Journal profile · GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY
coloproctology
ISSN 0174-2442 · eISSN 1615-6730 · Springer Nature · 6 issues per year
coloproctology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,390; median 55 days to acceptance (24 articles, last 24 months); 80 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
coloproctology is published by Springer Nature 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 Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes, Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments and Pelvic floor disorders treatments, together about 41.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Zielsetzung der Zeitschrift Die interdisziplinäre Zeitschrift coloproctology ist für alle proktologischen Ärztinnen und Ärzte zur Fort- und Weiterbildung unentbehrlich. Praxisorientierte Übersichtsarbeiten zu einem aktuellen Schwerpunktthema sind das Kernstück jeder Ausgabe. Neben der Vermittlung von relevantem Hintergrundwissen liegt der Schwerpunkt dabei auf der Bewertung wissenschaftlicher Ergebnisse und praktischer Erfahrung. Der Leser erhält konkrete Handlungsempfehlungen. Frei eingereichte Originalien ermöglichen die Präsentation wichtiger klinischer Studien und dienen dem wissenschaftlichen Austausch. Darüber hinaus werden aktuelle internationale Publikationen zusammengefasst und von Experten kommentiert. Die assoziierten Fachgesellschaften publizieren Empfehlungen und Standards sowie Gesellschaftsmitteilungen. Beiträge der Rubrik „CME Zertifizierte Fortbildung“ bieten gesicherte Ergebnisse wissenschaftlicher Forschung und machen ärztliche Erfahrung für die tägliche Praxis nutzbar. Nach Lektüre der Beiträge kann der Leser sein erworbenes Wissen überprüfen und online CME-Punkte erwerben. Die Rubrik orientiert sich an der Weiterbildungsordnung des Fachgebiets. