WJ GO

World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology

World Journal of
Gastrointestinal Oncology

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ABOUT THE WJGO

Aims

ISSN 1948-5204 (online)

World Journal of
Gastrointestinal Oncology

The World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology (WJGO) is a

high-quality, peer-reviewed, open-access journal. The primary task of the WJGO is to rapidly publish high-quality
original articles, reviews, editorials, and case reports in the
field of gastrointestinal oncology. In order to promote
productive academic communication, the peer-review
process for the WJGO is transparent; to this end, all published manuscripts are accompanied by the anonymized
reviewers comments as well as the authors responses.
The primary aims of the WJGO are to improve diagnostic, therapeutic and preventive modalities and the skills of
clinicians and to guide clinical practice in gastrointestinal
oncology.

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DOI

Number of Articles Received

10.4251

39/2014

Editors-in-Chief

Frequency

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12 Issues/Year

Wasaburo Koizumi, MD, PhD, Professor and Chairman,

Department of Gastroenterology, Gastrointestinal Oncology,
School of Medicine, Kitasato University, 2-1-1 Asamizodai,
Minamiku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-0380, Japan

Publisher
Baishideng Publishing Group Inc
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Hsin-Chen Lee, PhD, Professor, Institute of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University,
Taipei 112, Taiwan, China

Editorial Office

Dimitrios H Roukos, MD, PhD, Professor, Personalized

Cancer Genomic Medicine, Human Cancer Biobank Center, Ioannina University, Metabatiko Ktirio Panepistimiou
Ioanninon, Office 229, Ioannina, TK 45110, Greece

World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology Editorial Department: Room 903, Building D, Ocean International
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Indexing/Abstracting
PubMed Central, PubMed, and Directory of Open Access Journals.

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Table 1 Number of Articles Published in BPG Journals and Indexing Summary

No.

Title

ISSN

No. of Articles Received Articles/Years

September 29, 2014

Frequency

Launch Date Indexing/Abstracting

World Chinese Journal of Digestology (Chinese)

