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Welcome to the World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology

World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology is a rigorously peer-reviewed, open-access academic journal dedicated to publishing original, high-quality research findings in the field of gastrointestinal oncology, including clinical, translational, and basic studies, as well as research involving artificial intelligence. The journal focuses on, but is not limited to, the following areas: Islet cell adenoma, liver cell adenoma, adenomatous polyposis coli, appendiceal neoplasms, bile duct neoplasms, biliary tract neoplasms, hepatocellular carcinoma, islet cell carcinoma, pancreatic ductal carcinoma, cecal neoplasms, colonic neoplasms, colorectal neoplasms, hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal neoplasms, common bile duct neoplasms, duodenal neoplasms, esophageal neoplasms, gallbladder neoplasms, Gardner syndrome, gastrinoma, gastrointestinal neoplasms, glucagonoma, ileal neoplasms, insulinoma, intestinal neoplasms, jejunal neoplasms, liver neoplasms, experimental liver neoplasms, pancreatic neoplasms, peritoneal neoplasms, rectal neoplasms, sigmoid neoplasms, somatostatinoma, stomach neoplasms, and vipoma. Types of articles published by the journal include clinical study, basic study, case report, editorial, review, minireview, systematic review, meta-analysis, guidelines, and correspondence. The journal sincerely welcomes experts and scholars to submit original research manuscripts. Each submission will be reviewed by at least two independent referees, who will critically assess its novelty, significance, and reproducibility, as well as any flaws in experimental design and data processing, in order to provide authors with meaningful peer review reports. The journal adheres to editorial policies, peer-review processes, editorial processes, and publication ethics guidelines developed by the editorial office in accordance with the Committee on Publication Ethics, the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, and the World Association of Medical Editors. These principles form the foundation for delivering high-quality services to authors, providing high-quality academic content to readers, and supporting the advancement of clinical practice. Submit an Article >>

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 (4346), Duration of Peer Review (23 days/Mean), Days from Submission to First Decision (45 days/Mean), Second Decision Time (35 days/Mean), Accepted (49.4%/Mean), Production Time (53 days/Mean), Time to Publication (163 days/Mean), and Rejected (41.6%/Mean).
Editorial
Review
Moisés Tolentino Bento da Silva, Francisco Leonardo Torres-Leal, Juliana Soares Severo, Alda Cássia Alves da Silva, Irislene Costa Pereira, Jorddam Almondes Martins, Dallyla Jennifer Morais de Sousa, Maria Shelda de Oliveira Neres, Jheniffer da Silva Sousa, Rodrigo Soares Pereira Lima 
World J Gastrointest Oncol 18(4):115511. Published online Apr 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v18.i4.115511
Saira Rafaqat, Huma Khurshid, Ramsha Hafeez, Muhammad Irfan Latif, Sumaira Pervaiz, Sadia Iqbal, Ayesha Rehman, Khowla Anis, Tamoor Jamil 
World J Gastrointest Oncol 18(4):117765. Published online Apr 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v18.i4.117765
Minireviews
Paulo Pimentel de Assumpção, Geraldo Ishak, Paula Baraúna de Assumpção, Samir Mansour Moraes Casseb, João Felipe Acioli, Sérgio Augusto Antunes Ramos, Jéssica Manoelli Costa Silva, Paul Mansfield, Paulo Kassab, Carolina Baraúna de Assumpção, Kauê Sant'Ana Pereira Guimarães 
World J Gastrointest Oncol 18(4):115719. Published online Apr 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v18.i4.115719
Retrospective Cohort Study
Retrospective Study
Mizuki Endo, Koichi Honda, Tomoko Tokumaru, Tomoko Saito, Takuro Uchida, Masao Iwao, Mie Arakawa, Masataka Seike, Masaaki Kodama, Takashi Masuda, Yuichi Endo, Masafumi Inomata, Kazunari Murakami, Kazuhiro Mizukami 
World J Gastrointest Oncol 18(4):115576. Published online Apr 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v18.i4.115576
Prospective Study
Xiang-Wen Cheng, Zhen Liu, Chuan-Hai Guo, Feng-Lei Li, Ya-Qi Pan, Ying Liu, Fang-Fang Liu, Huan-Yu Chen, Wen-Lei Yang, Hong-Rui Tian, Chao Shi, Zhong-Hu He, Meng-Fei Liu, Yang Ke 
World J Gastrointest Oncol 18(4):116949. Published online Apr 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v18.i4.116949
Randomized Controlled Trial
Basic Study
Yusuke Yoshimura, Seiichi Shinji, Yutaro Ogawa, Takeshi Yamada, Akihisa Matsuda, Kay Uehara, Yasuyuki Yokoyama, Goro Takahashi, Takuma Iwai, Toshimitsu Miyasaka, Shintaro Kanaka, Takanori Matsui, Koki Hayashi, Masakazu Fujiwara, Yuuki Shichi, Tomio Arai, Toshiyuki Ishiwata, Hiroshi Yoshida 
World J Gastrointest Oncol 18(4):116097. Published online Apr 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v18.i4.116097
Systematic Reviews
Case Report
Tala Najdi, Samah Seif, Diana Khoury, Antony Kahwagi, Perla Wehbe, Rita Karam, Layal El Halabi, Rita Slim, Ghassan Chakhtoura, Viviane Trak, Roland Eid 
World J Gastrointest Oncol 18(4):116365. Published online Apr 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v18.i4.116365
Clelia Asero, Giuliana Ciappina, Maria Stella Franzè, Teresa Maltese, Salvatore Gruttadauria, Duilio Pagano, Daniele Lombardo, Alessia Pitrone, Cristina Musolino, Massimiliano Berretta, Irene Cacciola 
World J Gastrointest Oncol 18(4):116955. Published online Apr 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v18.i4.116955
Correspondence
Correction