Gut is a leading international journal in gastroenterology and has an established reputation for publishing first class original clinical research of the alimentary tract, the liver, biliary tree and pancreas likely to impact on clinical practice within the foreseeable future. Gut delivers up-to-date, authoritative, clinically oriented coverage of all areas in gastroenterology. Regular features include articles by leading authorities, commentaries on published papers, recent advances in basic science and clinical practice. images illustrating important clinical messages (GI snapshots) and letters. The journal has an authoritative global Editorial Board and a growing international readership.

Gut is the official journal of the British Society of Gastroenterology.

Gut aims to publish original articles describing novel mechanisms of disease and new management strategies, both diagnostic and therapeutic, likely to impact on clinical practice within the foreseeable future.

Articles illustrating basic mechanisms and their application to clinical material will be welcomed. We aim to cover all areas of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and through a system of commentaries and Recent Advances articles to make clear the relevance of scientific advances to clinical practice. The priorities are originality and excellence. We aim to ensure a fair and independent peer review system and to publish articles which follow the highest ethical standards concerning research conduct.

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1. Median time from submission to first decision = 4 weeks
   1. 50% of papers rejected without external peer review within 2 weeks
2. Time from acceptance to publication = 4 months
   1. Full original articles published Online First within 2 weeks