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Annals of Coloproctology
ISSN 2287-9714 · eISSN 2287-9722 · Korean Society of Coloproctology · Korea, Republic of
Annals of Coloproctology: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.2 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 500; median 84 days to acceptance (75 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 29% (journal website); 73 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Annals of Coloproctology is published by Korean Society of Coloproctology and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments, Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes and Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas, together about 39.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery and Oncology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Annals of Coloproctology (Ann Coloproctol, ACP) is the official journal of the Korean Society of Coloproctology (KSCP), the Asia Pacific Federation of Coloproctology (APFCP), the Unitary Italian Society of Colon-Proctology-ETS (SIUCP-ETS), the Nigerian Society for Colorectal Disorders (NSCRD), and the Society of Colorectal Surgeons, Singapore (SCRS). Established in 1985, ACP became the official journal of APFCP in 2019 and was subsequently designated as the official journal of SIUCP-ETS in 2024, NSCRD in 2025, and SCRS in 2026. As an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal, ACP aims to contribute to the in-depth development, cure of colorectal diseases, and improvement of public health. The scope of ACP includes basic and clinical research in colorectal surgery, physiology, epidemiology, and pathophysiology. ACP is mainly interested in surgical issues of diseases originating from the lower digestive system such as colon, rectum, anus, and small bowel. These diseases include colorectal cancer, anal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, benign colonic disease, anorectal disorders, functional diseases, and pelvic floor disorders. In addition, ACP has a regional focus on Asia but welcomes submissions from researchers worldwide. ACP publishes original articles, reviews, technical notes, brief communications, guidelines, editorials, letters to the editor, and videos related to the field of coloproctology. ACP is published bimonthly on the last day of February, April, June, August, October, and December.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Gyung Mo SonPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named South Korea 32, Singapore 5, Italy 3, India 2, Hong Kong, China 1 (51 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Colorectal Cancer Surgical TreatmentsMedicine21.4%
- Anorectal Disease Treatments and OutcomesMedicine10.2%
- Colorectal and Anal CarcinomasMedicine7.6%
- Diverticular Disease and ComplicationsMedicine7.4%
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and DetectionMedicine7.3%
- Pelvic floor disorders treatmentsMedicine6.3%
- Gastric Cancer Management and OutcomesMedicine4.1%
- Stoma care and complicationsMedicine4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PMCPubMedPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.96LetPub ·
- h-index
- 38OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 324OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.84OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 58LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 1Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 961 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 55 | 55 | 35 |
| 2025 | 73 | 73 | 169 |
| 2024 | 57 | 57 | 321 |
| 2023 | 39 | 39 | 315 |
| 2022 | 72 | 72 | 643 |
| 2021 | 114 | 114 | 1,218 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
84 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 49 days – 112 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 132 days (75 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 226 days
- Sample
- 75 articles with submission and acceptance dates (159 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 18 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 29%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 29 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 500 | Yes | CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | USD 500 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 500 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- USD 500
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
Article types accepted10, with length limits
- brief communicationThe type of articles published in ACP are summarized in Table 1. Table 1. Summary of published article types Article type Abstract Texta Reference Original arti…main text ≤ 1,500 words
- case reportArticle Category Original Article Review Case Report Technical Note Brief communication Guideline Editorial Letter to the editor Video OthersLength not stated
- editorialebates in all fields of coloproctology. Editorials should not exceed 2,000 words, excluding references, tables, and figures. The number of rmain text ≤ 2,000 words
- guidelineArticle Category Original Article Review Case Report Technical Note Brief communication Guideline Editorial Letter to the editor Video OthersLength not stated
- letter to the editorThe type of articles published in ACP are summarized in Table 1. Table 1. Summary of published article types Article type Abstract Texta Reference Original arti…main text ≤ 1,000 words
- original articleThe type of articles published in ACP are summarized in Table 1. Table 1. Summary of published article types Article type Abstract Texta Reference Original arti…Length not stated
- protocolThe type of articles published in ACP are summarized in Table 1. Table 1. Summary of published article types Article type Abstract Texta Reference Original arti…Length not stated
- reviewThe type of articles published in ACP are summarized in Table 1. Table 1. Summary of published article types Article type Abstract Texta Reference Original arti…main text ≤ 7,500 words
- technical noteThe type of articles published in ACP are summarized in Table 1. Table 1. Summary of published article types Article type Abstract Texta Reference Original arti…main text ≤ 1,500 words
