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Journal of Hepatology — Impact Factor
The 2025 Impact Factor of Journal of Hepatology is 40.1 (Q1 in Gastroenterology & Hepatology; subscription or hybrid).
- Impact Factor
- 40.1 JCR 2025
- JCR category
- Gastroenterology & Hepatology
- Quartile
- Q1 in Gastroenterology & Hepatology
- Publisher
- Elsevier (EASL)
- Open access
- subscription or hybrid
- Abbreviations
- J Hep, JHEP
- IF source
- bioxbio.com
Position within the field
Ranked 2 of the 39 journals in Gastroenterology & Hepatology on this site (top 10%).
Gastroenterology & Hepatology journals with a similar Impact Factor
- Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology IF 57.5
- The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology IF 39.1
- Gastroenterology IF 29.7
- Gut IF 24.6
- Hepatology IF 18.0
- Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology IF 16.2
Author guidelines at a glance
- Case reports
- Limited (short formats such as Image or Letter only, or by exception). Discouraged; only if it makes a notable contribution to etiology, pathophysiology or treatment
- Article types
- Original article / Review / Seminar / Hepatology Snapshot / What is your diagnosis? / Case report / Letter
- Word limit (original)
- 6,000 words
- Abstract
- 275 words (structured)
- Figures/tables
- 8 figures/tables
- References
- 100
- OA / APC
- hybrid / US$4,500 (US$4,500. 6,000-word limit includes abstract, references and tables)
- Reporting guidelines
- CONSORT / STROBE / ARRIVE / CARE; CTAT table required
- Submission system
- Editorial Manager
About this value
Journal of Hepatology is abbreviated J Hep / JHEP. The Journal Impact Factor of Journal of Hepatology (JCR 2025, released June 2026) is 40.1. Values are compiled by cross-checking figures published by publishers and societies against public aggregators; this is not a reproduction of Clarivate Journal Citation Reports™. Confirm the current value on the publisher's page or in JCR before deciding where to submit. The quartile (Q1–Q4) is the journal's relative position within its JCR category; Q1 means the top 25%.
Last updated September 2026. Report errors via the contact form. Other journals in the same category: Gastroenterology & Hepatology.