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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. By doing so, the journal strives to provide authors with high-quality services, offer readers high-quality academic content, and further advance 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 (4313), Duration of Peer Review (23 days/Mean), Days from Submission to First Decision (46 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 (41.8%/Mean).
Editorial
Review
Marcio J Concepción-Zavaleta, Jenyfer M Fuentes-Mendoza, José Paz-Ibarra, Luis A Concepción-Urteaga, Jeny Justina Mendoza-Godoy, Jhean G Gonzáles-Yovera, Juan Eduardo Quiroz-Aldave, Frederick Massucco-Revoredo, Augusto Aldave-Herrera, Regina Aquino-Salverredy 
World J Gastrointest Oncol 18(3):114205. Published online Mar 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v18.i3.114205
Minireviews
Ioana A Prisacariu, Konstantinos E Koumarelas, Panagiotis Papadopoulos, Dimitrios Schizas, Grigorios Christodoulidis 
World J Gastrointest Oncol 18(3):115835. Published online Mar 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v18.i3.115835
Retrospective Cohort Study
Retrospective Study
Dilara Ozyigit Buyuktalanci, Ebru Cakir, Betül Bolat Kucukzeybek, Sultan Deniz Altindag, Asu Fergun Yilmaz, Hatice Demet Kiper, Osman Nuri Dilek 
World J Gastrointest Oncol 18(3):115912. Published online Mar 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v18.i3.115912
Observational Study
Basic Study
Fu-Chao Ma, Guan-Lan Zhang, Guo-Qiang Chen, Jing-Wen Ling, Yu-Feng Li, Bang-Teng Chi, Yu-Lu Tang, Wei Peng, Gang Chen, Dan-Ming Wei, Min-Hua Rong, Lian-Ying Ge 
World J Gastrointest Oncol 18(3):113781. Published online Mar 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v18.i3.113781
Evidence-Based Medicine
Systematic Reviews
Case Report
Letter to the Editor