Language English | Edited by Natalie J. Wood | |
Former names Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology & Hepatology Abbreviated title (ISO 4) Nat. Rev. Gastroenterol. Hepatol. Discipline Gastroenterology, hepatology Publisher Nature Publishing Group | ||
Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology is a peer-reviewed medical journal for clinicians. Before April 2009, it was titled Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology & Hepatology. It was established in 2004 and is published by the Nature Publishing Group.
Contents
Scope
The content includes editorial and opinion pieces, highlights from the current literature, commentaries on the application of recent research to practical patient care, reviews, and case studies. The scope includes pathology, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, liver, pancreas, gall bladder, and biliary tract, such as functional gastrointestinal disorders, inflammatory diseases, cancer, infection, and nutritional disorders.
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed by:
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal had a 2014 impact factor of 12.61, ranking it third out of 76 journals in the category "Gastroenterology & Hepatology".