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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 >>

2025 Published Issues
7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Editors-in-Chief
  • Ke-Qin Hu, MD, Professor, (E-mail: kqhu@uci.edu) Div Gastroenterol and Hepatol, 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, (E-mail: pyrsopni@njms.rutgers.edu) Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ 07103, 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 (261), Peer Review Time (5 days/Mean), Time to First Decision (36 days/Mean), Second Decision Time (24 days/Mean), Accepted (35.6%/Mean), Production Time (39 days/Mean), Time to Publication (141 days/Mean), and Rejected (17.6%/Mean).
Opinion Review
Bakari Korchilava, Tamar Khachidze, Nino Megrelishvili, Lika Svanadze, Manana Kakabadze, Keti Tsomaia, Memed Jintcharadze, Dimitri Kordzaia 
World J Hepatol 17(7):107378. Published online Jul 27, 2025. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v17.i7.107378
Review
Bryan Adrian Priego-Parra, Berenice M Román-Calleja, Rocio Gallego-Duran, Jordi Gracia-Sancho, Jose Antonio Velarde Ruiz-Velasco, Jose Maria Remes-Troche 
World J Hepatol 17(7):107668. Published online Jul 27, 2025. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v17.i7.107668
Minireviews
Nicolás Bustos, Flavia Giubergia, Cristóbal Mora, Christian Lara, Álvaro Urzúa, Máximo Cattaneo, Jaime Poniachik, Daniela B Vera, Abraham IJ Gajardo 
World J Hepatol 17(7):106291. Published online Jul 27, 2025. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v17.i7.106291
Kadek Mercu Narapati Pamungkas, Putu Itta Sandi Lesmana Dewi, Ajib Zaim Alamsyah, Ni Luh Putu Yunia Dewi, Ni Nyoman Gita Kharisma Dewi, I Ketut Mariadi, Dwijo Anargha Sindhughosa 
World J Hepatol 17(7):106810. Published online Jul 27, 2025. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v17.i7.106810
Natalie E Mitchell, Shu-Yen Chan, David Jerez Diaz, Nida Ansari, Junseo Lee, Patrick Twohig 
World J Hepatol 17(7):107223. Published online Jul 27, 2025. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v17.i7.107223
Da-Qing Li, Zhen-Yi Lin, Jian-Guo Wang, Rong-Qian Wu, Yu Zhang, Zhao-Qing Du 
World J Hepatol 17(7):107603. Published online Jul 27, 2025. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v17.i7.107603
Somdatta Giri, Alpana Mukhuty, Samim A Mondal, Jayaprakash Sahoo, Ayan Roy, Sadishkumar Kamalanathan, Dukhabandhu Naik 
World J Hepatol 17(7):107675. Published online Jul 27, 2025. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v17.i7.107675
Case Control Study
Retrospective Cohort Study
Retrospective Study
Prospective Study
Basic Study
Case Report
Marta Giacomelli, Simone Carotti, Federico Vozella, Federica Pagliei, Chiara Taffon, Andrea Baiocchini, Francesco Luigi Gambaro, Antonio Picardi, Umberto Vespasiani-Gentilucci, Giovanni Galati 
World J Hepatol 17(7):106253. Published online Jul 27, 2025. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v17.i7.106253
Letter to the Editor