Gastroenterology and Hepatology is the official peer reviewed journal of the Czech Society of Gastroenterology, the Slovak Society of Gastroenterology and the Slovak Hepatological Society published by the Czech Medical Association of J. E. Purkyně at the Care Comm publishing house. It comes out 6 times a year. Papers are published in Czech, Slovak and English. The journal has been published since 1999, its previous name was Czech and Slovak Gastroenterology and Hepatology (ISSN 1213-323X).
Gastroenterology and Hepatology is indexed in the following databases: SCOPUS, CHEMICAL TITLES, EXCERPTA MEDICA/EMBASE, CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS, INIS Atomindex, Food Science and Technology Abstracts, Bibliographia Medica Čechoslovaca, Index Copernicus.
Abbreviation for citations: Gastroent Hepatol
In the following languages: Czech, Slovak, English
ISSN: 1804-7874 (Print)
ISSN for on-line access: ISSN 1804-803X (On-line)
Publishing timetable
The journal publishes original articles in the field of gastroenterology and hepatology (each issue is devoted to a main field: IBD, hepatology, digestive endoscopy, clinical and experimental gastroenterology, gastrointestinal oncology), the results of clinical studies, articles for continuing medical education (CME), review articles about current topical issues, case studies, reports from congresses and the association’s meetings. It also publishes reports of new books, comments on articles from other journals, observations, opinions, discussions on interesting topics, biographies of important persons, personal reports and letters from the editors.
regular editions and themes of the year
The journal’s history
Gastroenterology and Hepatology has a rich history reaching back to 1947. The names of the journal changed on the basis of the historical context.
Gastro-enterologia Bohema: Česká společnost pro gastroenterologii a výživu. Ministerstvo výživy. Praha : [s.n.], 1947–1950. ISSN: 1214-9942.
Sborník pro pathofysiologii trávení a výživy: orgán Čs. společnosti pro gastroenterologii a výživu, sekce Společnosti čs. lékařů J. E. Purkyně. Praha : Zdravotnické nakladatelství, 1951–1954. ISSN: 1214-9950.
Československá gastroenterologie a výživa: časopis Společnosti pro gastroenterologii a výživu. Praha : Československá lékařská společnost J. E. Purkyně, 1955–1993. ISSN: 0009-0565.
Česká a slovenská gastroenterologie: časopis České gastroenterologické a hepatologické společnosti a Slovenskej gastroenterologickej a hepatologickej spoločnosti. Praha : Česká lékařská společnost J. E. Purkyně, 1994–2000. ISSN: 1210-7824.
Gastroenterologie a hepatologie: časopis České gastroenterologické společnosti, Slovenskej gastroenterologickej spoločnosti a Slovenskej hepatologickej spoločnosti. Praha : Care Comm s.r.o, 2020-. ISSN: 1804-7874; 1804-803X.