Journal profile · GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGYSURGERY-SURGERY
Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery
ISSN 1531-0043 · eISSN 1530-9681 · Thieme Medical Publishers · UNITED STATES
Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.63; subscription journal; 99 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery is published by Thieme Medical Publishers and is in Zone 4 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, Diverticular Disease and Complications and Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes, together about 34.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery is a review journal that publishes topic-specific issues on diseases of the small bowel, colon, rectum, and anus. Designed for clinicians, researchers, and educators involved with diseases of the intestinal tract, the journal covers a broad spectrum of basic information, controversial clinical issues, and established and innovative diagnostic techniques. Issue topics comprehensively cover the entire specialty over a 3-4 year period, allowing the articles to serve as study material for educational programs and certifying examinations. The inclusion of research and clinical material also allows physicians to remain knowledgeable of current advances in the specialty.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGYSURGERY-SURGERY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Colorectal Cancer Surgical TreatmentsMedicine16.9%
- Diverticular Disease and ComplicationsMedicine9.6%
- Anorectal Disease Treatments and OutcomesMedicine8%
- Colorectal and Anal CarcinomasMedicine6.3%
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and DetectionMedicine5.9%
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesMedicine5.6%
- Pelvic floor disorders treatmentsMedicine4%
- Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 1.63LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.76LetPub ·
- h-index
- 29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 76OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 587OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.48OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.46%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 73LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,602 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 55 | 6 | 21 |
| 2025 | 99 | 77 | 20 |
| 2024 | 54 | 47 | 59 |
| 2023 | 136 | 130 | 680 |
| 2022 | 94 | 88 | 543 |
| 2021 | 68 | 62 | 735 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Thieme Medical Publishers
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1531-0043
- Electronic ISSN
- 1530-9681
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery
What CAS zone is Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Gastroenterology & Hepatology / Surgery. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.63; CiteScore 2.9, h-index 76.
Which databases index Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery open access, and what is the APC?
Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .