Gastroenterology is the most prominent journal in the field of
gastrointestinal disease. As the official journal of the
AGA Institute,
Gastroenterology delivers up-to-date and authoritative coverage of both basic and clinical
gastroenterology. Regular features include articles by leading authorities and reports on the latest treatments for diseases. Original research is organized by clinical and basic-translational content, as well as by alimentary tract, liver, pancreas, and biliary content.
Gastroenterology also bridges the gap between basic and clinical science by publishing comprehensive reviews and perspectives on important topics such as pancreatitis and liver disease. Additional features include Covering the Cover; Mentoring, Training, and Education Corner; Press Highlights; Imaging and Advanced Technology; Clinical Challenges and Images in GI; Selected Summaries; Print and Digital Media Reviews; Continuing Medical Education Activities; Editorials; and Correspondence. Multimedia offerings include images, video abstracts, and podcasts. Gastroenterology also provides updates and commentary via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and its research blog The AGA Journals Blog
. Gastroenterology is recommended for initial purchase in the Brandon-Hill study, Selected List of Books and Journals for the Small Medical Library.
Gastroenterology is ranked 1st of 80 journals in the Gastroenterology and Hepatology category on the 2017 Journal Citation Reports®, published by Clarivate Analytics, and has an Impact Factor of 19.809. Its immediacy index, which is a measure of how topical and urgent work published Gastroenterology is 4.450, one of the highest in the field. On average, authors receive decisions on their manuscripts within three weeks. Gastroenterology is circulated to 19,000 individuals and institutions worldwide.
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ISSN NUMBER |
0016-5085 |
Format |
Journal |
Publisher |
SAUNDERS |
Volume Number |
Volumes 160-161 |
Frequency |
6.5 issues |
Editors-in-Chief ,Richard M. Peek ,Jr.,Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States, ,Douglas A. Corley ,,Kaiser Permanente and University of California, San Francisco, United States,Senior Associate Editors ,Rebecca C. Fitzgerald ,,University of Cambridge, England, United Kingdom, ,T. Jake Liang ,,National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland, United States, ,Jacquelyn Maher ,,University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States,Associate Editors ,Hans-Rudolf Berthoud ,,Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States, ,Jean- Frédéric Colombel ,,Mount Sinai West Medical Center, New York, New York, United States, ,Wael M. El-Rifai ,,Nashville, TN, United States, ,John M. Inadomi ,,UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, Seattle, Washington, United States, ,Anirban Maitra ,,UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER, Houston, Texas, United States, ,Jorge A. Marrero ,,The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston John P and Katherine G McGovern Medical School, Houston, ,Beth A. McCormick ,,University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, ,Linda Rabeneck ,MD, MPH,University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, ,David T. Rubin ,MD, AGAF,UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, Chicago, IL, ,Ashok K. Saluja ,PhD, AGAF,University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States, ,Kenton M. Sanders ,,University of Nevada Las Vegas, Reno, Nevada, United States, ,Michael F. Vaezi ,MD, PhD, MSc,VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, Nashville, Tennessee, United States, ,Keith T. Wilson ,MD, AGAF,VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, Nashville, Tennessee, United States, ,Sir Nicholas A. Wright ,MD, PhD, AGAF,Queen Mary University of London, London, England, United Kingdom, ,Stefan Zeuzem ,,Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, ,Hao Zhu ,,UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER, Dallas, Texas, United States,Special Section Editors , ,,,Covering the Cover ,Andrew T. Chan ,MD, MPH, AGAF,MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, ,Christopher S. WIlliams ,,Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States,Mentoring, Education, and Training Corner ,Prateek Sharma ,,UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MED CTR, Kansas City, Kansas, United States,Clinical Challenges and Images in GI ,Bilal Hameed ,,University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States, ,Uma Mahadevan ,,University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States, ,Kay Washington ,MD,VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, Nashville, Tennessee, United States,Gastroenterology in Motion ,Jacques Bergman ,,University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ,Patrick Yachimski ,MD, MPH,University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands,Selected Summaries ,Marcia Cruz-Correa ,MD, PhD, AGAF,University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, ,David A. Schwartz ,MD, AGAF,VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, Nashville, Tennessee, United States,Reviews in Basic and Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology ,Douglas J. Robertson ,,White River Junction VA Medical Center, White River Junction, Vermont, United States, ,Vincent Yang ,MD, PhD, AGAF,Stony Brook University, Stony Brook,Continuing Medical Education (CME) Activities ,Keith L. Obstein ,MD, MPH,VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, Nashville, Tennessee, United States,Biostatistical Editors ,Mark van der Laan ,,University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States, ,Ann G. Zauberman ,PhD, AGAF,University of Pennsylvania Wharton School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States,Editorial Fellow ,Rishi Naik ,,Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee,Advisory Board ,Naji N. Abumrad ,,VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, Nashville, Tennessee, United States, ,John I Allen ,MD, MBA, AGAF,University of Michigan Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, ,Kim Barrett ,PhD, AGAF,University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States, ,R. Daniel Beauchamp ,,VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, Nashville, Tennessee, United States, ,David Brenner ,MD,University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States, ,Henry Cohen ,,University of the Republic Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay, ,Roberto Dantas ,,University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ,Nicholas O. Davidson ,PhD,Washington University in St Louis School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, ,Chyke A. Doubeni ,MBBS, MPH,Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota, United States, ,Robert Fletcher ,,Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, ,Jochen Hampe ,,Dresden University Hospital, Dresden, Germany, ,Ajay Kumar ,,Fortis Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi, India, ,Jeffrey Lee ,MD,UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER, ,Michael Manns ,,Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany, ,Irene Oi-Lin Ng ,,University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, ,David Brent Polk ,,Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, ,José María Remes-Troche ,,Veracruzana University Digestive Physiology and Gastrointestinal Motility Laboratory, Veracruz, Mexico, ,David Shih ,MD, PhD,CEDARS-SIANI MEDICAL CENTER, Los Angeles, California, United States, ,Kentaro Sugano ,,Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan, ,Joseph Sung ,,The Chinese University of Hong Kong Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong, ,Willem J.S. de Villiers ,MD, PhD, MHCM, AGAF,Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa, ,Fu-Sheng Wang ,,University of Washington Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, China, ,David Whiteman ,,QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Herston, Queensland, Australia,Editors Emeriti ,Abraham H. Aaron ,1953-1959,,AGA Institute Staff ,Christopher Lowe ,,The American Gastroenterological Association, ,Laura Flecha ,,Publications and Graphics Manager, ,Sarah Williamson ,,Senior Medical Illustrator, ,Kristine Novak ,,Science Editor, ,T. Thoba Khumalo Petrovic ,,The American Gastroenterological Association, ,Brook A. Simpson ,,Journals Social Media Manager, ,Lindsey M. Brounstein ,,Graphics Support, ,Ryan Farrell ,,Publications Manager, ,Jillian L. Schweitzer ,,Senior Publications Coordinator, ,Alexander Vaeth ,,Publications and Graphics Coordinator, ,Erin C. Landis ,,Vice President of Publications,Officers of the AGA Institute ,Hashem B. El-Serag, President Elect ,,Houston, Texas, ,David A. Lieberman, President ,,Portland, Oregon, ,M. Bishr Omary, Vice President ,,Ann Arbor, Michigan, ,Lawrence S. Kim, Secretary/Treasurer ,,Littleton, Colorado