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Welcome to the World Journal of Gastrointestinal Pathophysiology

World Journal of Gastrointestinal Pathophysiology is a rigorously peer-reviewed, open-access academic journal dedicated to publishing original, high-quality research findings in the field of gastrointestinal pathophysiology and liver physiology, 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: Gastrointestinal pathophysiology (motility disorders, secretion and absorption, mucosal barrier and inflammation, neoplastic pathophysiology), liver physiology (metabolism, bile production, detoxification and drug metabolism, and liver regeneration), gut-liver axis, microbiome sciences, and neurogastroenterology. 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
  • Kusum K Kharbanda, PhD, Professor, (Email: kkharbanda@unmc.edu) Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68105, United States
  • Tsutomu Nishida, MD, PhD, (Email: tnishida@gh.med.osaka-u.ac.jp) Department of Gastroenterology, Toyonaka Municipal Hospital, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8565, Japan
Indexing/Abstracting
The WJGP is now abstracted and indexed in PubMed, PubMed Central, Reference Citation Analysis, China Science and Technology Journal Database, and Superstar Journals Database.
Journal Metrics
There is currently no impact factor.
ISSN
2150-5330 (online)
Latest Manuscript Statistics
Received (500), Duration of Peer Review (24 days/Mean), Days from Submission to First Decision (42 days/Mean), Second Decision Time (41 days/Mean), Accepted (55.4%/Mean), Production Time (56 days/Mean), Time to Publication (196 days/Mean), and Rejected (30.8%/Mean).
Minireviews
Philippe Attieh, Antonio Al Hazzouri, Mohamad Al Qassab, Elissar Mansour, Nour Rizk, Karam Karam, Elias Fiani, Said G Farhat 
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 17(1):118156. Published online Mar 22, 2026. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v17.i1.118156
Case Control Study
Mayank Agarwal, Venkatesh Vaithiyam, Ravi Teja Reddy, Payila Satya Raghava Aneesh, Prisha Paliwal, Sahil Rahul Jain, Ashok Dalal, Ajay Kumar, Amarender Singh Puri, Sanjeev Sachdeva 
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 17(1):113971. Published online Mar 22, 2026. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v17.i1.113971
Meta-Analysis
Raja Taha Yaseen Khan, Salman Ahsam, Sanjay Kirshan Kumar, Khaiber Khan, Muhammad Talha Kakar, Ali Hyder, Wadana Malik, Muhammed Mubarak, Nasir H Luck 
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 17(1):113373. Published online Mar 22, 2026. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v17.i1.113373
Letter to the Editor