Gut is a peer-reviewed

Peer review

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 medical journal

Medical journal

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 on gastroenterology

Gastroenterology

Gastroenterology is the branch of medicine whereby the digestive system and its disorders are studied. The name is a combination of three Ancient Greek words gaster , enteron , and logos...

 and hepatology

Hepatology

Hepatology is the branch of medicine that incorporates the study of liver, gallbladder, biliary tree, and pancreas as well as management of their disorders. Etymologically the word Hepatology is formed of ancient Greek hepar or hepato- meaning ' liver' and suffix -logia meaning 'word' or 'speech'...

. It is the journal of the British Society of Gastroenterology

British Society of Gastroenterology

The British Society of Gastroenterology is a British professional organisation of gastroenterologists, surgeons, pathologists, radiologists, scientists, nurses, dietitians and others amongst its members, which number over 3,000. It was founded in 1937, and is a registered charity...

 and is published by the BMJ Group, which is a subsidiary of the British Medical Association

British Medical Association

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Gut has been published since 1960 and focuses on articles and original research about the gastrointestinal tract

Gastrointestinal tract

The human gastrointestinal tract refers to the stomach and intestine, and sometimes to all the structures from the mouth to the anus. ....

, liver

Liver

The liver is a vital organ present in vertebrates and some other animals. It has a wide range of functions, including detoxification, protein synthesis, and production of biochemicals necessary for digestion...

, pancreas

Pancreas

The pancreas is a gland organ in the digestive and endocrine system of vertebrates. It is both an endocrine gland producing several important hormones, including insulin, glucagon, and somatostatin, as well as a digestive organ, secreting pancreatic juice containing digestive enzymes that assist...

, and biliary tract. The journal is published monthly, with annual supplements covering the presentations from the British Society of Gastroenterology Annual General Meeting. British Society of Gastroenterology clinical practice guidelines are also published as supplements to the journal. As of March 2010 subscribers to Gut also receive a copy of Frontline Gastroenterology, which is also co-owned by the British Society of Gastroenterology

British Society of Gastroenterology

The British Society of Gastroenterology is a British professional organisation of gastroenterologists, surgeons, pathologists, radiologists, scientists, nurses, dietitians and others amongst its members, which number over 3,000. It was founded in 1937, and is a registered charity...

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Gut is available online by subscription and archived editions of the journal (older than one year) are available free of charge. It is edited by Emad El-Omar, who was appointed in 2010.

Indexing and Citations

Gut is indexed by Medline

MEDLINE

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, Science Citation Index

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, Current Contents

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/Clinical Medicine, Current Contents/Life Sciences, Excerpta Medica

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, and BIOSIS Previews

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. According to the Journal Citation Reports

Journal Citation Reports

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, its 2009 impact factor

Impact factor

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 is 9.357, ranking it 3rd out of 65 journals in the Gastroenterology and Hepatology category.

Gut has been cited most often by the following journals: World Journal of Gastroenterology

World Journal of Gastroenterology

World Journal of Gastroenterology is an online peer-reviewed open access medical journal that covers research in gastroenterology. It is published by Baishideng Publishing Group. The editor-in-chief is Ferruccio Bonino ....

, Gut, American Journal of Gastroenterology, Inflamatory Bowel Diseases, and Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics

Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics

Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics is a peer-reviewed medical journal concerned with the effects of drugs on the human gastrointestinal and hepato-biliary systems, particularly with relevance to clinical practice...

. The journals most often cited by Gut are Gastroenterology

Gastroenterology (journal)

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...

, Gut, Hepatology, American Journal of Gastroenterology, and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.

Highly cited articles

According to the Web of Science

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, some highly-cited articles in Gut are: