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Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences publishes clinical investigations, translational research, and basic research on all aspects of hepatic, biliary, and pancreatic disciplines. The journal welcomes submissions from surgeons, physicians, endoscopists, radiologists, oncologists, and pathologists.
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Subject
Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Surgery
Impact Factor
2.8
Quartile
Q2
Open Access Type
Hybrid
ISSN
1868-6974
eISSN
1868-6982
Invitation Only
No
Cost Range
Open Access is available for a fee paid by the author, funding agency, or institution.
Submission Instructions
Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.
Original Article
Cover Letter
A cover letter is only required if multiple corresponding authors are proposed. The cover letter must explain the rationale for multiple corresponding authors and describe each corresponding author's specific contributions.
Abstract
Original Articles must include a structured abstract. The abstract must be no more than 200 words. The abstract must be structured. The abstract must be divided into Background/Purpose, Methods, Results, and Conclusions.
Manuscript
The manuscript must not exceed 4,000 words including the abstract but excluding references, tables, and figures. The text must be divided into Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion. The manuscript must include 5 keywords, an author contributions section, and disclosure of any AI-generated content tool use in the Methods or Acknowledgements section.
References
Original Articles may include up to 30 references. References must use Chicago Reference Style: Note. References must be numbered sequentially in order of citation, listed numerically, list all authors when there are six or fewer, and list the first three authors followed by et al. when there are seven or more.
Figures & Tables
Original Articles may include up to 7 figures and tables combined. Figures must be supplied as separate files, while each table must appear on a separate page in the main text file. Figures must be numbered with Arabic numerals and cited consecutively in the text, and each table must be cited in the text and include a number and a brief informative title.
Review Article
Cover Letter
A cover letter is only required if multiple corresponding authors are proposed. If multiple corresponding authors are proposed, the cover letter must explain the rationale and describe each corresponding author's specific contributions.
Abstract
Review Articles must include an abstract. The abstract must be unstructured and must not exceed 200 words. A structured abstract is not required, and the abstract must be unstructured. No mandatory headings are specified for the abstract.
Manuscript
The manuscript must not exceed 5,000 words including the abstract but excluding references, tables, and figures. Manuscript parts must be ordered as title page, abstract, clinical trial register and clinical registration number at the end of the abstract, text, acknowledgments, funding information, conflict of interest, ethics statement, references, figure legends, list of Supporting Information, tables, and figures. The manuscript must include 5 keywords, and any use of an AI-generated content tool must be disclosed transparently and in detail in the Methods or Acknowledgements section.
References
Review Articles may include up to 100 references. References must use Chicago Reference Style: Note. References must be numbered sequentially in order of citation, listed numerically, include all cited items from the text, tables, and figures, list all authors when there are six or fewer, and list the first three authors followed by et al. when there are seven or more.
Figures & Tables
Review Articles may include up to 7 figures and tables combined. Figures must be supplied as separate files, figure legends must appear after the references in the main text, and each table must appear on a separate page. Tables must be cited in the text and include a number, a brief informative title, and table legends, while figures must be numbered with Arabic numerals, cited in consecutive numerical order, and use lowercase letters for figure parts.
Systematic Review
Cover Letter
A cover letter explanation is required only if multiple corresponding authors are proposed. If multiple corresponding authors are proposed, the cover letter must explain the rationale and describe each corresponding author's specific contributions.
Abstract
A structured abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 200 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must be divided into Background/Purpose, Methods, Results, and Conclusions.
Manuscript
Manuscript must not exceed 5,000 words including the abstract but excluding references, tables, and figures. Text must be divided into Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion. Manuscript must include 5 keywords, an author contributions section using initials, and transparent disclosure of any AI-generated content tool use in the Methods or Acknowledgements section.
References
References may include up to 100 entries. References must use Chicago Reference Style: Note. References must be numbered sequentially in order of citation, listed numerically, include all authors when there are six or fewer, and list the first three authors followed by et al. when there are seven or more.
Figures & Tables
Systematic Reviews may include up to 7 figures and tables combined. Figures must be supplied as separate files, figure legends must appear separately after the references in the main text, and each table must appear on a separate page. Tables must be cited in the text and given a number and brief informative title, and figures must be numbered with Arabic numerals and cited in consecutive numerical order.
Guidelines
Cover Letter
A cover letter is only required if multiple corresponding authors are proposed. If multiple corresponding authors are proposed, the cover letter must explain the rationale and describe each corresponding author's specific contributions.
Abstract
Guidelines must include an abstract. The structured abstract must not exceed 200 words. The abstract must be structured. The abstract must be divided into Background/Purpose, Methods, Results, and Conclusions.