- videoArticle Category Original Article Review Case Report Technical Note Brief communication Guideline Editorial Letter to the editor Video OthersLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints, Self-archiving, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Authorship Authorship
Authorship credit should be based on the 4 ICMJE criteria: (1) substantial contributions to conception and design, acquisition of data, and/or analysis and interpretation of data; (2) drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content; (3) final approval of the version to be published; and (4) agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that q…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of interest
A conflict of interest exists when an author (or the author’s institution), reviewer, or editor has financial or personal relationships that inappropriately influence (bias) their actions (such relation- ships are also known as dual commitments, competing interests, or competing loyalties). These relationships vary from being negligible to having great potential for influencing judgment. Not all r…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data sharing policy
ACP encourages data sharing wherever possible, unless this is prevented by ethical, privacy, or confidentiality matters. Authors wishing to do so may deposit their data in a publicly accessible repository and include a link to the DOI within the text of the manuscripts. ACP accepts the ICMJE Recommendations for data sharing statement policy on clinical trials (https://www.icmje.org/recommendations…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright policy
Copyright transfer agreement required; copyright owned by KSCP. Model summary
The copyrights for all published materials (including graphical abstracts) of ACP are owned by KSCP. The corresponding author must sign and submit the copyright transfer agreement form upon submission. The paper will not be published until the copyright transfer is complete. Permission must be obtained from KSCP for any commercial use of the materials. Open access policy ACP is an open access jour…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access policy
Open access under CC BY-NC 4.0; immediate availability without embargo; copyright owned by KSCP; self-archiving allowed; data sharing encouraged; archiving, preprint, advertising, and Crossmark policies listed. Model summary
ACP is an open access journal distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, as long as the original work is properly cited. All contents of the journal are immediately available upon publication without an embargo period. Authors …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION AND PEER REVIEW PROCESS
Submission • Online submission: Manuscripts are directly submitted to ACP via the journal’s submission page (https://submit.coloproctol.org/). Once you have registered and logged into your account, the online system will lead you through the steps of the submission process. All articles submitted to the journal must comply with the instructions. Failure to do so will result in the return of manusc…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint policy
Preprint servers and sharing allowed; duplicate submission prohibited. Model summary
ACP allows authors to submit preprints to the journal. A preprint refers to a version of a scholarly paper that precedes formal peer review and publication in a peer-reviewed scholarly journal. Submitting a preprint to ACP will not be considered as duplicate sub- mission or publication. ACP advises authors to mention the existence of the preprint, along with its DOI, in the cover letter during the…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Article sharing (author self-archiving) policy
ACP is an open access journal, which allows authors to freely share their research in various ways, such as preprint servers, social media platforms, conferences, and educational materials, in accordance with our open access policy. However, authors are strictly prohibited from submitting the same manuscript to multiple journals. Data sharing policy ACP encourages data sharing wherever possible, u…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Reporting guidelines for specific study designs
For specific study designs, such as randomized control studies, studies of diagnostic accuracy, meta-analyses, observational studies, and nonrandomized studies, authors should follow the relevant reporting guidelines (Table 2). The submission of the checklists as supplementary materials is recommended; checklists should list which page of your research article each checklist item appears. Recommen…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Korean Society of Coloproctology
- Country or region
- Korea, Republic of
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2287-9714
- Electronic ISSN
- 2287-9722
- Society / sponsor
- Korean Society of Coloproctology
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 42, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annals of Coloproctology
What CAS zone is Annals of Coloproctology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Annals of Coloproctology is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Gastroenterology & Hepatology / Surgery. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Annals of Coloproctology?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.2; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.7, h-index 38.
How long does peer review take at Annals of Coloproctology?
Based on the dates recorded on 75 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 84 days (interquartile range 49–112 days); authors report an average review time of about 18 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 29%. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Annals of Coloproctology based?
Of the 51 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are South Korea (32), Singapore (5) and Italy (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Annals of Coloproctology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annals of Coloproctology is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PMC and PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Annals of Coloproctology open access, and what is the APC?
Annals of Coloproctology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 500.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-30). Last updated: .