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Welcome to the World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology

World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology (WJGO, World J Gastrointest Oncol) 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 oncology. The types of articles published in WJGO 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. WJGO is edited and published by the Baishideng Publishing Group. Submit here >>

2025 Published Issues
6 5 4 3 2 1
Editors-in-Chief
  • Monjur Ahmed, MD, Associate Professor, (E-mail: monjur.ahmed@jefferson.edu) Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, United States
Indexing/Abstracting
The WJGO is now abstracted and indexed in PubMed, PubMed Central, Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE, also known as SciSearch®), Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition, Scopus, Reference Citation Analysis, China Science and Technology Journal Database, and Superstar Journals Database.
Journal Metrics

The 2024 edition of Journal Citation Reports® cites the 2023 journal impact factor (JIF) for WJGO as 2.5; JIF without journal self cites: 2.5; 5-year JIF: 2.8; JIF Rank: 72/143 in gastroenterology and hepatology; JIF Quartile: Q3; and 5-year JIF Quartile: Q2.

The WJGO’s CiteScore for 2024 is 3.3 and Scopus CiteScore rank 2024: Gastroenterology is 89/173; Oncology is 235/415. 

ISSN
1948-5204 (online)
Latest Manuscript Statistics
Received (358), Peer Review Time (5 days/Mean), Time to First Decision (36 days/Mean), Second Decision Time (23 days/Mean), Accepted (29.3%/Mean), Production Time (52 days/Mean), Time to Publication (150 days/Mean), and Rejected (32.4%/Mean).
Editorial
Review
Minireviews
Daniele Marrelli, Ludovico Carbone, Gianmario Edoardo Poto, Daniele Fusario, Mattheus Gjoka, Eleonora Andreucci, Stefania Angela Piccioni, Natale Calomino, Marta Sandini, Franco Roviello 
World J Gastrointest Oncol 17(6):104015. Published online Jun 15, 2025. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v17.i6.104015
Giulia Massaro, Alexandra Paulet, Daniele Lavacchi, Marco Brugia, Daniele Rossini, Elisa Giommoni, Martina Catalano, Serena Pillozzi, Lorenzo Antonuzzo, Giandomenico Roviello 
World J Gastrointest Oncol 17(6):106707. Published online Jun 15, 2025. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v17.i6.106707
Retrospective Cohort Study
Han Na Jung, Ji Hye Heo, Eun Roh, Bum Jun Kim, Minwoo Lee, Jwa-Kyung Kim, Joo-Hee Kim, Boram Han, Kyung-Do Han, Jun Goo Kang, Seong Jin Lee, Sung-Hee Ihm 
World J Gastrointest Oncol 17(6):107364. Published online Jun 15, 2025. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v17.i6.107364
Retrospective Study
Randomized Controlled Trial
Basic Study
Yan-Qiao Hua, Kai-Xin Guo, Peng Ni, Di Wang, Tong-Yan An, Yang-Ye Gao, Rong-Guang Zhang 
World J Gastrointest Oncol 17(6):105664. Published online Jun 15, 2025. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v17.i6.105664
Meta-Analysis
Scientometrics
Li-Qi Shang, Hao-Xin Guo, Peng Wang, Xiao-Han Sun, Jia-Qi You, Jun-Ting Ma, Lu-Ke Wang, Jia-Xi Liu, Zhong-Qing Wang, Hai-Bo Shao 
World J Gastrointest Oncol 17(6):105781. Published online Jun 15, 2025. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v17.i6.105781
Case Report
Letter to the Editor