''Hepatology'' is a

peer-reviewed Peer review is the evaluation of work by one or more people with similar competencies as the producers of the work (peers). It functions as a form of self-regulation by qualified members of a profession within the relevant field. Peer review ...

medical journal A medical journal is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that communicates medical information to physicians, other health professionals. Journals that cover many medical specialties are sometimes called general medical journals. History The first ...

hepatology Hepatology is the branch of medicine that incorporates the study of liver, gallbladder, biliary tree, and pancreas as well as management of their disorders. Although traditionally considered a sub-specialty of gastroenterology, rapid expansion ...

. It is published monthly by

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on behalf of the

American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) is a leading organization of scientists and health care professionals committed to preventing and curing liver disease. AASLD was founded in 1950 by a group of leading liver specialist ...

. The journal was established in 1981 and the

editor-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...

is David E Cohen ( Weill Cornell Medical).

Indexing and abstracting

The journal is abstracted and indexed in the following databases: According to ''

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'', the journal's 2020

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is 17.425, ranking it 6th out of 92 journals in the category "Gastroenterology & Hepatology".

References

External links

*{{Official website, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1527-3350
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
Gastroenterology and hepatology journals Wiley (publisher) academic journals English-language journals Monthly journals Publications established in 1981