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Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences

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12 Review(s)

Open Access SCIE Official Website Submission Website

*Average Peer Review
Slow, 6-12 Week(s)

*Competitiveness
Moderate

CiteScore
6.8

CiteScore Rank

Subject Area	Rank	Percentile
Category: Medicine Subcategory: Surgery	28 / 597
Category: Medicine Subcategory: Hepatology	21 / 88

Link to PubMed Central (PMC)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nlmcatalog?term=1868-6974%5BISSN%5D

Indexing (SCI collection)

Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)
Scopus (CiteScore)

Country/Area of Publication
JAPAN

Publication Frequency
Bimonthly

Publisher
Springer Japan

ISSN
1868-6974

E-ISSN
1868-6982

Year Publication Started
1993

Self-citation (2025-2026)
8.00%

Annual Article Volume
104

Gold OA Percentage
29.41%

Open Access Info

APC	APC Waiver	Other Charges
N/A	N/A	N/A

Journal Aim & Scope

The Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences (JHBPS) is the leading peer-reviewed journal in the field of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences. JHBPS publishes articles dealing with clinical research as well as translational research on all aspects of this field. Coverage includes Original Article, Review Article, Images of Interest, Rapid Communication and an announcement section. Letters to the Editor and comments on the journal’s policies or content are also included. JHBPS welcomes submissions from surgeons, physicians, endoscopists, radiologists, oncologists, and pathologists.

Web of Science Quartiles

WOS Quartile: Q2

Quartiles By JIF	Collection	Quartile	Rank	Percentage
Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY	SCIE	Q3	85/153
Category: SURGERY	SCIE	Q2	85/321

Quartiles By JCI	Collection	Quartile	Rank	Percentage
Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY	SCIE	Q2	43/153
Category: SURGERY	SCIE	Q2	101/321

*Crowdsourced data

Journals In The Same Subject Area
CiteScore Trends
Self Citation Trends
Annual Article Volume Trends

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World Journal of Emergency Surgery	33	10.30
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Cosmetics	0	6.00
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Journal of Abdominal Wall Surgery	0	2.70
Neurosurgical Focus	81	4.70