2219-2859

1632/2014

World Journal of Anesthesiology

2218-6182

12/2014

30/2011-2014

3 Issues/Year Dec 27, 2011 No

World Journal of Biological Chemistry

1949-8454

21/2014

144/2010-2014

4 Issues/Year Jan 26, 2010

World Journal of Cardiology

1949-8462

145/2014

366/2009-2014

12 Issues/Year Dec 31, 2009 PMC, PubMed, DOAJ

World Journal of Clinical Cases

2307-8960

306/2014

167/2013-2014

12 Issues/Year Apr 16, 2013 PMC, PubMed

World Journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases

2220-3176

30/2014

24/2011-2014

4 Issues/Year Dec 30, 2011 No

World Journal of Clinical Oncology

2218-4333

69/2014

169/2010-2014

6 Issues/Year Nov 10, 2010 PMC, PubMed, DOAJ

World Journal of Clinical Pediatrics

2219-2808

21/2014

29/2012-2014

4 Issues/Year Jun 8, 2012

World Journal of Clinical Urology

2219-2816

88/2014

27/2011-2014

3 Issues/Year Dec 28, 2011 No

10

World Journal of Critical Care Medicine

2220-3141

16/2014

34/2012-2014

4 Issues/Year Feb 4, 2012

PMC, PubMed

11

World Journal of Dermatology

2218-6190

17/2014

27/2012-2014

4 Issues/Year Jun 2, 2012

No

12

World Journal of Diabetes

1948-9358

197/2014

209/2010-2014

6 Issues/Year Mar 15, 2010 PMC, PubMed, DOAJ

13

World Journal of Experimental Medicine

2220-315X

16/2014

33/2011-2014

4 Issues/Year Dec 20, 2011 PMC, PubMed, DOAJ

14

World Journal of Gastroenterology*

2219-2840

2838/2014

15475/1993-2014 36 issues/Year Jan 15, 1993

14102/1995-2014 48 Issues/Year Oct 1, 1995

CA, EM, AJ

PMC, PubMed, DOAJ

PMC, PubMed

CA, EM, CC/CM, SCIE,

JCR, IM, PMC, PubMed,
DOAJ

15

World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

1948-5190

197/2014

398/2009-2014

12 Issues/Year Oct 15, 2009

PMC, PubMed, DOAJ

16

World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology

1948-5204

39/2014

230/2009-2014

12 Issues/Year Oct 15, 2009

PMC, PubMed, DOAJ

17

World Journal of Gastrointestinal Pathophysiology 2150-5330

64/2014

117/2010-2014

4 Issues/Year Apr 15, 2010 PMC, PubMed, DOAJ

18

World Journal of Gastrointestinal Pharmacology

2150-5349

17/2014

90/2010-2014

4 Issues/Year Feb 6, 2010

PMC, PubMed, DOAJ

and Therapeutics
19

World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

1948-9366

104/2014

288/2009-2014

12 Issues/Year Nov 30, 2009 PMC, PubMed, DOAJ

20

World Journal of Hematology

2218-6204

16/2014

21/2012-2014

4 Issues/Year Jun 6, 2012

No

21

World Journal of Hepatology

1948-5182

303/2014

375/2009-2014

12 Issues/Year Oct 31, 2009

PMC, PubMed, DOAJ,

22

World Journal of Hypertension

2220-3168

3/2014

21/2011-2014

4 Issues/Year Dec 23, 2011 No

23

World Journal of Immunology

2219-2824

28/2014

25/2011-2014

3 Issues/Year Dec 27, 2011 No

24

World Journal of Medical Genetics

2220-3184

5/2014

24/2011-2014

4 Issues/Year Dec 27, 2011 No

25

World Journal of Meta-Analysis

2308-3840

47/2014

30/2013-2014

6 Issues/Year May 26, 2013 No

26

World Journal of Methodology

2222-0682

9/2014

31/2011-2014

4 Issues/Year Sep 26, 2011

PMC, PubMed

27

World Journal of Nephrology

2220-6124

99/2014

44/2012-2014

4 Issues/Year Feb 6, 2012

PMC, PubMed

28

World Journal of Neurology

2218-6212

11/2014

26/2011-2014

4 Issues/Year Dec 28, 2011 No

29

World Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

2218-6220

27/2014

62/2012-2014

4 Issues/Year Jun 10, 2012

30

World Journal of Ophthalmology

2218-6239

41/2014

14/2011-2014

4 Issues/Year Dec 30, 2011 No

31

World Journal of Orthopedics

2218-5836

105/2014

191/2010-2014

6 Issues/Year Nov 18, 2010 PMC, PubMed, DOAJ

32

World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology

2218-6247

13/2014

18/2011-2014

4 Issues/Year Dec 28, 2011 No

33

World Journal of Pharmacology

2220-3192

53/2014

24/2012-2014

4 Issues/Year Feb 9, 2012

34

World Journal of Psychiatry

2220-3206

27/2014

42/2011-2014

4 Issues/Year Dec 31, 2011 PMC, PubMed

35

World Journal of Radiology

1949-8470

107/2014

343/2009-2014

12 Issues/Year Dec 31, 2009 PMC, PubMed, DOAJ

36

World Journal of Respirology

2218-6255

8/2014

19/2011-2014

3 Issues/Year Dec 30, 2011 No

