Journal of Crohn's and Colitis

Journal of Crohn's and Colitis is a specialist medical journal devoted to research and clinical knowledge concerning inflammatory bowel diseases, particularly Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. The publication was established in 2007 and operates as the official journal of the European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation, giving it a formal connection to a major professional organization in the field. Its editorial and publishing identity is therefore closely associated with the dissemination of research relevant to gastroenterologists, inflammatory bowel disease specialists, researchers, and other healthcare professionals. The journal follows a monthly publication schedule and uses peer review to assess submitted work. Its subject coverage is centered on inflammatory bowel diseases, a group of chronic gastrointestinal disorders that includes Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Within that remit, the journal provides a venue for medical and scientific work relevant to the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, and management of these conditions. The available reference material does not provide a complete list of article categories or recurring sections, so specific content formats are not asserted here. The journal was originally published by Elsevier. A significant publishing transition took place in January 2015, when Oxford University Press became its publisher. This change marked an important stage in the publication's institutional development while preserving its role as the official journal of the European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation. The journal's online presence has included an Oxford University Press domain and a page highlighting its most-cited content. The editor-in-chief identified in the reference material is Laurence J. Egan of NUI Galway. No additional executive, ownership, circulation, subscription, revenue, or headquarters information is established by the supplied sources. The journal is best understood as a specialist scholarly publication brand rather than a consumer product or a standalone commercial corporation. Journal of Crohn's and Colitis has also achieved measurable recognition within academic publishing. The supplied reference material reports a 2024 Journal Citation Reports impact factor of 8.7. This is a bibliometric indicator of citation performance, not a financial result, and it should not be interpreted as evidence of sales or profitability. Overall, the publication's positioning rests on specialist editorial scope, peer-reviewed medical research, its relationship with the European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation, and distribution through an established academic publisher.

Journal of Crohn's and Colitis was established in 2007 as a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal specializing in inflammatory bowel diseases. Its subject area encompasses Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, and related clinical and scientific questions. From its establishment, the publication was associated with the European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation, serving as that organization's official journal and providing a dedicated scholarly outlet for the inflammatory bowel disease community. The journal was initially published by Elsevier. Its publishing arrangement changed in January 2015, when Oxford University Press took over publication. The transition connected the journal with a major academic publisher while retaining its specialist identity and organizational relationship with the European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation. The supplied material does not identify a separate corporate owner, headquarters, founding individual, or financial structure, so those details remain unspecified. As an academic journal, its principal offering is recurring scholarly content rather than a line of physical consumer products. It publishes peer-reviewed medical research addressing inflammatory bowel diseases and maintains an online presence that includes access to journal information and most-cited content. The available sources do not provide sufficient detail to describe individual article series, subscription models, editorial board composition, or publication metrics beyond the reported impact factor. Laurence J. Egan of NUI Galway is identified as editor-in-chief in the available reference material. The journal remains an active specialist publication. The supplied material reports a 2024 Journal Citation Reports impact factor of 8.7, indicating substantial citation visibility within academic publishing. No scandals, lawsuits, recalls, major campaigns, product-generation changes, or other corporate-style strategic events are documented in the provided sources.

• 2024

  Impact factor reported at 8.7

  [1]Journal of Crohn's and Colitisen.wikipedia.org

  The supplied reference material reports a 2024 Journal Citation Reports impact factor of 8.7.

• 2015

  Oxford University Press became publisher

  [1]Journal of Crohn's and Colitisen.wikipedia.org

  Beginning in January 2015, Oxford University Press published the journal after its earlier period with Elsevier.

• 2007

  Journal established

  [1]Journal of Crohn's and Colitisen.wikipedia.org

  Journal of Crohn's and Colitis was founded as a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering inflammatory bowel diseases.

A specialist, peer-reviewed academic medical journal serving the inflammatory bowel disease research and clinical community, with official-journal status through the European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation.

• Peer-reviewed medical journal · 2007

  Journal of Crohn's and Colitis

  The publication's core offering is a monthly peer-reviewed journal focused on inflammatory bowel diseases. It serves researchers and clinicians working on Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, and related gastrointestinal disorders. Its institutional role as the official journal of the European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation gives it a defined professional and scientific audience.

• 2015

  Change of publishing houseStrategy

  Background

  The journal had originally been published by Elsevier and underwent a publisher transition in January 2015.

  Action taken

  Oxford University Press became the journal's publisher.

  Aftermath

  The journal continued as the official publication of the European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation under its new publishing arrangement.

  Source

1. 1Journal of Crohn's and Colitisen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Journal of Crohn's and Colitis most-cited contentecco-jcc.oxfordjournals.org