World Journal of Gastroenterology - Baishideng Publishing Group

Advanced Search

BPG is committed to discovery and dissemination of knowledge

Welcome to the World Journal of Gastroenterology

Cumulative survival stratified by Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer staging in the overall cohort. BCLC: Barcelona clinic liver cancer.

Transforming growth factor-β mediated crosstalk network in liver fibrosis.

Pattern recognitions.

Pharmacological features of direct-acting antiviral agents available in Ukraine and some Commonwealth of Independent States regions. against ulcerative colitis.

‹ ›

Optimizing proton pump inhibitors in Helicobacter pylori treatment: Old and new tricks to improve effectiveness

Featured Articles More >>

Optimizing proton pump inhibitors in Helicobacter pylori tre... 2019-09-12
Autoantibodies: Potential clinical applications in early det... 2019-09-12
Diagnostic and prognostic potential of tissue and circulatin... 2019-09-12
Neoadjuvant radiotherapy for rectal cancer management 2019-09-07
Intestinal permeability in the pathogenesis of liver damage:... 2019-09-07

JOURNAL HOME

Number of total visits: 23179613

Number of visits today: 10405

Number of downloads: 4538257

MEMBERSHIP

BPG JOURNALS

GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS

World Journal of Gastroenterology (WJG, World J Gastroenterol) is a high-quality, online, open-access, single-blind peer-reviewed journal published by the Baishideng Publishing Group. WJG accepts both solicited and unsolicited manuscripts. Articles published in WJG are high-quality, basic and clinical, influential research articles by established academic authors as well as new researchers. The paramount objective of WJG is to showcase and promote distinguished research in the field of gastroenterology and hepatology, to help advance development of this field. The types of articles published in WJG include Editorial, Opinion Review, Frontier, Review, Minireview, Basic Study, Clinical Research, Systematic Review, Meta-analysis, Evidence-based Medicine, Field of Vision, Clinical Guidelines, Letter to the Editor, and Case Report. Submit here >>

2019 Published Issues

37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Editors-in-Chief

Subrata Ghosh, AGAF, FCAHS, FRCP (C), FRCPC, FRCPE, MD, Full Professor, (E-mail: ghoshs@bham.ac.uk) Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Birmingham, Birmingham UB6 8TW, United Kingdom
Andrzej S Tarnawski, DSc, MD, PhD, Professor, (E-mail:atarnawski@yahoo.com) Gastroenterology Research Department, University of California Irvine and the Veterans Administration Long Beach Healthcare System, Long Beach, CA 90822, United States

Indexing/Abstracting

The WJG is now abstracted and indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE, also known as SciSearch®), Current Contents/Clinical Medicine, Journal Citation Reports, Index Medicus, MEDLINE, PubMed, PubMed Central, Scopus, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), China Science and Technology Journal Database (CSTJ), and Superstar Journals Database.

Journal Metrics

The 2019 edition of Journal Citation Reports® cites the 2018 impact factor for WJG as 3.411 (5-year impact factor: 3.579), ranking WJG as 35 among 84 journals in gastroenterology and hepatology (quartile in category Q2). CiteScore (2018): 3.43.

ISSN

1007-9327 (print) and 2219-2840 (online)

Current Issue

Other Issues: Previous | Next | Latest | Archive | Issue 37 (35)

Contents Volume 25 Issue 37 October 7, 2019

Minireviews

Pathogenesis and clinical management of Helicobacter pylori gastric infection

Breno Bittencourt de Brito, Filipe Antônio França da Silva, Aline Silva Soares, Vinícius Afonso Pereira, Maria Luísa Cordeiro Santos, Mariana Miranda Sampaio, Pedro Henrique Moreira Neves, Fabrício Freire de Melo

World J Gastroenterol 25(37):5578-5589. Published online Oct 7, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i37.5578

Basic Study

Oncogenic ADAM28 induces gemcitabine resistance and predicts a poor prognosis in pancreatic cancer

Li Wei, Jing-Yun Wen, Jie Chen, Xiao-Kun Ma, Dong-Hao Wu, Zhan-Hong Chen, Jiang-Long Huang

World J Gastroenterol 25(37):5590-5603. Published online Oct 7, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i37.5590

