Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology

The Official Journal of The EAGEN – European Association for Gastroenterology, Endoscopy & Nutrition

Each topic-based issue of Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology provides a comprehensive review of current clinical practice and thinking within the specialty of gastroenterology.

The journal's core content consists of commissioned chapters written by an international team of practising clinicians, with the Guest Editors for each topic-based issue drawn from a pool of renowned experts and opinion leaders. In addition, the journal is now opening a selective route for unsolicited review submissions, intended to complement rather than replace its commissioned model.

Reference is made to:

• The latest original research

• Cochrane Reviews

• Audits and confidential enquiries

• National and international conferences

• National and international guidelines

• Personal communications

All published articles take the form of practical, evidence-based reviews that seek to address key clinical issues of diagnosis, treatment and patient management.

Each issue follows a problem-orientated approach that focuses on the key questions to be addressed, clearly defining what is known and not known. Management will be described in practical terms so that it can be applied to the individual patient.

The journal's objective is to provide a continuous update for the busy clinician and researcher through a curated mix of commissioned thematic reviews and selective unsolicited review content.

Unsolicited submissions should align closely with the journal's clinical focus and may include state-of-the-art reviews, clinical updates, and other clearly defined review formats of high relevance to practice. All unsolicited submissions will be assessed through the standard editorial process for fit, quality, relevance, and integrity.