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Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

The Indonesian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Digestive Endoscopy is an academic journal which has been published since 2000 and owned by 3 Societies: The Indonesian Society of Gastroenterology; Indonesian Association for the Study of the Liver; The Indonesian Society for Digestive Endoscopy.

The main purpose of our journal is to advance knowledge in Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Digestive Endoscopy fields. Our base country is Indonesia, that mostly known for having large population and various tropical diseases. Therefore, the specific purpose of our journal is to provide data and informations related to digestive system diseases that mostly occured in tropical countries like Indonesia.  

We welcome authors for original articles, review articles, and case reports in the fields of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Digestive Endoscopy.

Section Policies

Editorial

  • Checked Open Submissions
  • Checked Indexed
  • Unchecked Peer Reviewed

Original Articles

  • Checked Open Submissions
  • Checked Indexed
  • Checked Peer Reviewed

Review Article

  • Checked Open Submissions
  • Checked Indexed
  • Checked Peer Reviewed

Case Reports

  • Checked Open Submissions
  • Checked Indexed
  • Checked Peer Reviewed

Peer Review Process

The submitted manuscript will be reviewed first by an editor. It will be evaluated by editor, whether it is suitable with our focus and scope or has a major methodological flaw. Every submitted manuscript which pass this step will be checked to identify any plagiarism before being reviewed by reviewers. One of the reviewer is appointed from other institutions (national or international). This journal uses double-blind review, the manuscript will be sent to the reviewer anonymously. Reviewers' comments are also sent anonymously to author in order to get author's responses based on reviewers' comments. The decision of the revised manuscript will be then evaluated in editorial board meeting, the final decision of whom are sent to author.

Publication Frequency

This journal is published three times a year in April, August, and December.

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.