37

World Journal of Rheumatology

2220-3214

38/2014

18/2011-2014

3 Issues/Year Dec 31, 2011 No

38

World Journal of Stem Cells

1948-0210

146/2014

146/2009-2014

6 Issues/Year Dec 31, 2009 PMC, PubMed, DOAJ

39

World Journal of Stomatology

2218-6263

11/2014

22/2011-2014

4 Issues/Year Nov 31, 2011 No

40

World Journal of Surgical Procedures

2219-2832

19/2014

22/2011-2014

3 Issues/Year Dec 29, 2011 No

41

World Journal of Translational Medicine

2220-6132

17/2014

22/2012-2014

3 Issues/Year Jun 12, 2012

42

World Journal of Transplantation

2220-3230

36/2014

45/2011-2014

4 Issues/Year Dec 24, 2011 PMC, PubMed

43

World Journal of Virology

2220-3249

15/2014

39/2012-2014

4 Issues/Year Feb 12, 2012

Scopus

No

No

No

PMC, PubMed

*According to the 2013 ISI Journal Citation Reports, World Journal of Gastroenterology has an impact factor of 2.433 (ranking the 36th among 74 journals in
gastroenterology and hepatology), quartile in category Q2. CC/CM: Current Contents/Clinical Medicine; CA: Chemical Abstracts; EM: EMBASE/Excerpta
Medica; AJ: Abstract Journal; PMC: PubMed Central; DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals; SCIE: Science Citation Index Expanded (also known as
SciSearch); JCR: Journal Citation Reports; IM: Index Medicus.

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Table 3 Number of Hits Statistics for 23 BPG Journals in PubMed

Title

ISSN

October 10, 2014

Number of Hits (Total: 491433)

2013

2014

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

World Journal of Biological Chemistry

1949-8454

168

184

189

254

192

299

267

311

918

671

476

1070

World Journal of Cardiology

1949-8462

580

488

2010

World Journal of Clinical Cases

2307-8960

World Journal of Clinical Oncology

2218-4333

World Journal of Clinical Pediatrics

2219-2808

World Journal of Critical Care Medicine

2220-3141

World Journal of Diabetes

1948-9358

World Journal of Experimental Medicine

2220-315X

World Journal of Gastroenterology

1007-9327

World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

1948-5190

537

557

447

420

397

346

531

754

866

706

743

862

World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology

1948-5204

377

321

309

298

334

377

512

772

849

773

746

1066

World Journal of Gastrointestinal Pathophysiology

2150-5330

112

259

228

244

159

113

176

169

1005

482

1113

1176

World Journal of Gastrointestinal Pharmacology and

Therapeutics

2150-5349

127

326

122

123

115

171

350

377

467

284

714

703

World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

1948-9366

229

313

196

260

278

178

360

526

423

445

458

467

World Journal of Hepatology

1948-5182

739

989

825

945

620

545

921

1702

1437

1400

1445

1798

World Journal of Methodology

2222-0682

World Journal of Nephrology

2220-6124

855

365

301

298

177

252

355

329

317

273

283

World Journal of Orthopedics

2218-5836

435

247

251

257

149

344

739

466

1165

1183

1909

World Journal of Psychiatry

2220-3206

541

212

166

119

69

154

161

112

150

157

129

World Journal of Radiology

1949-8470

279

327

299

369

309

215

436

691

622

947

986

1070

World Journal of Stem Cells

1948-0210

137

1190

310

287

682

526

494

1674

896

730

943

1045

World Journal of Transplantation

2220-3230

368

96

544

245

132

315

311

262

343

411

385

World Journal of Virology

2220-3249

877

311

290

227

166

206

246

222

198

176

176

Total

113

122

325

407

365

346

578

1003

944

1822

1712

1041

320

257

176

295

446

533

549

732

904

104

116

175

100

145

1489

832

573

1895

1718

240

317

439

229

247

264

388
772

420

276

1027

985

689

1361

1332

2484

1558

1535

1690

934

92

84

111

72

170

98

249

25075 26402 21939 27055 25018 23259 33027 39586 36456 36558 35039 39407

87
841

30086 34974 27841 33677 31966 28125 41048 53072 50634 50070 51082 58856

Data from the LinkOut Team, National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine. Hits: Number oftimesusersclickedthelinks.

