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Welcome to the World Journal of Hepatology

World Journal of Hepatology (WJH, World J Hepatol) is a high-quality, open-access academic journal that employs a single-blind peer-review process. The journal focuses on publishing clinical, basic, and translational research achievements that are innovative, novel, and practical in the fields of hepatology. The types of articles published in WJH include Editorial, Opinion Review, Frontier, Review, Minireview, Clinical Research, Basic Study, Systematic Review, Meta-analysis, Evidence-based Medicine, Field of Vision, Clinical Guidelines, Letter to the Editor, and Case Report. All submissions must comply with academic norms and ethical requirements. WJH is edited and published by the Baishideng Publishing Group. Submit here >>

2026 Published Issues
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Editors-in-Chief
  • Ke-Qin Hu, MD, Professor, (E-mail: kqhu@uci.edu) Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, CA 92617, United States
  • Joseph K Lim, MD, Professor, (E-mail: joseph.lim@yale.edu) Yale Viral Hepatitis Program, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, United States
  • Nikolaos T Pyrsopoulos, MD, PhD, Professor, FACP, FACG, AGAF, FAASLD, FRCP, Director, (E-mail: nikolaos.pyrsopoulos@nyulangone.org) Liver Disease in New Jersey, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, NYU Langone Transplant Institutes, New York, NY 10016, United States
Indexing/Abstracting
The WJH is now abstracted and indexed in PubMed, PubMed Central, Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI, Web of Science), Scopus, Reference Citation Analysis, China Science and Technology Journal Database, and Superstar Journals Database.
Journal Metrics

The 2025 edition of Journal Citation Reports® cites the 2024 journal impact factor (JIF) for WJH as 2.5; JIF without journal self cites: 2.5; 5-year JIF: 3.0; JIF Rank: 68/147 in gastroenterology and hepatology; JIF Quartile: Q2; and 5-year JIF Quartile: Q2.

The WJH’s CiteScore for 2024 is 4.8 and Scopus CiteScore rank 2024: Hepatology is 38/87. 

ISSN
1948-5182 (online)
Latest Manuscript Statistics
Received (3897), Peer Review Time (28 days/Mean), Time to First Decision (43 days/Mean), Second Decision Time (42 days/Mean), Accepted (54.7%/Mean), Production Time (53 days/Mean), Time to Publication (178 days/Mean), and Rejected (33.9%/Mean).
Editorial
Review
Minireviews
Ross Campbell, Cerys Russell, Jacques Izopet, Kamar Nassim, Mark Sonderup, Sven Pischke, Sebastian J Wallace, Richie G Madden 
World J Hepatol 18(2):112467. Published online Feb 27, 2026. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v18.i2.112467
Retrospective Cohort Study
Matheus Machado Rech, Leandro Luis Corso, Elisa Fioreze Dal Bó, Andressa Daiane Ferraza, Fernanda Tomé, Alana Zulian Terres, Rafael Sartori Balbinot, Raul Angelo Balbinot, Silvana Sartori Balbinot, Jonathan Soldera 
World J Hepatol 18(2):111099. Published online Feb 27, 2026. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v18.i2.111099
Neeraj Singla, Katrevula Anudeep Venkata, Pradev Inavolu, Sana Fathima Memon, Krithi Krishna Koduri, Aniruddha Pratap Singh, Thejesh Katamareddy, Santosh Darisetty, Vinod Koppoju, Nitin Jagtap, Rakesh Kalpala, Sundeep Lakhtakia, Mohan Ramchandani, Manu Tandan, Duvvur Nageshwar Reddy 
World J Hepatol 18(2):113464. Published online Feb 27, 2026. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v18.i2.113464
Tuong-Anh Mai-Phan, Khanh-Phat Thai, Kim-Long Le, Tri-Nhan Pham, Minh-Quang Tran, Phu-Cuong Pham, Nhu Ngoc-Quynh Duong, My-Tran Trinh, Nguyen-Khoi Le 
World J Hepatol 18(2):113695. Published online Feb 27, 2026. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v18.i2.113695
Retrospective Study
Jing-Jing Tu, Han Zhang, De-Run Kong, Yan-Hong Feng, Yue-Cheng Yu, Tai-Shun Li, Feng Zhang, Wei Zhang, Hui Xu, Qin Yin, Lei Wang, Ming Zhang, Jiang-Qiang Xiao, Yu-Zheng Zhuge 
World J Hepatol 18(2):113775. Published online Feb 27, 2026. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v18.i2.113775
Observational Study
Giovani Schulte Farina, Bárbara Brambilla, Emanuelle Mendonça Pandolfo, Laura Kalil Nader Lazzaretti, Stéfano Mateus Schio Kuiava, Ana Maria Graciolli, Vitória Maria Kriger, Carlos Henrique Dal Bem Fistarol, Augusto Cardoso Sgarioni, Henrique Prataviera Giovanardi, Aline Caldart Tregnago, Floriano Riva, Cassiano da Silva Scholze, Daniel Cecconi Agostini, Bruno Dellamea, Arturo Tamayo, Tiago Lemos Cerqueira, Jonathan Soldera, Ben Min-Woo Illigens 
World J Hepatol 18(2):111962. Published online Feb 27, 2026. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v18.i2.111962
Tomas Koky, Sylvia Drazilova, Slavomira Komarova, Marian Macej, Dominika Toporcerova, Martin Janicko, Ivana Spakova, Miroslava Rabajdova, Maria Marekova, Peter Jarcuska 
World J Hepatol 18(2):113685. Published online Feb 27, 2026. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v18.i2.113685
Armando Curto, Michele Tanturli, Rocco Gabriele Iamello, Pietro Rossi, Giulia Mengozzi, Leonardo Dei, Tommaso Mello, Tommaso Innocenti, Gabriele Dragoni, Andrea Galli, Erica Nicola Lynch 
World J Hepatol 18(2):114206. Published online Feb 27, 2026. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v18.i2.114206
Basic Study
Case Report
Femmy Nurul Akbar, Nikko Darnindro, Annisa Ayu Wardhani, Safira Rosiana Choirida, Shafa Nada Saphira, Griffith Ismed, Ida Ayu Made Kshanti, Syifa Mustika, Hari Hendarto 
World J Hepatol 18(2):115063. Published online Feb 27, 2026. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v18.i2.115063
Letter to the Editor
Marco E Diaz-Cordova, Ishani Sharma, William Pascal, Kenji Okumura 
World J Hepatol 18(2):116828. Published online Feb 27, 2026. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v18.i2.116828