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Status
Active
Coverage
1981–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
31.2
SJR · SCImago
7.063
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
424
Best quartile
Q1 · 94th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hepatology | 5 / 88 | 94th | Q1 |
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Hepatology
Hepatology is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 31.2), WoS SCIE. Published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
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ISSN 0270-9139Verify ISSN ↗1527-3350Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
Scopus · Q1WoS · SCIE
31.2
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: About US$2,900 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
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Open accessNot registered as fully open access
Not listed in: DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Hepatology indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1981–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 31.2.
What quartile is Hepatology in Scopus?
Hepatology is Q1 in Hepatology (rank 5 of 88), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Hepatology?
Hepatology is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 31.2, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 94th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 7.063, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 424.
How much does it cost to publish in Hepatology?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$2,900 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Hepatology and what is its ISSN?
Hepatology is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. Its print ISSN is 0270-9139 and its online ISSN is 1527-3350.
Is Hepatology in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Hepatology open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Hepatology? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Hepatology has an h-index of 482 and a 2-year mean of 7.15 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 31.2, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #4 of 87 Scopus journals in Hepatology.
482
h-index
7.15
2-yr mean citations
16,261
i10-index
32,218
works indexed
1,981,239
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$2,900
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#4 of 87 Top 5% Hepatology
Hepatology published 448 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2017 with 740. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Hepatology? — latest 97 articles, 2026
In its latest 97 research articles (2026), authors are most often from United States (43%), China (13.6%) and Germany (5.4%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Hepatology? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 39 retracted papers are recorded (1.2 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 39 · 1.2 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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