本雜志提供了一個國際性的胃腸病研究論壇，發(fā)表了最初的同行評議文章，描述了胃腸病學(xué)家和相關(guān)領(lǐng)域研究人員感興趣的基礎(chǔ)研究、轉(zhuǎn)化和臨床研究。編輯們歡迎來自腸胃學(xué)各個領(lǐng)域的文章，包括管腔、肝臟和胰腺疾病、內(nèi)窺鏡檢查、胃腸外科、消化腫瘤以及兒科腸胃學(xué)和營養(yǎng)學(xué)。已發(fā)表的文章類型包括原始研究、評論、指導(dǎo)性論文和與聯(lián)合歐洲胃腸病學(xué)相關(guān)的新聞項(xiàng)目。該期刊每年在2月、3月、4月、5月、6月、7月、8月、10月、11月、12月出版10次，是出版?zhèn)惱砦瘑T會（COPE）成員。

Providing an international forum for research in gastroenterology, this journal publishes original peer reviewed articles which describe basic research, translational and clinical studies of interest to gastroenterologists and researchers in related fields.Articles from across all fields of gastroenterology are welcomed by the Editors, including luminal, liver and pancreatic diseases, endoscopy, gastrointestinal surgery, digestive oncology, as well as paediatric gastroenterology and nutrition. Published article types include original research, reviews, guidelines papers, and news items related to United European Gastroenterology. The journal is published 10 times a year in February, March, April, May, June, July, August, October, November, December, and is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).