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Table 14 Top 25 Articles of World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology in PubMed Central

No.

Title

Author(s)

October 13, 2014

Citation

Live in
PMC

Full Text PDF

Total
Requests Requests Requests

3/30/2012

10494

651

11145

Follow-up of intestinal metaplasia

in the stomach: When, how and
why
Goblet cell carcinoid tumors of the
appendix: An overview

Angelo Zullo, Cesare Hassan, Adriana Romiti,

Michela Giusto, Carmine Guerriero, Roberto
Lorenzetti, Salvatore MA Campo, Silverio Tomao
Paromita Roy, Runjan Chetty

World J Gastrointest Oncol

2012 Mar 15; 4(3):30-36

World J Gastrointest Oncol 12/15/2010

2010 Jun 15; 2(6):251-258

8667

886

9553

Intestinal lymphangiectasia in
adults

Hugh James Freeman, Michael Nimmo

World J Gastrointest Oncol

2011 Feb 15; 3(2):19-23

3/1/2011

7388

710

8098

Chemotherapy for
cholangiocarcinoma: An update

Natalia Ramrez-Merino, Santiago Ponce Aix,

Hernn Corts-Funes

World J Gastrointest Oncol

2013 Jul 15; 5(7):171-176

8/5/2013

2117

985

3102

A gist of gastrointestinal stromal

tumors: A review

World J Gastrointest Oncol

2013 Jun 15; 5(6):102-112

7/11/2013

1828

1234

3062

Hyperthermic intraperitoneal
chemotherapy: Rationale and
technique
Carcinoma of the stomach:
A review of epidemiology,
pathogenesis, molecular genetics
and chemoprevention
Mechanisms linking dietary fiber,
gut microbiota and colon cancer
prevention
Epidemiology of cancer of the small
intestine

Ashwin Rammohan, Jeswanth Sathyanesan,

Kamalakannan Rajendran, Anbalagan
Pitchaimuthu, Senthil-Kumar Perumal, UP
Srinivasan, Ravi Ramasamy, Ravichandran
Palaniappan, Manoharan Govindan
Santiago Gonzlez-Moreno, Luis A Gonzlez-Bayn,
Gloria Ortega-Prez

World J Gastrointest Oncol 12/15/2010

2010 Feb 15; 2(2):68-75

2559

407

2966

Siddavaram Nagini

World J Gastrointest Oncol

2012 Jul 15; 4(7):156-169

7/27/2012

1992

912

2904

Huawei Zeng, Darina L Lazarova, Michael

Bordonaro

World J Gastrointest Oncol

2014 Feb 15; 6(2):41-51

2/24/2014

1759

1090

2849

Sai Yi Pan, Howard Morrison

World J Gastrointest Oncol

2011 Mar 15; 3(3):33-42

4/1/2011

2219

226

2445

New progress in CT and MRI

Fei Miao, Ming-Liang Wang, Yong-Hua Tang
examination and diagnosis of small
intestinal tumors
Primary hepatocellular carcinoma Rubayat Rahman, Ghassan M Hammoud, Ashraf
and metabolic syndrome: An update A Almashhrawi, Khulood T Ahmed, Jamal A
Ibdah
TTF-1 positive small cell cancers:
Laurine Verset, Marianna Arvanitakis, Patricia
Dont think theyre always primary Loi, Jean Closset, Myriam Delhaye, Myriam
pulmonary!
Remmelink, Pieter Demetter
Tumors of ampulla of Vater: A case Adriana Romiti, Viola Barucca, Angelo Zullo,
series and review of chemotherapy Ida Sarcina, Roberta Di Rocco, Chiara DAntonio,
options
Marco Latorre, Paolo Marchetti
Primary colorectal lymphoma: An Goran Z Stanojevic, Milica D Nestorovic, Branko
overview
R Brankovic, Miroslav P Stojanovic, Milan M
Jovanovic, Milan D Radojkovic
Surgery for colorectal liver
Gaya Spolverato, Aslam Ejaz, Nilo Azad, Timothy
metastases: The evolution of
M Pawlik
determining prognosis
Appendiceal neuroendocrine
John Griniatsos, Othon Michail
tumors: Recent insights and clinical
implications
Esophageal cancer: A Review of
Kyle J Napier, Mary Scheerer, Subhasis Misra
epidemiology, pathogenesis, staging
workup and treatment modalities
Outcome of surgical resection in
Alejandro Serrablo, Luis Tejedor
Klatskin tumors