Manuscript
Word limit is determined in consultation with the Editors. The text must be divided into Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion. The manuscript must include 5 keywords, an author contributions section, and a transparent AI-use disclosure in the Methods or Acknowledgements section if AI-generated content tools were used.
References
Reference limit is determined in consultation with the Editors. References must use Chicago Reference Style: Note. References must be numbered sequentially in order of citation, listed numerically, list all authors when there are six or fewer, and list the first three authors followed by et al. when there are seven or more.
Figures & Tables
Figure and table limits are determined in consultation with the Editors. Each figure must be supplied as a separate file, and each table must appear on a separate page. Tables must be cited in the text and given a number and brief informative title, while figures must be numbered with Arabic numerals, cited in consecutive numerical order, and accompanied by separate figure legends placed after the references.
Consensus Statement
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
Structured abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 200 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must use the headings Background/Purpose, Methods, Results, and Conclusions.
Manuscript
Text must be divided into Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion. Manuscript must include 5 keywords, an author contributions section, and an AI-use disclosure in the Methods or Acknowledgements section if AI-generated content tools were used.
References
References must use Chicago Reference Style: Note. References must be numbered sequentially in order of citation, listed numerically, include all cited items from the text, tables, and figures, list all authors when there are six or fewer, and list the first three authors followed by et al. when there are seven or more.
Figures & Tables
Figures must be supplied as separate files, figure legends must appear separately after the references in the main text, and each table must appear on a separate page. Tables must be cited in the text and include a number, a brief informative title, table legends, and footnotes explaining all abbreviations, while figures must use Arabic numerals, use lowercase letters for figure parts, and be cited in consecutive numerical order.
Invited Review
Cover Letter
If multiple corresponding authors are proposed, the cover letter must explain the rationale and describe each corresponding author's specific contributions.
Abstract
A structured abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 200 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must be divided into Background/Purpose, Methods, Results, and Conclusions.
Manuscript
Manuscript must not exceed 4,000 words including the abstract but excluding references, tables, and figures. Text must be divided into Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion. Manuscript must include 5 keywords, and any use of an AI-generated content tool must be disclosed in the Methods or Acknowledgements section.
References
References are limited to 30. References must use Chicago Reference Style: Note. References must be numbered sequentially in order of citation, listed numerically, list all authors when there are six or fewer, and list the first three authors followed by et al. when there are seven or more.
Figures & Tables
A maximum of 7 figures and tables combined is permitted. Figures must be supplied as separate files, and tables must appear on separate pages in the main text file. Figure legends must be provided separately after the references, tables must be numbered and titled, figures must be numbered with Arabic numerals, and figure parts must be labeled with lowercase letters.
Rapid Communication
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required only if multiple corresponding authors are proposed. If multiple corresponding authors are proposed, the cover letter must explain the rationale and describe each corresponding author's specific contributions.
Abstract
Abstract must not be included.
Manuscript
Manuscript must not exceed 400 words excluding references. Manuscript parts must be ordered as title page, abstract, clinical trial register and clinical registration number at the end of the abstract, text, acknowledgments, funding information, conflict of interest, ethics statement, references, figure legends, list of Supporting Information, tables, and figures. Manuscript must include 5 MeSH keywords, an author contributions section using author initials, and a transparent AI-use disclosure in the Methods or Acknowledgements section if AI-generated content tools were used.
References
References may include up to 3 citations. References must use Chicago Reference Style: Note. References must be numbered sequentially in order of citation, listed numerically, list all authors for works with six or fewer authors, and list the first three authors followed by et al. for works with seven or more authors.
Figures & Tables
Figures and tables may total no more than 1 combined. Figures must be supplied as separate files, figure legends must appear after the references in the main text file, and each table must appear on a separate page. Figures must be numbered with Arabic numerals and cited consecutively in the text, figure parts must use lowercase letters, and each table must have a number, a brief informative title, and a legend.
Case Image
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
Abstract must not be included.
Manuscript
Manuscript must not exceed 300 words excluding references.
References
References may include up to 5 items. References must use Chicago Reference Style: Note. References must be numbered sequentially in the order cited, listed numerically, list all authors when there are six or fewer, and list the first three authors followed by et al. when there are seven or more.
Figures & Tables
Figures and tables may total no more than 2 combined. Figures must be supplied as separate files, and figure legends must appear separately after the references in the main text. Tables must be cited in the text and presented on separate pages with a number, a brief informative title, and legends included with the table, while figures must be numbered with Arabic numerals and cited in consecutive numerical order.
Case Video
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
Abstract must not be included.
Manuscript
Manuscript must not exceed 300 words excluding references. Keywords must include 5 MeSH terms, and any use of AI-generated content tools must be disclosed in the Methods or Acknowledgements section.
