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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
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 (770), Peer Review Time (5 days/Mean), Time to First Decision (30 days/Mean), Second Decision Time (29 days/Mean), Accepted (50.0%/Mean), Production Time (53 days/Mean), Time to Publication (144 days/Mean), and Rejected (30.3%/Mean).
Editorial
Gustavo Eder González Alvarez, Christian Ramírez Sánchez, Melissa Martínez Nieto, Mario A Alarcón-Sánchez, Juan José Varela-Hernández, Sarah M Lomelí Martínez 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(11):110718. Published online Nov 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i11.110718
Field of Vision
Review
Minireviews
Yi-Wen Sun, Meng-Jie Liang, Xing-Zhou Wang, Wen-Ting Dong, Feng Sun, Xiao-Feng Lu, Feng Wang, Song Liu, Meng Wang, Xiao-Fei Shen, Shi-Chao Ai, Wen-Xian Guan 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(11):109964. Published online Nov 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i11.109964
Case Control Study
Retrospective Cohort Study
Hong-Lei Zhang, Cheng Zhang, Chen Qiu, Bo-Sen Zhang, An-Hua Huang, Jian-She Yang, Zhao-Yan Jiang, Liang Zheng, Hai Hu, Yu-Long Yang 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(11):110036. Published online Nov 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i11.110036
Hüseyin Fahri Martli, Fatih Acehan, Ahmet Şimşek, Eda Şahingöz, Aziz Ahmet Sürel, Sadettin Er, Mesut Tez 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(11):110306. Published online Nov 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i11.110306
Hüseyin Fahri Martlı, Hüseyin Oytun İnsan, Mert Altaş, Betül Erişmiş, Velihan Çayhan, Osman Ersoy, Mehmet Keşkek, Mesut Tez 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(11):111202. Published online Nov 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i11.111202
Mahmut Polat, Ersin Batıbay, Fırat Erkmen, Osman Yüksekyayla, Mehmet Emin Boleken, Idris Kırhan, Bilal Celik, Servet Sürmeli, Zahit Akkoyun, Ibrahim Atlas, Ahmet Atlas, Osman Dere, Veysel Kaya, Serkan Dumanlı, Kenan Moral, Murat Kekilli, Cem Şimşek, Cumali Efe 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(11):112025. Published online Nov 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i11.112025
Retrospective Study
Kai Siang Chan, Priscilla Ng, Lynn Tan, Rachel E-Jing Soh, Boon Theng Tan, Yu Jing Ong, Joon Lan Chong, Surendra Kumar Mantoo, Yao Zong Lee, Kok-Yang Tan, Daniel Jin Keat Lee 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(11):108345. Published online Nov 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i11.108345
Matheus Felipe Ferreira Aguiar, Marina Alessandra Pereira, Andre Roncon Dias, Ulysses Ribeiro Jr, Marcus Fernando Kodama Pertille Ramos 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(11):110490. Published online Nov 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i11.110490
Prospective Study
Randomized Controlled Trial
Seiichi Shinji, Takeshi Yamada, Akihisa Matsuda, Kay Uehara, Yasuyuki Yokoyama, Goro Takahashi, Takuma Iwai, Toshimitsu Miyasaka, Shintaro Kanaka, Koki Hayashi, Hiroshi Yoshida 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(11):112557. Published online Nov 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i11.112557
Basic Study
Christina Mouratidou, Efstathios T Pavlidis, Georgios Katsanos, Serafeim-Chrysovalantis Kotoulas, Maria Papaioannou, Georgios Tsoulfas, Emmanouela Apostolopoulou, Georgia D Brellou, Ioannis N Galanis, Theodoros E Pavlidis 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(11):110864. Published online Nov 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i11.110864
Systematic Reviews
Waleed A Elsayed, Sayed Ahmed Elhadi, Dalia Gad, Hanan Mahmoud Mohamed, Tarig Elsaid, Mahmoud Fahmy Omar, Ahmad Abdullah Almousa, Ahmed Elkhouly 
World J Gastrointest Surg 17(11):112182. Published online Nov 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i11.112182
Meta-Analysis
Case Report
Letter to the Editor