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Welcome to the World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology

World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology (WJGO, World J Gastrointest Oncol) 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 oncology. The types of articles published in WJGO 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. WJGO is edited and published by the Baishideng Publishing Group. Submit here >>

2026 Published Issues
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Editors-in-Chief
  • Winnie Yeo, FRCP, FRCPE, MD, Professor, (E-mail: winnie@clo.cuhk.edu.hk) Department of Clinical Oncology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
Indexing/Abstracting
The WJGO is now abstracted and indexed in PubMed, PubMed Central, Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE, also known as SciSearch®), Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition, 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 WJGO as 2.5; JIF without journal self cites: 2.4; 5-year JIF: 2.7; JIF Rank: 68/147 in gastroenterology and hepatology; JIF Quartile: Q2; and 5-year JIF Quartile: Q3; JIF Rank: 188/326 in oncology; JIF Quartile: Q3; and 5-year JIF Quartile: Q3.

The WJGO’s CiteScore for 2024 is 3.3 and Scopus CiteScore rank 2024: Gastroenterology is 89/173; Oncology is 235/415. 

ISSN
1948-5204 (online)
Latest Manuscript Statistics
Received (4155), Peer Review Time (32 days/Mean), Time to First Decision (47 days/Mean), Second Decision Time (36 days/Mean), Accepted (49.1%/Mean), Production Time (52 days/Mean), Time to Publication (164 days/Mean), and Rejected (41.9%/Mean).
Editorial
Field of Vision
Review
Adriana G Quiroz-Reyes, Paulina Delgado-Gonzalez, Jose Francisco Islas, Veronica L Loaiza-Gutierrez, Michelle G Santoyo-Suarez, Juan A Garcia-Loredo, Carlos A Gonzalez-Villarreal, Fernanda Ramirez-Fernandez, Elsa N Garza-Treviño 
World J Gastrointest Oncol 18(1):113553. Published online Jan 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v18.i1.113553
Minireviews
Ken Kurisaki, Shinichiro Kobayashi, Taro Akashi, Yasuhiko Nakao, Masayuki Fukumoto, Kaito Tasaki, Tomohiko Adachi, Susumu Eguchi, Kengo Kanetaka 
World J Gastrointest Oncol 18(1):111357. Published online Jan 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v18.i1.111357
Retrospective Cohort Study
En-Hui Dai, Shu-Hao Que, Huan Xu, Guo-Qiang Zhong, Zhen Zhang, Xu Liang, Shu-Wei Zhai, Yue-Tong Li, Jing-Jing Wang, Wei Feng 
World J Gastrointest Oncol 18(1):113440. Published online Jan 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v18.i1.113440
Retrospective Study
Toshihiko Matsumoto, Soma Sugimoto, Reo Omori, Chinatsu Makiyama, Akio Nakasya, Hiroki Nagai, Hisateru Yasui, Reiji Higashi, Akitoshi Sasamoto, Hironaga Satake 
World J Gastrointest Oncol 18(1):112944. Published online Jan 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v18.i1.112944
Observational Study
Wan-Qi Zhong, Su Wu, Ru-Xin Jiang, Shao-Ru Chen, Dan-Yang Li, Jun Zhou, Jiang-Xia Wu, Ruo-Jing Zeng, Hui Zhi 
World J Gastrointest Oncol 18(1):116312. Published online Jan 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v18.i1.116312
Meta-Analysis
Case Report
Letter to the Editor
Francesca Vescio, Silvia Curcio, Isabella Aquila, Michele Ammendola, Alessandro Pasquale Tarallo 
World J Gastrointest Oncol 18(1):112630. Published online Jan 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v18.i1.112630
Xue-Juan Zhang, Nai-Xuan Deng, Huan-Qing Zhang, Jie-Zuan Cen, Zi-Xuan Zheng, Meng-Qin Guo, Zheng-Wei Huang 
World J Gastrointest Oncol 18(1):114924. Published online Jan 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v18.i1.114924
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