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About the Journal
Name of Journal World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology
Title Abbreviation World J Gastrointest Oncol
ISSN 1948-5204 (online)
DOI 10.4251
Launch Date February 15, 2009
Frequency Monthly
Open Access https://www.wjgnet.com/bpg/gerinfo/273
Journal Website https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5204
ACID Website https://referencecitationanalysis.com/00000014
Publisher Baishideng Publishing Group Inc
Research Domain Gastroenterology & Hepatology; Oncology
Overview
Aims and Scope

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, Correspondence, and Case Report. All submissions must comply with academic norms and ethical requirements. WJGO is edited and published by the Baishideng Publishing Group.

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. 

2026 Journal Article Influence Index 7.7
Duration of Peer Review 23 days/Mean
Days from Submission to First Decision 46 days/Mean
Acceptance Rate 49.3%/Mean
Time to Publication 163 days/Mean
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
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