, Yoshinori, Tomohiko, Masamichi, Daniel, Goro, Atsushi, Eduardo, Avinash Nivritti, Hiromi, Taizo, Masahiro, Toshihiko, Seigo, Masafumi, Koichi, Yoshinobu, Kazuo, Masakazu

• Japanese guidelines for the management of acute pancreatitis: Japanese Guidelines 2015

  Citation: 344

  Authors: Masamichi, Tadahiro, Toshihiko, Masahiro, Shuji, Keita, Takao, Naohiro, Toshifumi, Hisato, Keisho, Masahiko, Masumi, Nobuya, Yasutoshi, Seiki, Kunihiro, Takayuki, Kazunori, Yoshifumi, Morihisa, Miho, Satoru, Shinju, Koichi

• Tokyo Guidelines 2018: initial management of acute biliary infection and flowchart for acute cholangitis

  Citation: 321

  Authors: Fumihiko, Kohji, Tadahiro, Steven M., Horacio J., Henry A., Harumi, Joseph S., David, Ho‐Seong, Myung‐Hwan, Tsann‐Long, Miin‐Fu, Wayne Shih‐Wei, Seiki, Takao, O. James, Kui‐Hin, Akihiko, Keng‐Hao, Cheng‐Hsi, Dirk J., Giulio, Christos, Palepu, Angus C. W., Wan Yee, Itaru, Kenji, Yoo‐Seok, Eduardo, Mariano Eduardo, Eduard, Harjit, Goro, Koji, Yasuhisa, Keita, Ryota, Manabu, Toshiki, Naohiro, Nobuyasu, Akiko, Shuntaro, Hiromi, Jiro, Kazuto, Yukio, Taizo, Masamichi, Taizo, Seigo, Masafumi, Koichi, Yoshinobu, Kazuo, Masakazu

• Tokyo Guidelines 2018: antimicrobial therapy for acute cholangitis and cholecystitis

  Citation: 318

  Authors: Harumi, Joseph S., David, Kohji, Tadahiro, Steven M., Tomohiko, Itaru, Yukio, Taizo, Henry A., Naohisa, Yoriyuki, Akiko, Koji, Kenji, Ho‐Seong, Tsann‐Long, Yasuhisa, Yoo‐Seok, Wayne Shih‐Wei, Giulio, Christos, Masamichi, Seiki, Takao, Palepu, O. James, Fumihiko, Eduardo, Satoru, Yoshinori, Keita, Goro, Avinash Nivritti, Masahiro, Toshihiko, Dirk J., Daniel J., Kui‐Hin, Miin‐Fu, Keng‐Hao, Cheng‐Hsi, Angus C. W., Dong‐Sup, In‐Seok, Eduard, Xiao‐Ping, Sheung Tat, Chen‐Guo, Mariano Eduardo, Seigo, Masafumi, Shuntaro, Ryota, Koichi, Kazuo, Yoshinobu, Masakazu

• TG13 diagnostic criteria and severity grading of acute cholecystitis (with videos)

  Citation: 313

  Authors: Masamichi, Tadahiro, Steven M., Joseph S., Toshihiko, Harumi, Henry A., O. James, Seiki, Jiro, Toshifumi, Masahiro, Fumihiko, Kohji, Toshio, Takao, Yuichi, Christos, Angus C.W., Wan‐Yee, Avinash N., Giulio, Serafin C., Kui‐Hin, Myung‐Hwan, Sun‐Whe, Chen‐Guo

• Clinical diagnostic criteria of IgG4‐related sclerosing cholangitis 2012

  Citation: 305

  Authors: Hirotaka, Kazuichi, Hirohito, Kazuo, Shigeyuki, Terumi, Susumu, Kazushige, Kenji, Hitoshi, Takayoshi, Shigeru B.H., Nobumasa, Hideaki, Atsushi, Kenji, Osamu, Takahiro, Yasuni, Hajime

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