Case Control Study

Correlation of plasma miR-21 and miR-93 with radiotherapy and chemotherapy efficacy and prognosis in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Wen-Tao Wang, Chang-Qing Guo, Guang-Hui Cui, Song Zhao

World J Gastroenterol 25(37):5604-5618. Published online Oct 7, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i37.5604

Retrospective Cohort Study

Accuracy of an administrative database for pancreatic cancer by international classification of disease 10^th codes: A retrospective large-cohort study

Young-Jae Hwang, Seon Mee Park, Soomin Ahn, Jong-Chan Lee, Young Soo Park, Nayoung Kim

World J Gastroenterol 25(37):5619-5629. Published online Oct 7, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i37.5619

Post-transplant infection improves outcome of hepatocellular carcinoma patients after orthotopic liver transplantation

Jia-Shuo Chao, Sen-Lin Zhao, Si-Wen Ou-yang, Yong-Bing Qian, Ai-Qun Liu, Hua-Mei Tang, Lin Zhong, Zhi-Hai Peng, Jun-Ming Xu, Hong-Cheng Sun

World J Gastroenterol 25(37):5630-5640. Published online Oct 7, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i37.5630

Retrospective Study

Short-term efficacy of robotic and laparoscopic spleen-preserving splenic hilar lymphadenectomy via Huang's three-step maneuver for advanced upper gastric cancer: Results from a propensity score-matched study

Jia-Bin Wang, Zhi-Yu Liu, Qi-Yue Chen, Qing Zhong, Jian-Wei Xie, Jian-Xian Lin, Jun Lu, Long-Long Cao, Mi Lin, Ru-Hong Tu, Ze-Ning Huang, Ju-Li Lin, Hua-Long Zheng, Si-Jin Que, Chao-Hui Zheng, Chang-Ming Huang, Ping Li

World J Gastroenterol 25(37):5641-5654. Published online Oct 7, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i37.5641

Estimating survival benefit of adjuvant therapy based on a Bayesian network prediction model in curatively resected advanced gallbladder adenocarcinoma

Zhi-Min Geng, Zhi-Qiang Cai, Zhen Zhang, Zhao-Hui Tang, Feng Xue, Chen Chen, Dong Zhang, Qi Li, Rui Zhang, Wen-Zhi Li, Lin Wang, Shu-Bin Si

World J Gastroenterol 25(37):5655-5666. Published online Oct 7, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i37.5655

Soluble mannose receptor as a predictor of prognosis of hepatitis B virus-related acute-on-chronic liver failure

Tai-Ping Li, Shi-He Guan, Qin Wang, Li-Wen Chen, Kai Yang, Hao Zhang

World J Gastroenterol 25(37):5667-5675. Published online Oct 7, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i37.5667

Observational Study

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: Beyond the natural history

Salvatore Magrì, Danilo Paduano, Fabio Chicco, Arianna Cingolani, Cristiana Farris, Giovanna Delogu, Francesca Tumbarello, Mariantonia Lai, Alessandro Melis, Laura Casula, Massimo C Fantini, Paolo Usai

World J Gastroenterol 25(37):5676-5686. Published online Oct 7, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i37.5676

Prospective Study

Long-term outcomes of hepatocellular carcinoma that underwent chemoembolization for bridging or downstaging

Breno Boueri Affonso, Francisco Leonardo Galastri, Joaquim Mauricio da Motta Leal Filho, Felipe Nasser, Priscila Mina Falsarella, Rafael Noronha Cavalcante, Marcio Dias de Almeida, Guilherme Eduardo Gonçalves Felga, Leonardo Guedes Moreira Valle, Nelson Wolosker

World J Gastroenterol 25(37):5687-5701. Published online Oct 7, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i37.5687

Meta-Analysis

Is there an association between Helicobacter pylori infection and irritable bowel syndrome? A meta-analysis

Qin Xiang Ng, Nadine Xinhui Foo, Wayren Loke, Yun Qing Koh, Vanessa Jing Min Seah, Alex Yu Sen Soh, Wee Song Yeo

World J Gastroenterol 25(37):5702-5710. Published online Oct 7, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i37.5702

Is total laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy superior to open procedure? A meta-analysis

Hua Zhang, Xiang Lan, Bing Peng, Bo Li

World J Gastroenterol 25(37):5711-5731. Published online Oct 7, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i37.5711