World Journal of Gastroenterology explained

World Journal of Gastroenterology
Discipline:Gastroenterology
Abbreviation:World J. Gastroenterol.
Former Name:China National Journal of New Gastroenterology
Editor:Andrzej S. Tarnawski
Publisher:Baishideng Publishing Group
History:1995-present
Frequency:Weekly
Impact:5.742
Impact-Year:2020
Openaccess:Yes
License:Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial
Website:http://www.wjgnet.com
Link1:http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/current.htm
Link1-Name:Online access
Link2:http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/archive.htm
Link2-Name:Online archive
Link3:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/journals/818/
Link3-Name:PubMed Central archive
Issn:1007-9327
Eissn:2219-2840
Coden:WJGAF2
Oclc:41888177

World Journal of Gastroenterology is a weekly peer-reviewed open access medical journal that covers research in gastroenterology. It was established in 1995 and is published by Baishideng Publishing Group, which was included on Beall's list of predatory publishers.[1] The editor-in-chief is Andrzej S. Tarnawski (California State University, Long Beach).

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in:In 2004, the journal was delisted from the Journal Citation Reports for excessive self-citation,[2] but it was restored to this index in 2008, at which time its impact factor was determined to be 2.081. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2020 impact factor of 5.742, ranking it 28th out of 92 journals in the category "Gastroenterology and Hepatology".[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Beall's List of Predatory Journals and Publishers. Thinkchecksubmit. 13 April 2018. en.
  2. News: The number that's devouring science: The impact factor, once a simple way to rank scientific journals, has become an unyielding yardstick for hiring, tenure, and grants . . 52 . 9 . A12 . Richard . Monastersky . October 14, 2005.
  3. Book: 2017 . Journals Ranked by Impact: Gastroenterology and Hepatology . 2016 Journal Citation Reports . . Science . Web of Science. Journal Citation Reports .