title: Clinical Endoscopy as One of Leading Journals in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
abstract: Clinical Endoscopy (CE) is an official open access journal published bimonthly by the Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (KSGE, http://www.gie.or.kr) and is listed on PMC, PubMed and SCOPUS. The KSGE was established on August 14, 1976, and the journal of the KSGE was published in Korean for the first time in November 1981. The journal was then titled the "Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy" and was published in Korean untill the July 2011 issue. The journal was published in English from the September 2011 issue under the official title of CE. In this review, the past and present of CE are discussed and future perspectives are introduced. In addition, the efforts to progress to a "first come, first served journal" in the field of gastrointestinal endoscopy and to be indexed in Science Citation Index will be described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Kwang An
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea.
authors.forename: Il Ju
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Ji Kon
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: Eun Young
authors.initials: EY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Digestive Disease Center, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam, Korea.
authors.forename: Ki Baik
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Hahm
keywords: Clinical Endoscopy; English; Journal; Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy; Open access