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Welcome to the World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology

World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access academic journal dedicated to publishing original, high-quality research findings in the field of gastrointestinal oncology, including clinical, translational, and basic studies, as well as research involving artificial intelligence. The journal focuses on, but is not limited to, the following areas: Islet cell adenoma, liver cell adenoma, adenomatous polyposis coli, appendiceal neoplasms, bile duct neoplasms, biliary tract neoplasms, hepatocellular carcinoma, islet cell carcinoma, pancreatic ductal carcinoma, cecal neoplasms, colonic neoplasms, colorectal neoplasms, hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal neoplasms, common bile duct neoplasms, duodenal neoplasms, esophageal neoplasms, gallbladder neoplasms, Gardner syndrome, gastrinoma, gastrointestinal neoplasms, glucagonoma, ileal neoplasms, insulinoma, intestinal neoplasms, jejunal neoplasms, liver neoplasms, experimental liver neoplasms, pancreatic neoplasms, peritoneal neoplasms, rectal neoplasms, sigmoid neoplasms, somatostatinoma, stomach neoplasms, and vipoma. Types of articles published by the journal include clinical study, basic study, case report, editorial, review, minireview, systematic review, meta-analysis, guidelines, and correspondence. All submissions undergo a rigorous and transparent peer-review process by at least two independent reviewers. Manuscripts are evaluated based on scientific rigor, originality, clinical relevance, and reproducibility, with particular attention to methodological robustness and data integrity. Constructive and timely feedback is provided to ensure the highest standards of scholarly communication. The journal adheres to the highest standards of publication ethics and editorial integrity, in accordance with the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics, the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, and the World Association of Medical Editors. To advance scientific discovery, promote evidence-based clinical practice, and foster innovation in gastrointestinal oncology, ultimately improving global health outcomes. We invite researchers, clinicians, and multidisciplinary experts worldwide to submit high-quality manuscripts and contribute to shaping the future of gastrointestinal oncological science. Submit an Article >>

2026 Published Issues
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Editors-in-Chief
  • Winnie Yeo, FRCP, FRCPE, MD, Professor, (E-mail: winnie@clo.cuhk.edu.hk) Department of Clinical Oncology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
Indexing/Abstracting
The WJGO is now abstracted and indexed in 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 2026 edition of Journal Citation Reports® cites the 2025 journal impact factor (JIF) for WJGO as 2.7; JIF without journal self cites: 2.6; 5-year JIF: 3.1; JIF Rank: 77/153 in gastroenterology and hepatology; JIF Quartile: Q3; and 5-year JIF Quartile: Q2; JIF Rank: 185/333 in oncology; JIF Quartile: Q3; and 5-year JIF Quartile: Q3.

The WJGO’s CiteScore for 2025 is 3.2 and Scopus CiteScore rank 2025: Gastroenterology is 90/176; Oncology is 254/428.

