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World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (WJGE, World J Gastrointest Endosc) 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 gastrointestinal endoscopy. The types of articles published in WJGE 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. WJGE is edited and published by the Baishideng Publishing Group. Submit here >>
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Received (2286), Duration of Peer Review (22 days/Mean), Days from Submission to First Decision (40 days/Mean), Second Decision Time (34 days/Mean), Accepted (53.8%/Mean), Production Time (54 days/Mean), Time to Publication (172 days/Mean), and Rejected (35.6%/Mean).
Editorial
Anca Trifan, Horia Minea, Stefan Chiriac, Ana-Maria Singeap
World J Gastrointest Endosc
18(3):116865.
Published online Mar 16, 2026.
doi: 10.4253/wjge.v18.i3.116865
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Received: 11/22/2025
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Revised: 12/24/2025
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Accepted: 01/13/2026
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Minireviews
Rakesh Kochhar, Chhagan L Birda, Anupam K Singh
World J Gastrointest Endosc
18(3):114327.
Published online Mar 16, 2026.
doi: 10.4253/wjge.v18.i3.114327
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Received: 09/17/2025
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Revised: 11/17/2025
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Accepted: 01/06/2026
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Joshua Gikenye Musalia, Sarah Alzayyat, Emad S Aljahdli, Abed Al-Lehibi, Luis F Lara, Moamen Gabr
World J Gastrointest Endosc
18(3):115412.
Published online Mar 16, 2026.
doi: 10.4253/wjge.v18.i3.115412
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Received: 10/15/2025
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Revised: 11/24/2025
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Accepted: 01/15/2026
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Pei-Wen Xu, Qian-Qian Xu, Yan Yu, Yan Jiao, Ya-Hui Liu, Lei Yang
World J Gastrointest Endosc
18(3):115736.
Published online Mar 16, 2026.
doi: 10.4253/wjge.v18.i3.115736
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Received: 10/23/2025
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Retrospective Study
Mehreen Siyal, Muhammad Asim, Sajida Qureshi, Shahriyar Ghazanfar, Arif R Siddiqui, Naseer Ahmed, Abeer Altaf, Noval Zakaria, Asma Yaseen, Fahad Kakar, Shanil Kadir, Muhammad Khalid Hasan, Saad Khalid Niaz
World J Gastrointest Endosc
18(3):116060.
Published online Mar 16, 2026.
doi: 10.4253/wjge.v18.i3.116060
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Received: 10/31/2025
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Revised: 11/23/2025
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Accepted: 01/15/2026
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Hui-Feng Yuan, Ping Liu, Chang-Qing Guo, Yong-Hua Bi
World J Gastrointest Endosc
18(3):117303.
Published online Mar 16, 2026.
doi: 10.4253/wjge.v18.i3.117303
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Received: 12/03/2025
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Revised: 12/21/2025
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Accepted: 01/21/2026
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Observational Study
Fabrício Freire de Melo, Fabian Fellipe Bueno Lemos, Rafael Augusto Oliveira Sodré Leal, Gifone Aguiar Rocha, Dulciene Maria de Magalhães Queiroz
World J Gastrointest Endosc
18(3):116958.
Published online Mar 16, 2026.
doi: 10.4253/wjge.v18.i3.116958
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Received: 11/24/2025
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Basic Study
Rui-Gang Wang, Ying-Qian Wang, Han Cao
World J Gastrointest Endosc
18(3):116646.
Published online Mar 16, 2026.
doi: 10.4253/wjge.v18.i3.116646
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Systematic Reviews
Eyad Gadour, Bogdan Miutescu, Camelia Nica, Ehsaneh Taheri, Zahra Al Saeed, Bodour Raheem, Antonio Facciorusso, Mohammed S AlQahtani
World J Gastrointest Endosc
18(3):117820.
Published online Mar 16, 2026.
doi: 10.4253/wjge.v18.i3.117820
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Meta-Analysis
Princess Curlej, Jonathan Soldera
World J Gastrointest Endosc
18(3):116381.
Published online Mar 16, 2026.
doi: 10.4253/wjge.v18.i3.116381
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Received: 11/09/2025
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Si-Yi Wu, Ying-Shuang Chen, Xian-Hang Li, Teng-Jiang Yu, Fei Xie, Qing-Feng Jiang, Yong Lan, Ping He, Shi-Chao Li, Wu-Sheng Li, Wei-Dong Chen
World J Gastrointest Endosc
18(3):116697.
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doi: 10.4253/wjge.v18.i3.116697
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Case Report
Ko Matsuura, Chie Ueda, Chinami Hashimura, Hiromasa Yakushiji, Takahiko Horiuchi
World J Gastrointest Endosc
18(3):113096.
Published online Mar 16, 2026.
doi: 10.4253/wjge.v18.i3.113096
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World J Gastrointest Endosc
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Letter to the Editor
Chong Li, Yan-Qi Liu, Hong-Xia Wang
World J Gastrointest Endosc
18(3):115049.
Published online Mar 16, 2026.
doi: 10.4253/wjge.v18.i3.115049
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Received: 10/06/2025
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