Journal: Digestion
Submission Deadline: November 30, 2025
Disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBI) are an important issue for gastroenterology in the 21st century and require serious attention and research. DGBI are now considered a group of diseases with a complex interaction of central and peripheral factors contributing to their pathogenesis. In recent years, the advent of new imaging and image analysis techniques has allowed the evaluation of a variety of previously difficult-to-observe phenomena.
This article collection welcomes contributions on a wide range of new imaging and analysis methods, and new findings using these methods to elucidate the pathogenesis of DGBI. New and challenging research that demonstrates motility disorders, visceral hyper- or hyposensitivity, alterations in mucosal and immune function, disturbances in intestinal microflora, and abnormal central nervous system processing using novel imaging and analysis methods is strongly encouraged. Research on the pathogenesis and treatment of gastrointestinal symptoms for which there is still no effective treatment is especially welcome. Authors are welcome to submit Research, Review, and Systematic Review articles.
Please select the option “Call for Papers: Functional Diseases” when submitting your manuscript and mention this Call for Papers in your cover letter.
As a hybrid journal, Digestion supports Open Access publications. Corresponding authors can publish Open Access articles at no or reduced cost if they are associated with or employed by one of these universities/institutions.
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