Pancreatology

Aims & Scope

Pancreatology is the official journal of the International Association of Pancreatology (IAP), the European Pancreatic Club (EPC) and several national societies and study groups around the world.

Dedicated to the understanding and treatment of exocrine as well as endocrine pancreatic disease, this multidisciplinary periodical publishes original basic, translational and clinical pancreatic research from a range of fields including gastroenterology, oncology, surgery, pharmacology, cellular and molecular biology as well as endocrinology, immunology and epidemiology.

Readers can expect to gain new insights into pancreatic physiology and into the pathogenesis, diagnosis, therapeutic approaches and prognosis of pancreatic diseases.

The journal features original articles, case reports, consensus guidelines and topical, cutting edge reviews, thus representing a source of valuable, novel information for clinical and basic researchers alike.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.7
2024	2.80

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.119

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	92

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	4014

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1382

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology and 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.

• International consensus guidelines 2012 for the management of IPMN and MCN of the pancreas

  Citation: 1959

  Authors: Masao, Carlos, Volkan, Suresh, Massimo, Jin-Young, Wataru, Philippe, Martha Bishop, C. Max, Michio, Christopher L., Koji, Kenji

• International Consensus Guidelines for Management of Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms and Mucinous Cystic Neoplasms of the Pancreas

  Citation: 1683

  Authors: Masao, Suresh, Volkan, Fernandez-Del, Massimo, Michio, Koji, Kenji, Seiki

• Revisions of international consensus Fukuoka guidelines for the management of IPMN of the pancreas

  Citation: 1425

  Authors: Masao, Carlos, Terumi, Jin Young, Philippe, Takao, Roberto, Yasuhiro, Minoru, Christopher L.

• IAP/APA evidence-based guidelines for the management of acute pancreatitis

  Citation: 1293

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• International consensus on definition and criteria of borderline resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma 2017

  Citation: 612

  Authors: Shuji, Shugo, John A., Claudio, Carlos, Thilo, Aoi, Matthew H.G., Sun-Whe, Masashi, Hirohisa, Christoph W., Christopher L.

• IAP Guidelines for the surgical management of acute pancreatitis

  Citation: 467

  Authors: Waldemar, Andrew, Clement, Claudio, Colin J., Paul G., Ross, Eugene Di, Peter A., David C., Christos, Charles D., Kat, Paula, Werner, Jens, Gerry, John P., Markus W.

• Chronic pancreatitis: An international draft consensus proposal for a new mechanistic definition

  Citation: 436

  Authors: David C., Luca, Pramod, Julia B., Alexander, Dhiraj, Tooru

• Addressing the challenges of pancreatic cancer: Future directions for improving outcomes

  Citation: 401

  Authors: Manuel, Stefano, Jörg, Roberto, J.-Matthias, John, Francisco X., Jean-Luc, Volker

• Pathophysiology of acute pancreatitis

  Citation: 396

  Authors: Madhav, Fei Ling, Yang, Hon Yen, Jiali, Padmam, Lakshmi

• The incidence and aetiology of acute pancreatitis across Europe

  Citation: 312

  Authors: Stephen E., Sian, Ann, John G., Tim H., David G.

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