References
References are limited to 5. References must use Chicago Reference Style: Note. References must be numbered sequentially in order of citation and listed numerically, with all authors listed for works with six or fewer authors and the first three authors followed by et al. for works with seven or more authors.
Figures & Tables
A maximum of 2 figures and tables combined is allowed. Figures must be supplied as separate files, and tables must each appear on a separate page. Figure legends must be provided separately after the references, tables must be cited in the text and given a brief title, and figures must be numbered with Arabic numerals and cited in consecutive order.
Letter To The Editor
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required only if multiple corresponding authors are proposed. The cover letter must explain the rationale for multiple corresponding authors and describe each corresponding author's specific contributions.
Abstract
Abstract must not be included.
Manuscript
Manuscript must not exceed 500 words excluding references. Keywords must consist of 5 MeSH terms, and any use of AI-generated content tools must be disclosed in the Methods or Acknowledgements section.
References
References are limited to 5. References must use Chicago Reference Style: Note. References must be numbered sequentially in order of citation, listed numerically, list all authors when there are six or fewer, and list the first three authors followed by et al. when there are seven or more.
Figures & Tables
A maximum of 1 figure and table combined is allowed. Figures must be uploaded as separate files, and tables must appear on separate pages in the main text file. Figures must be numbered with Arabic numerals and cited consecutively in the text, and each table must be cited in the text and given a brief informative title.
Special Research Report
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
Abstract must be structured. Abstract must be divided into Background/Purpose, Methods, Results, and Conclusions.
Manuscript
Text must be divided into Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion. Manuscript must include 5 MeSH keywords, an author contributions section using author initials, and an AI use declaration in the Methods or Acknowledgements section if AI-generated content tools were used.
References
References must use Chicago Reference Style: Note. References must be numbered sequentially in order of appearance, listed numerically, list all authors when there are six or fewer and the first three followed by et al. when there are seven or more, and include all citations from the text, tables, and figures.
Figures & Tables
Figures must be supplied as separate files, figure legends must appear after the references in the main text, and each table must appear on a separate page. Tables must be cited in the text and include a number, a brief informative title, and legend, and figures must be numbered with Arabic numerals, use lowercase letters for parts, and be cited in consecutive numerical order.
Recent Publications
The Clinicopathological Characteristics and Prognosis of Cholangiolocarcinoma: A Multicenter Study With a Central Pathology Review
Takamichi Ishii, Kenta Makino, Etsuro Hatano, Mina Komuta, Jun Akiba, Yoshihiro Sakamoto, Shun‐Ichi Ariizumi, Goro Honda, Toru Hisaka, Yutaka Takeda, Akira Shimizu, Kentaro Yasuchika, Takashi Mizuno, Daisuke Asano, Atsushi Fujio, Naoto Gotohda, Chie Kitami, Koji Amaya, Hiroshi Sadamori, Manabu Kawai, Akiyoshi Nakakura, Masafumi Nakamura, Itaru Endo
10.1002/jhbp.70170
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Timing of Prenatally Diagnosed Congenital Biliary Dilatation Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Kaikun Huang, Jianfeng Luo, Shaofei Su, Anxiao Ming, Zhen Chen, Mei Diao, Long Li
10.1002/jhbp.70162
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Hospital Volume and Operative Mortality in Pancreaticoduodenectomy and Hepatectomy: Analysis of the National Clinical Database in Japan
Yoshitaro Shindo, Hideki Endo, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Hidenori Takahashi, Shigeru Marubashi, Atsushi Nanashima, Itaru Endo, Hideki Ueno, Ken Shirabe, Masafumi Nakamura, Hiroaki Nagano, Masayuki Ohtsuka
10.1002/jhbp.70168
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Endoscopic Ultrasonography for Diagnosing Common Bile Duct Stones With Negative Initial Imaging: A Multicenter Prospective Exploratory Study
Ryo Sugiura, Masaki Kuwatani, Toshifumi Kin, Yoko Taya, Tsuyoshi Hayashi, Kazumichi Kawakubo, Shin Haba, Akio Katanuma
10.1002/jhbp.70163
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Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to publish?
Median submission to first decision is 18 days, median submission to acceptance is 89 days, and median acceptance to publication is 16 days.
Reformat to Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences using Livewrite PremiumIs a cover letter required?
A cover letter is expected when requesting multiple corresponding authors, with rationale and a description of each corresponding author’s specific contributions. Proposals for guidelines and consensus statements should be sent as an outline before submission.
Reformat to Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences using Livewrite PremiumWhat are the publication costs?
Open Access is available for a fee paid by the author, funding agency, or institution.
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