1993
Jul. 6
Inaugural assembly for the Korean Gastric Cancer Study Group
The 1st academic conference of the Korean Gastric Cancer Study Group
1996
Sep. 9~12
WHO-Collaborating Center for Gastric Cancer - 12th International Seminar and 6th General Assembly in Seoul
Nov. 9
Foundation of the Korean Gastric Cancer Association from the Korean Gastric Cancer Study Group
1999
Feb. 28
Publication of the first Korean textbook of gastric cancer “Gastric Cancer”
Apr. 27~30
3rd International Gastric Cancer Congress (3rd IGCC) in Seoul
2001
Mar.
The first issue of the “Journal of Korean Gastric Cancer Association”
2005
Mar. 26
Foundation of Korean Laparoscopic Gastrointestinal Surgery Study Group (KLASS) as a subsidiary of Korean gastric cancer association
2010
Sep.
Renaming “Journal of Korean Gastric Cancer Association” to "Journal of Gastric Cancer (JGC)"2011
Jan. 3
Publication of the textbook “Gastric Cancer and Gastrointestinal Disease (1st ed.)”
Apr. 20~23
9th International Gastric Cancer Congress (9th IGCC) in Seoul
2014
       
Journal of Gastric Cancer is indexed on KCI (Korean Citation Index)
May 15~17
The first international Korean gastric cancer congress “Korean International Gastric Cancer Week (KINGCA)”
2017
Mar.
“Journal of Gastric Cancer” is indexed on Web of Science (SCIE)
2019
Mar.
“Korean Practice Guideline for Gastric Cancer 2018: an Evidence-based, Multi-disciplinary Approach”
Aug.
Publication of the textbook “Gastric Cancer and Gastrointestinal Disease (2nd ed.)”
2021
Jun.
Journal of Gastric Cancer - Impact Factor 3.720