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Welcome to the World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

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 >>

2026 Published Issues
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Editors-in-Chief
  • Bing Hu, MD, Professor, (Email: hubingnj@163.com) Department of Gastroenterology, Endoscopy Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
Indexing/Abstracting
The WJGE is now abstracted and indexed in Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI, Web of Science), PubMed, PubMed Central, 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 WJGE as 1.8; JIF without journal self cites: 1.7; 5-year JIF: 1.9; JIF Rank: 98/147 in gastroenterology and hepatology; JIF Quartile: Q3; and 5-year JIF Quartile: Q3.
ISSN
1948-5190 (online)
Latest Manuscript Statistics
Received (2263), Peer Review Time (26 days/Mean), Time to First Decision (41 days/Mean), Second Decision Time (34 days/Mean), Accepted (53.6%/Mean), Production Time (54 days/Mean), Time to Publication (173 days/Mean), and Rejected (35.7%/Mean).
Editorial
Review
Miltiadis K Moutzoukis, Anastasios Manolakis, Andreas Kapsoritakis, Dimitrios Christodoulou, Konstantinos Argyriou 
World J Gastrointest Endosc 18(1):113918. Published online Jan 16, 2026. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v18.i1.113918
Adonis A Protopapas, Vaia Kyritsi, Dimitrios Tsavdaris, Alexandros Mekras, Christos Savopoulos, Antonios Michalopoulos, Daniel Paramythiotis 
World J Gastrointest Endosc 18(1):114033. Published online Jan 16, 2026. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v18.i1.114033
Minireviews
Retrospective Study
Oscar Corsi, Richard Martinez, Joaquín Aguirre, Isidora Friedrich, Victoria Galeno, Vicente Jimenez, Pamela Briones, Luis Antonio Díaz, Alberto Espino, Jose Ignacio Vargas 
World J Gastrointest Endosc 18(1):111384. Published online Jan 16, 2026. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v18.i1.111384
Muhammad Kalim, Marria Sarwar, Syed Saad Ali Chishti, Muharram Ali, Saqib Qayyum, Jawad Ahmed, Murk Memon, Elham Shenawa 
World J Gastrointest Endosc 18(1):114791. Published online Jan 16, 2026. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v18.i1.114791
Zahabia Sohail, Aisha Jamal, Masood Muhammad Karim, Syedda Ayesha, Abdul Hadi Shahid, Muhammad Bazil Musharraf, Zeeshan Uddin, Adeel Ur Rehman 
World J Gastrointest Endosc 18(1):115392. Published online Jan 16, 2026. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v18.i1.115392
Observational Study
Randomized Controlled Trial
Khellaf Amalou, Nadjib Benboudiaf, Mohamed Tahar Medkour, Farid Belghanem, Hana Chetroub, Ryma Rekab, Ahlem Belloula, Fateh Bouaouina, Khadidja Saidani 
World J Gastrointest Endosc 18(1):113788. Published online Jan 16, 2026. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v18.i1.113788
Letter to the Editor