Gastroenterology (journal)
Encyclopedia
Gastroenterology is the official medical journal
of the American Gastroenterological Association
. Its first issue was published in 1943. It is currently published by Elsevier
. According to the Journal Citation Reports
, the journal has a 2010 impact factor
of 12.032, ranking it first out of 71 journals in the category "Gasteroenterology & Hepatology".
Medical journal
A public health journal is a scientific journal devoted to the field of public health, including epidemiology, biostatistics, and health care . Public health journals, like most scientific journals, are peer-reviewed...
of the American Gastroenterological Association
American Gastroenterological Association
The American Gastroenterological Association "AGA" is a medical association of gastroenterologists. About 17,000 scientists and physicians are members of the organization.-Overview:...
. Its first issue was published in 1943. It is currently published by Elsevier
Elsevier
Elsevier is a publishing company which publishes medical and scientific literature. It is a part of the Reed Elsevier group. Based in Amsterdam, the company has operations in the United Kingdom, USA and elsewhere....
. According to the Journal Citation Reports
Journal Citation Reports
Journal Citation Reports is an annual publication by the Healthcare & Science division of Thomson Reuters. It has been integrated with the Web of Knowledge, by Thomson Reuters, and is accessed from the Web of Science to JCR Web. It provides information about academic journals in the sciences and...
, the journal has a 2010 impact factor
Impact factor
The impact factor, often abbreviated IF, is a measure reflecting the average number of citations to articles published in science and social science journals. It is frequently used as a proxy for the relative importance of a journal within its field, with journals with higher impact factors deemed...
of 12.032, ranking it first out of 71 journals in the category "Gasteroenterology & Hepatology".