About the Journal

Translational Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Aims and Scope

Translational Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Transl Gastroenterol Hepatol; TGH; Online ISSN 2415-1289) is an open access, peer-reviewed online journal that focuses on cutting-edge findings in the field of translational research in gastroenterology and hepatology and provides current and practical information on diagnosis, prevention and clinical investigations of gastrointestinal, pancreas, gallbladder and hepatic diseases. Specific areas of interest include, but not limited to, multimodality therapy, biomarkers, imaging, biology, pathology, and technical advances related to gastrointestinal and hepatic diseases. Contributions pertinent to gastroenterology and hepatology are also included from related fields such as nutrition, surgery, public health, human genetics, basic sciences, education, sociology, and nursing.

TGH is indexed by PubMed/PubMed Central, Scopus and Web of Science [Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)]. TGH received an impact factor of 2.5 for the year 2024.

TGH is the official journal of the Society of Translational Medicine (STM).

TGH is published by AME Publishing Company, with support from Wolters Kluwer (the journal content will be made available on Wolters Kluwer Health’s Lippincott and Ovid platforms).

Indexing

Translational Gastroenterology and Hepatology is indexed and covered by

Information for Authors

TGH is a member of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and it follows the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)'s guidelines and the ICMJE recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journal.

Manuscripts submitted must be the original work of the author(s) and must not be published previously or under consideration for publication elsewhere.

Submission Turnaround Time

  • In-house review: 1-3 weeks.
  • External peer review: 1-3 months.
  • Publication Ahead of Print: within 1 month after being accepted (with APC payment received).
  • Formal publication: within 1-3 months after being accepted (with APC payment received). Original Articles are listed as priority.

    • Publication Schedule

    Published continuously from Mar. 2016 to Dec. 2019 and quarterly from Jan. 2020 to Dec. 2025, TGH will transition to a bimonthly publication model, starting in January 2026.

    Open Access Statement

    This journal is a peer reviewed, open access journal. All content of the journal is published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). All articles published open access will be immediately and permanently free for all to read, download, copy and distribute as defined by the applied license.

    Free access and usage
    Permitted third party reuse is defined by the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. This license allows users to copy and distribute the article, provided:

    • this is not done for commercial purposes and further does not permit distribution of the Article if it is changed or edited in any way.
    • the user gives appropriate credit (with a link to the formal publication through the relevant DOI) and provides a link to the license but not in an any way implying that the licensor is endorsing the user or the use of the work.
    • no derivatives including remix, transform, or build upon the material was allowed for distribution.

    The full details of the license are available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

    Copyright

    For open access publishing, this journal uses an exclusive licensing agreement. Authors will transfer copyright to AME Publishing Company, but will have the right to share their article in the same way permitted to third parties under the relevant user license, as well as certain scholarly usage rights.

    For any inquiry/special circumstance on the copyright, commercial usage or adaptation of TGH articles, please contact: permissions@amegroups.com

    For reprint order, please contact: sales@amegroups.com

    Support for Authors to Comply with Funding Body Mandates

    We work with authors of research articles supported by funding bodies with open access mandates to ensure that authors can meet their funders’ requirements for public access to research results.

    In addition, we offer further support for authors who are required to comply with funding body mandates, including but not limited to:

    Contact with Editorial Office

    Amy Liu, Corresponding Editor, Translational Gastroenterology and Hepatology
    Email: tgh@amegroups.com

    Publisher Information

    TGH is published by AME Publishing Company.
    Addresses:
    Hong Kong branch office: Flat/RM C 16F, Kings Wing Plaza 1, NO. 3 on Kwan Street, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong, China.

     

    Updated on April 09, 2026