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Ambient cues regulating neural stem cells in Drosophila.

Overview of the shared pathophysiological mechanisms between metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease and colorectal cancer.

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Adjunctive pharmacologic therapies for diuretic resistance in acute decompensated heart failure: Systematic review of randomized trials

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World Journal of Meta-Analysis is a rigorously peer-reviewed, open-access academic journal dedicated to publishing original, high-quality research employing meta-analysis, including drug efficacy evaluation, diagnostic accuracy assessment, epidemiological studies, and research involving artificial intelligence. The journal focuses on, but is not limited to, the following areas: Biomedicine, clinical medicine, public health, psychology, and behavioral science. Types of articles published by the journal include meta-analysis, editorial, review, minireview, systematic review, 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 >>

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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

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The WJMA is now abstracted and indexed in Reference Citation Analysis, China Science and Technology Journal Database, and Superstar Journals Database.

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There is currently no impact factor.

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2308-3840 (online)

Latest Manuscript Statistics

Received (571), Duration of Peer Review (26 days/Mean), Days from Submission to First Decision (48 days/Mean), Second Decision Time (41 days/Mean), Accepted (57.4%/Mean), Production Time (46 days/Mean), Time to Publication (157 days/Mean), and Rejected (19.1%/Mean).

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Contents Volume 14 Issue 1 March 18, 2026

Minireviews

Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease: A key player in colorectal cancer development and progression

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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Systematic Reviews

Low return to play and performance in national football league athletes after Achilles tendon rupture: A systematic review

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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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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Impact of post-discharge nutritional interventions on hospital readmissions: A systematic review

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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Early orthoplastic soft-tissue coverage in open tibial fractures reduces infection, nonunion, and amputation

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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Adjunctive pharmacologic therapies for diuretic resistance in acute decompensated heart failure: Systematic review of randomized trials

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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Meta-Analysis

Safety and efficacy of dexmedetomidine for flexible bronchoscopy: A systematic review and 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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