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IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #3,939Hybrid

Gut and Liver

Abbreviation (ISO):GUT LIVER
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Identifier (ISSN):1976-2283(Print)/2005-1212(Online)
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Publisher:Joe Bok Chung
Clarivate IF (2026)
4.1↑ +0.9
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q2
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Gut and Liver

WoS Q2
13462.8520182.9720193.1420204.5220214.3220223.420233.420243.220254.12026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):4.1
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
1.143
#3,939

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
70

70 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate8.8%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
139articles/year
99.59% Gold OA•79.82% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Gut and Liver is an international journal of gastroenterology, focusing on the gastrointestinal tract, liver, biliary tree, pancreas, motility, and neurogastroenterology. Gut and Liver delivers up-to-date, authoritative papers on both clinical and research-based topics in gastroenterology. The Journal publishes original articles, case reports, brief communications, letters to the editor and invited review articles in the field of gastroenterology. The Journal is operated by internationally renowned editorial boards and designed to provide a global opportunity to promote academic developments in the field of gastroenterology and hepatology. Gut and Liver is jointly owned and operated by 8 affiliated societies in the field of gastroenterology, namely: the Korean Society of Gastroenterology, the Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the Korean Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility, the Korean College of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research, the Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases, the Korean Association for the Study of the Liver, the Korean Pancreatobiliary Association, and the Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Cancer.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine99.7%Internal medicine97.3%Biology88.2%Gastroenterology68.2%Pathology66.7%Genetics66.4%Surgery60.3%Chemistry47.6%Biochemistry46%Radiology35.9%Immunology32.4%Cancer32%Mathematics26.2%Endocrinology24.5%Disease24.3%Statistics21.7%

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY

Q2
Rank40/153
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY

Q2
Rank54/153
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF4.1
Articles / Year93
Total Citations12
2025
IF3.2
Articles / Year124
Total Citations394
2024
IF3.4
Articles / Year86
Total Citations521
2023
IF3.4
Articles / Year115
Total Citations1,109
2022
IF4.321
Articles / Year117
Total Citations1,531

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #3,939Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2009-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.143

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.11

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,431 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,186
3-Year Documents349
Citable Documents282

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate35.5%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

GastroenterologyQ1
HepatologyQ2
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 8.8%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Gut and Liver (abbr: GUT LIVER, ISSN: 1976-2283) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Medicine, published by Joe Bok Chung in South Korea since 2007. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 4.10, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.143 (Q1), an H-index of 70.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Tri-annual, an annual output of approximately 139 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,431 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Joe Bok Chung
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Tri-annual
Founding Year
2007
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
EDITORIAL OFFICE GUT & LIVER, 305 LOTTE GOLD ROSE II, 890-59, DAECHI 4-DONG, GANGNAM-GU, SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, 135-839

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01