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World Journal of Meta-Analysis (WJMA, World J Meta-Anal) is a high-quality, open-access academic journal that employs a single-blind peer-review process. The journal focuses on publishing practical meta-analysis and systematic reviews that are innovative, novel, and practical in the fields of clinical medicine. The types of articles published in WJMA include Meta-analysis, Editorial, Minireview, Review, Meta-regression, Systematic review, and Evidence-based medicine. All submissions must comply with academic norms and ethical requirements. WJMA is edited and published by the Baishideng Publishing Group. Submit here >>
Editors-in-Chief
- Jing Sun, PhD, Professor, (E-mail: j.sun@griffith.edu.au) School of Medicine and Dentistry, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland 4222, Australia
Indexing/Abstracting
The WJMA is now abstracted and indexed in Reference Citation Analysis, China Science and Technology Journal Database, and Superstar Journals Database.
Journal Metrics
There is currently no impact factor.
ISSN
2308-3840 (online)
Latest Manuscript Statistics
Received (564), Duration of Peer Review (26 days/Mean), Days from Submission to First Decision (48 days/Mean), Second Decision Time (41 days/Mean), Accepted (57.8%/Mean), Production Time (46 days/Mean), Time to Publication (157 days/Mean), and Rejected (19.0%/Mean).
Minireviews
Yasser Fouad, Ziyan Pan, Alaa M Mostafa, Mohammed Eslam
World J Meta-Anal
14(1):113789.
Published online Mar 18, 2026.
doi: 10.13105/wjma.v14.i1.113789
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Received: 09/04/2025
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Revised: 10/09/2025
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Accepted: 12/11/2025
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Systematic Reviews
James J Butler, Davis Hedbany, Charles C Lin, Luilly Vargas, Matthew T Kingery, Nathaniel P Mercer, Bradley A Lezak, Alexander Tham, Jared Rubin, John G Kennedy
World J Meta-Anal
14(1):111108.
Published online Mar 18, 2026.
doi: 10.13105/wjma.v14.i1.111108
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Received: 06/23/2025
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Revised: 09/26/2025
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Accepted: 12/29/2025
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Mercedes incision and risk of incisional hernia following liver transplantation: A systematic review 
Subba Rao V Kanchustambam, Paul A Peters, Harry True, Benjamin G Jones
World J Meta-Anal
14(1):113251.
Published online Mar 18, 2026.
doi: 10.13105/wjma.v14.i1.113251
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Received: 08/19/2025
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Revised: 10/08/2025
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Accepted: 12/11/2025
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Donovan Lim, Amir Chwa, Kay Choong See
World J Meta-Anal
14(1):114237.
Published online Mar 18, 2026.
doi: 10.13105/wjma.v14.i1.114237
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Received: 09/14/2025
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Revised: 10/08/2025
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Accepted: 12/22/2025
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Ebrahem Hesham Hashem Mohamed, Shabbir Ahmad
World J Meta-Anal
14(1):116322.
Published online Mar 18, 2026.
doi: 10.13105/wjma.v14.i1.116322
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Received: 11/07/2025
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Revised: 12/04/2025
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Accepted: 12/23/2025
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Vaishvik Patel, Rabia Zameer, Beesham Kumar, Mehta Das
World J Meta-Anal
14(1):118496.
Published online Mar 18, 2026.
doi: 10.13105/wjma.v14.i1.118496
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Received: 01/03/2026
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Revised: 01/30/2026
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Accepted: 02/24/2026
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Meta-Analysis
Amna Hassni, Abdul Hannan Siddiqui, Mahdeem Shahid, Abia Shariq, Huma Anwar, Khizra Nadeem, Alina Anjum, Hamida Memon, Ameer Talha, Sarosh Khan, Yusra Faisal, Maheen Naveed, Abdul Moeed, Salim Surani
World J Meta-Anal
14(1):112793.
Published online Mar 18, 2026.
doi: 10.13105/wjma.v14.i1.112793
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Received: 08/05/2025
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Revised: 09/26/2025
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Accepted: 12/26/2025
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