Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, first published in March 1979, is a peer reviewed

Peer review

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, medical journal

Medical journal

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, published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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. The Editor in Chief is Martin H. Floch, MD (Yale University School of Medicine).

Aims and scope

The specific audience of this journal is the clinical practitioner. Coverage of all topics pertaining to gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition is in the context, and perspective, of clinical practice. Related coverage includes therapeutic recommendations, focused organ reviews, biographies, and practice management.

Publishing formats are original articles, review articles, research reports, case reports, letters, meeting reports, and announcements.

Abstracting and indexing

This journal is indexed in the following databases:

• Science Citation Index
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• Current Contents
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   - Clinical Medicine
• SciSearch
• Medline
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  -Index Medicus
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   and PubMed
  PubMed
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