BMC Gastroenterology

Latest collections open to submissions

New: Advancing the early detection of gastrointestinal cancers

Guest Edited by Eleonora Lai and Reinier G.S. Meester

Biliary diseases - diagnostic and therapeutic challenges

Guest Edited by Lydi van Driel and Philip de Reuver

The gut microbiome: role in liver health and disease

Guest Edited by Saurabh Chatterjee and Roman Maslennikov

Antimicrobial resistance

Guest Edited by Raghavendra Amachawadi and Kartika Afrida Fauzia

See all collections

Editor's Picks

New Content Item A descriptive study of abdominal complications in patients with mild COVID-19 presenting to the emergency department

New Content Item The effect of melatonin on irritable bowel syndrome patients with and without sleep disorders

New Content Item Systematic review of cholangiocarcinoma in Africa: epidemiology, management, and clinical outcomes

Articles

LINC00634 is a novel prognostic biomarker for colon cancer associated with immune infiltration

Authors: Haiyan Wang, Yanyan Huang, Lina Zhou, Xiaotong Zhu, Xuan Ye and Yi Cen

Content type: Research 25 July 2025
Development and validation of a nomogram-based risk prediction model for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD): a logistic regression analysis in a physical examination population

Authors: Jing Lan, Ting Que, Hong Lan, Mingming Zhang and Lichan Ban

Content type: Research 24 July 2025
Efficacy and safety of vedolizumab in elderly and younger patients with moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis: a retrospective real-world study in China

Authors: Hao Zhang, Xue-Li Ding, Yong-Hong Xu, Jun Wu, Yue-Yuan Wang, Shu-Xian Liu, Jing Yan, Hua Liu, Zi-Bin Tian and Ai-Ling Liu

Content type: Research 24 July 2025
Sex-specific adverse effects of lipid accumulation products and cardiometabolic indices on the prevalence of gallstones: insights from the 2017–2020 national health and nutrition examination survey

Authors: Yangyang Zheng, Xiaoli Chen, Yunpeng Ge, Haowei Shi, Shiqi Guo, Wendan Tan and Jinghai Song

Content type: Research 22 July 2025
Global burden of esophageal diseases: a comprehensive analysis of disease trends and risk factors from 1990 to 2021

Authors: Yanbin Wei, Endian Liu, Jiafei Peng, Yanqing Liu, Xiujing Sun and Xin Yao

Content type: Research 21 July 2025

Most recent articles RSS

View all articles

Low lymphocyte count and high monocyte count predicts poor prognosis of gastric cancer

Authors: Fan Feng, Gaozan Zheng, Qiao Wang, Shushang Liu, Zhen Liu, Guanghui Xu, Fei Wang, Man Guo, Xiao Lian and Hongwei Zhang

Content type: Research article 11 October 2018
Effects of coffee, smoking, and alcohol on liver function tests: a comprehensive cross-sectional study

Authors: Eun Sun Jang, Sook-Hyang Jeong, Sung Ho Hwang, Hyun Young Kim, So Yeon Ahn, Jaebong Lee, Sang Hyub Lee, Young Soo Park, Jin Hyeok Hwang, Jin-Wook Kim, Nayoung Kim and Dong Ho Lee

Content type: Research article 18 October 2012
Long term follow-up and liver-related death rate in patients with non-alcoholic and alcoholic related fatty liver disease

Authors: Svanhildur Haflidadottir, Jon G Jonasson, Helga Norland, Sylvia O Einarsdottir, David E Kleiner, Sigrun H Lund and Einar S Björnsson

Content type: Research article 27 September 2014
Most bowel cancer symptoms do not indicate colorectal cancer and polyps: a systematic review

Authors: Barbara-Ann Adelstein, Petra Macaskill, Siew F Chan, Peter H Katelaris and Les Irwig

Content type: Research article 30 May 2011
Chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection involving gastrointestinal tract mimicking inflammatory bowel disease

Authors: Weijia Xu, Xiaoyun Jiang, Jiajie Chen, Qiqi Mao, Xianguang Zhao, Xu Sun, Liang Zhong and Lan Rong

Content type: Research article 5 August 2020

Most accessed articles RSS

View all articles

Aims and scope

BMC Gastroenterology is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary disorders, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology.

Become an Editorial Board Member

We are now recruiting Editorial Board Members for our Board to join our team of academic editors in assessing manuscripts in the field of gastroenterology.

Journal News

Please note that BMC Gastroenterology no longer considers submissions of case reports. We would encourage you to submit your manuscript to the Journal of Medical Case Reports instead.

Latest Tweets

View Twitter timeline

Your browser needs to have JavaScript enabled to view this timeline

How was your experience today?

Rating Please select one rating

Awful

Bad

Good

Great

Thank you for your feedback.

Tell us why (opens in a new tab)

BMC Gastroenterology

Latest collections open to submissions

New: Advancing the early detection of gastrointestinal cancers

Biliary diseases - diagnostic and therapeutic challenges

The gut microbiome: role in liver health and disease

Antimicrobial resistance

Editor's Picks

Articles

LINC00634 is a novel prognostic biomarker for colon cancer associated with immune infiltration

Development and validation of a nomogram-based risk prediction model for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD): a logistic regression analysis in a physical examination population

Efficacy and safety of vedolizumab in elderly and younger patients with moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis: a retrospective real-world study in China

Sex-specific adverse effects of lipid accumulation products and cardiometabolic indices on the prevalence of gallstones: insights from the 2017–2020 national health and nutrition examination survey

Global burden of esophageal diseases: a comprehensive analysis of disease trends and risk factors from 1990 to 2021

Low lymphocyte count and high monocyte count predicts poor prognosis of gastric cancer

Effects of coffee, smoking, and alcohol on liver function tests: a comprehensive cross-sectional study

Long term follow-up and liver-related death rate in patients with non-alcoholic and alcoholic related fatty liver disease

Most bowel cancer symptoms do not indicate colorectal cancer and polyps: a systematic review

Chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection involving gastrointestinal tract mimicking inflammatory bowel disease

Aims and scope

Become an Editorial Board Member

Journal News

Latest Tweets

Important information

Annual Journal Metrics

Peer-review Terminology

Follow

Trending Articles

BMC Gastroenterology

Contact us