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Welcome to the World Journal of Gastrointestinal Pathophysiology

World Journal of Gastrointestinal Pathophysiology (WJGP, World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol) 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 pathophysiology. The types of articles published in WJGP 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. WJGP is edited and published by the Baishideng Publishing Group. Submit here >>

2025 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
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Review
Juan Marcos Caram Costa, Carlos Eduardo Oliveira Aguiar, Marina Maria Gomes Leite Oliveira, Victoria Cenci Dietrich, Pedro Henrique Melo Lima, João Pedro Camargo Freire, Fabian Fellipe Bueno Lemos, Dulciene Maria de Magalhães Queiroz, Fabrício Freire de Melo 
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 16(4):111432. Published online Dec 22, 2025. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v16.i4.111432
Minireviews
Shivam Kalra, Simran Joshi, Manjeet K Goyal, Kartikay Goyal, Bhupender Singh, Ashita R Vuthaluru, Omesh Goyal 
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 16(4):111957. Published online Dec 22, 2025. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v16.i4.111957
Arosh S Perera Molligoda Arachchige, Ana Claudia Teixeira de Castro Gonçalves Ortega, Gabriel Amorim Moreira Alves 
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 16(4):112695. Published online Dec 22, 2025. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v16.i4.112695
Case Control Study
Niranga Manjuri Devanarayana, Shaman Rajindrajith, Delpechitracharige Gajabahu Harendra de Silva, Hithanadura Janaka de Silva 
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 16(4):110421. Published online Dec 22, 2025. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v16.i4.110421
Observational Study
Prospective Study
Systematic Reviews
Priyanka Priyanka, Srishti Khullar, Mamta Singh, Arvind Kumar Morya, Bhavana Sharma, Brindha Periasamy, Bruttendu Moharana, Rannusha Morya 
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 16(4):113488. Published online Dec 22, 2025. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v16.i4.113488
Case Report
Letter to the Editor