ISSN
1948-5204 (online)
Latest Manuscript Statistics
Received (4718), Duration of Peer Review (22 days/Mean), Days from Submission to First Decision (45 days/Mean), Second Decision Time (35 days/Mean), Accepted (48.4%/Mean), Production Time (57 days/Mean), Time to Publication (164 days/Mean), and Rejected (40.7%/Mean).
Editorial
Jing-Jing Dai, Jun-Wen Cai, Xiao-Guang Xu, Guo-Quan Tao, Wen-Jun Mao 
World J Gastrointest Oncol 18(9):115778. Published online Sep 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.115778
Opinion Review
Review
Yu-Yin Lu, Ya-Ping Li, Xiao-Yan Yan 
World J Gastrointest Oncol 18(9):119709. Published online Sep 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.119709
Yi-Ping Fang, Shu-Ni Liu, Feng-Ping Liu, Jing-Wen Gong, Yi-Fan Zhang, Jun-Hui Lu, Jing-Wei Liu, Qing Wang, Xing Chen 
World J Gastrointest Oncol 18(9):123002. Published online Sep 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.123002
Minireviews
Retrospective Cohort Study
Hai-Bo Huang, Ying-Dan Zhang, Jie Yang, Ying-Ying Huang, Li-Feng Huang, Shuang-Yue Wang, Wei Lu, Ze-He Huang, Ke Ding 
World J Gastrointest Oncol 18(9):119082. Published online Sep 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.119082
Álvaro Suárez-Toribio, Ignacio López-Bueno, Javier Ampuero-Herrojo, Manuel Cabanillas-Casafranca, Álvaro Giráldez-Gallego, José Manuel Sousa-Martín, Juan Luis Tirado-Hospital, Álvaro Iglesias-López, Verónica Nacarino-Mejías, María Teresa Ferrer-Ríos 
World J Gastrointest Oncol 18(9):120863. Published online Sep 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.120863
Zheng Ruan, Ling-Xin Zhu, Yuan-Yuan Zeng, Chuan-Hui Lu, Guo-Xian Guan, Jun-Wei Wu, Fan Li 
World J Gastrointest Oncol 18(9):121235. Published online Sep 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.121235
Retrospective Study
Peng-Cheng Zhang, Jing-Jie Wang, Jun Li, Ai-Qing Li 
World J Gastrointest Oncol 18(9):120569. Published online Sep 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.120569
Shao-Wei Jiang, Chen-Guang Zhang, Ke-Di Wang, Kun-Peng Shang, Peng-Jie Yu, Huan-Li Wang 
World J Gastrointest Oncol 18(9):121765. Published online Sep 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.121765
Prospective Study
Xiu-Qing Xue, Qing-Bo Li, Hai-Tian Fu, Lu Hou, Ran Wang, Xun Shi, Chun-Jing Yu 
World J Gastrointest Oncol 18(9):120559. Published online Sep 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.120559
Basic Study
Xiao-Ye Sun, Na Fu, Dan-Dan Zhao, Zheng-Lu Wang, Lei Cao, Jia-Li Qiu, Yi Li, Wei Gao, Jin-Liang Duan, Lin Li, Yue-Min Nan 
World J Gastrointest Oncol 18(9):118948. Published online Sep 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.118948
Zhi-Yuan Ren, Hong-Yan Zhang, Chen-Xi Xie, Geng-Ping Zhou, Peng-Yu Chen, Hao Yuan, Kai Zhang, Yang Xu, Yang-Yang Wang, Tai-Yang Chen, Qing-Shan Li, Hai-Bo Yu 
World J Gastrointest Oncol 18(9):120170. Published online Sep 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.120170
Xiao-Dong Wang, Chun-Hui Shou, Sheng-Chuan Chen, Yan-Yun Hong, Kan-Kai Zhu, Wei-Li Yang, Ji-Ren Yu 
World J Gastrointest Oncol 18(9):121282. Published online Sep 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.121282
Rui Ni, Hui Dong, Rui-Dong Han, Xue-Chen Ren, Yu-Ling Qu, Lei Wang, Shen-Si Chen, You-Cheng Zhang 
World J Gastrointest Oncol 18(9):121446. Published online Sep 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.121446
Yu-Zhong Chen, Jia Liu, Ya-Ping Wang, Jun Du, Jia-Chi Ma, Gong-Sheng Jin 
World J Gastrointest Oncol 18(9):123745. Published online Sep 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.123745
Meta-Analysis
Chang-Tao Yu, Jin-Kai Wang, Bai-Xue Qin, Guang-Yuan Wang 
World J Gastrointest Oncol 18(9):119632. Published online Sep 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.119632
Case Report
Tian-Zhu He, Guo-Qiang Zhang, Bo-Wen Zheng, Yuan-Wei Zhang, Liang Zhang 
World J Gastrointest Oncol 18(9):121271. Published online Sep 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.121271
Shinnosuke Harata, Yoichi Matsuo, Haruka Shigemori, Tomofumi Kaneko, Haruka Kirihara, Ryo Nakajima, Shigeyuki Kosaka, Kaori Watanabe, Yushi Yamakawa, Kenta Saito, Tomoya Shamoto, Kazuyoshi Shiga, Takafumi Sato, Hiroyuki Sagawa, Tatsuya Tanaka, Kazuki Hayashi, Shuji Takiguchi 
World J Gastrointest Oncol 18(9):121292. Published online Sep 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.121292
Chao Deng, Yan-Fen Shi, Wen-Juan Guo, Chao Wang, Dong-Mei Chen, Huang-Ying Tan 
World J Gastrointest Oncol 18(9):122768. Published online Sep 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.122768
Correspondence
Na-Qi Sun, Han-Xiao Zhang, Sai-Jun Mo 
World J Gastrointest Oncol 18(9):119926. Published online Sep 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.119926
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