World J Gastrointest Oncol 12/15/2010

2010 May 15; 2(5):222-228

2171

94

2265

World J Gastrointest Oncol

2013 Sep 15; 5(9):186-194

9/25/2013

1221

810

2031

World J Gastrointest Oncol 11/1/2011

2011 Oct 15; 3(10):144-147

1825

116

1941

World J Gastrointest Oncol

2012 Mar 15; 4(3):60-67

3/30/2012

1664

243

1907

World J Gastrointest Oncol

2011 Jan 15; 3(1):14-18

1/25/2011

1544

291

1835

World J Gastrointest Oncol 12/20/2013

2013 Dec 15; 5(12):207-221

1099

710

1809

World J Gastrointest Oncol 12/15/2010

2010 Apr 15; 2(4):192-196

1591

179

1770

World J Gastrointest Oncol 5/15/2014

2014 May 15; 6(5):112-120

1073

626

1699

World J Gastrointest Oncol

2013 Jul 15; 5(7):147-158

8/5/2013

1101

555

1656

Use of blood-based biomarkers for

early diagnosis and surveillance of
colorectal cancer
The role of antioxidants and prooxidants in colon cancer

Ganepola AP Ganepola, Joel Nizin, John R

Rutledge, David H Chang

World J Gastrointest Oncol

2014 Apr 15; 6(4):83-97

4/15/2014

978

532

1510

William L Stone, Koyamangalath Krishnan, Sharon World J Gastrointest Oncol

E Campbell, Victoria E Palau
2014 Mar 15; 6(3):55-66

3/20/2014

979

487

1466

21

Radiological diagnosis and staging

of hilar cholangiocarcinoma

Carlos Valls, Sandra Ruiz, Laura Martinez, David

Leiva

World J Gastrointest Oncol

2013 Jul 15; 5(7):115-126

8/5/2013

938

459

1397

22

Pseudomyxoma peritonei

Katharine E Bevan, Faheez Mohamed, Brendan J

Moran

World J Gastrointest Oncol 12/15/2010

2010 Jan 15; 2(1):44-50

952

397

1349

23

Novel blood-based microRNA

biomarker panel for early diagnosis
of pancreatic cancer
Risk factors and classifications of
hilar cholangiocarcinoma

Ganepola AP Ganepola, John R Rutledge, Paritosh World J Gastrointest Oncol

Suman, Anusak Yiengpruksawan, David H Chang 2014 Jan 15; 6(1):22-33

2/27/2014

774

370

1144

World J Gastrointest Oncol

2013 Jul 15; 5(7):132-138

8/5/2013

674

461

1135

World J Gastrointest Oncol

2011 Jan 15; 3(1):1-9

1/25/2011

998

96

1094

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18
19

20

24

25

Surgical treatment of hepatic

metastases from colorectal cancer

Miguel Angel Suarez-Munoz, Jose Luis FernandezAguilar, Belinda Sanchez-Perez, Jose Antonio
Perez-Daga, Beatriz Garcia-Albiach, Ysabel PulidoRoa, Naiara Marin-Camero, Julio Santoyo-Santoyo
Georgios Tsoulfas, Manousos Georgios
Pramateftakis, Ioannis Kanellos

Data from PubMed Central (PMC) Publisher Services: Statistics of the current month and previous 12 months.

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