Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

Gastroenterology Reserach, bimonthly, is an international journal that concentrates on basic research and clinical practice of gastroenterology, hepatology, pancreas and biliary, alimentary metabolism, nutrition, oncology and related fields. All articles are rigorously reviewed.  Gastroenterology Research presents up-to-date coverage of physiology, pathophysiology, metabolic studies and clinical reports on the etiology, diagnosis, and therapy of alimentary diseases. Manuscripts should present novel findings addressing significant questions in gastroenterology-heaptology, in the form of original article, review, short communication, or case report.

 

Section Policies

Original Article

Should report original research not previously published or being considered for publication elsewhere. Submission of a manuscript to this journal gives the publisher the right to publish that paper if it is accepted. Manuscripts may be edited to improve clarity and expression.

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Review

In-depth reviews of recent developments are welcome, and will undergo peer review. Reviews should have an abstract of up to 250 words.

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Editorial

Though usually solicited, Readers are encouraged to write about any cutting edge topics that relates to basic and clinical gastroenterology, unsolicited topical commentaries of interest of maximum 1500 words will be welcomed for consideration. Editorials should have an Abstract of up to 250 words.

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Case Report

Case (or case series) report will be considered with 4 figures or tables maximum. Maximum length is up to 2000 words with up to 20 references.

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Meeting Summary

Brief of medical conferences in up-to-date topics of gastroenterology and relevant fields will be considered publication on Gastroenterology Research.

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Book Review

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Letter to the Editor

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Short Communication

All submissions interested to Gastroenterology Research but not fall into the designated catagories may be submitted to this catagory. Such as new technology, new methods, and so on.

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Highlights in Gastroenterology

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Video Materials

For topic lecture, case presentation, new technology, operation clip, and other related submissions in vedio format.

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Peer Review Process

The single most important criterion for acceptance is the originality of the work. However, a decision to accept a manuscript is not based solely on the scientific validity of its content. Other factors may affect decisions, such factors are, but not limited to, the extent and importance of new information in the paper compared with that in other papers being considered, the Journal's need to represent a wide range of topics, and the overall suitability for Gastroenterology Research. Decisions on peer-reviewed papers are sent to the authors via email within an average of 3 weeks from the date of submission.

 

Publication Frequency

Bimonthly in print and online, some articles may be published online first ahead of print.

 

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.