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Welcome to the World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery (WJGS, World J Gastrointest Surg) 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 surgery. The types of articles published in WJGS 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. WJGS is edited and published by the Baishideng Publishing Group. Submit here >> 

2025 Published Issues
12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Editors-in-Chief
  • Eva Lieto, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, (E-mail: eva.lieto@unicampania.it) Traslazional Medicine, Vanvitelli University, Napoli, NA 80132, Italy
Indexing/Abstracting
The WJGS is now abstracted and indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE, also known as SciSearch®), Current Contents/Clinical Medicine, Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition, 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 WJGS as 1.7; JIF without journal self cites: 1.6; 5-year JIF: 2.0; JIF Rank: 148/312 in surgery; JIF Quartile: Q2; and 5-year JIF Quartile: Q2; JIF Rank: 103/147 in gastroenterology and hepatology; JIF Quartile: Q3; and 5-year JIF Quartile: Q3.

ISSN
1948-9366 (online)
Latest Manuscript Statistics
Received (858), Peer Review Time (18 days/Mean), Time to First Decision (29 days/Mean), Second Decision Time (29 days/Mean), Accepted (51.3%/Mean), Production Time (55 days/Mean), Time to Publication (144 days/Mean), and Rejected (29.0%/Mean).
Editorial
Review
Stefan Lucian Popa, Vlad Dumitru Brata, Olga Hilda Orășan, Giuseppe Chiarioni, Abdulrahman Ismaiel, Alexandru Marius Padureanu, Dinu Iuliu Dumitrascu, Miruna Oana Dita, Mara Filip, Traian Adrian Duse, Raphaël Eftimie Spitz, Teodora Surdea-Blaga 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(12):113546. Published online Dec 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i12.113546
Minireviews
Dionysios Dellaportas, Ioannis Margaris, Charalampos M Charalampous, Zoi Gkiafi, Anastasia Pikouli, Despoina Myoteri, Nikolaos Pararas, Panagis M Lykoudis, Constantinos Nastos, Emmanuel Pikoulis 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(12):111262. Published online Dec 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i12.111262
Sabrina Hui-Xian Cheok, Salman Ahmed Abdul Jabbar, Neng-Wei Wong, James Chi-Yong Ngu, Nan-Zun Teo 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(12):111582. Published online Dec 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i12.111582
Case Control Study
Retrospective Cohort Study
Retrospective Study
Qiu-Hong Hu, Wen Liu, Hong-Qin Yin, Yun-Fei Wang, Wen-Kui Zhang, Mei-Long Shen 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(12):112063. Published online Dec 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i12.112063
Yu Bai, Zhi-Long Zhang, Lei Qiao, Ling-Ling Shi, Jian Wang, Hui Nian, Qian-Cheng Du, Zhi-Hao Tian, Zi-Long Yao, Yi-Bin Wu 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(12):113408. Published online Dec 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i12.113408
Cheng-Ming Peng, Shao-Chieh Lin, Yung-Yin Cheng, Teng-Chieh Cheng, Ching-Lung Hsieh, Chia-Hong Hsieh, Mei-Fang Hsieh, Chun-Han Liao, Ming-Cheng Liu, Yi-Jui Liu 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(12):113940. Published online Dec 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i12.113940
Clinical Trials Study
Observational Study
Prospective Study
Randomized Controlled Trial
Randomized Clinical Trial
Basic Study
Systematic Reviews
Sana Mohsin, Misha Hasan, Fatima Mustafa, Jai Kumar, Maryam Aleissa, Jasneet S Bhullar, Sarwan Kumar 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(12):112841. Published online Dec 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i12.112841
Meta-Analysis
Case Report
Tian-Yuan Gu, Su-Hang Wang, Shu-Ying Yang, Si-Qi Zhao, Min-Jie Chen, Xiao-Ping Li, Zheng-Wei Song, Xiao-Xia Gu, Fei Chen 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(12):112887. Published online Dec 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i12.112887
Letter to the Editor
Jasneet S Bhullar, Saleh A Busbait, Koby Herman, Gautham Chitragari, Jai P Singh, Ernesto R Drelichman 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(12):114274. Published online Dec 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i12.114274