Post written by GIE Editor-in-Chief Douglas G. Adler, MD, FASGE, FACG, AGAF.

At GIE, we are extremely proud to announce that our Impact Factor has risen to 8.0. This represents a significant improvement in our Impact Factor and our second consecutive increase.

It takes a focused and concerted effort to raise the Impact Factor of a journal, and the rise we see this year is the result of the hard and dedicated work of our authors, reviewers, Associate Editors, Senior Associate Editors, the journal staff, and myself.

The Impact Factor is a measure of how often articles in GIE are cited. This emphasizes the point that when we review and consider articles for acceptance, we have to balance a variety of factors—how well the study in question was conducted, how strong the conclusions are, how valuable the information will be to our readership, and if we believe the manuscript will be cited by other authors in their own work in the future.

Although the Impact Factor is not the sole barometer of the health of a journal, it is an important one, and one that authors frequently consider when selecting a journal for consideration of their work. We thank you for your continued readership and hope that you understand how significant this rise in our Impact Factor is.

In light of this good news, we plan to redouble our efforts, and we hope to see another rise in the Impact Factor next year. 

July 2026 issue of GIE

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