Journal of Digestive and Liver Diseases

JDLD covers the full breadth of gastroenterology and hepatology, including inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, gastrointestinal endoscopy and bleeding, GI oncology (colorectal, gastric, pancreatic cancer), and liver disease such as NAFLD/MASLD, viral hepatitis, cirrhosis, portal hypertension, and hepatocellular carcinoma. It also publishes work on pancreatobiliary disorders and the gut microbiome.

JDLD is intended for gastroenterologists, hepatologists, endoscopists, GI surgeons, pathologists, and clinical or basic-science researchers studying the digestive system and liver. Authors seeking open access visibility for digestive and liver disease research, and clinicians looking for current evidence in the field, are the journal's core audience.

Authors submit through the journal's submission page following our author guidelines, which detail formatting, ethics, and reporting requirements. JDLD accepts original research, reviews, and case reports in gastroenterology and hepatology, and every submission is screened for scope and ethical compliance before peer review.

JDLD welcomes original research articles, systematic and narrative reviews, clinical and translational studies, case reports, short communications, and editorials addressing digestive and liver diseases. Well-documented case reports of rare GI and hepatic conditions and high-quality reviews are especially encouraged.

Yes. JDLD is fully open access and double-blind peer reviewed. Accepted articles are published under a Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 licence with authors retaining copyright, and each article receives a permanent Crossref DOI for citability and long-term access.

As an open access journal, JDLD applies an article-processing charge on acceptance to cover publishing costs; there are no submission fees. Waivers and discounts are available on request, particularly for authors from lower-income settings. Contact the editorial office for current charges and waiver eligibility.

Every JDLD article receives a Crossref DOI and is discoverable through OpenAlex, Google Scholar, and our OAI-PMH endpoint for harvesting. As a new journal, JDLD follows COPE ethical principles and is working toward eligibility for additional scholarly indexes, including a planned DOAJ application.

JDLD aims for an efficient, rigorous double-blind review and works to return editorial decisions promptly without compromising quality. Timelines vary by manuscript complexity and reviewer availability; authors receive transparent status updates and constructive reviewer feedback throughout the process.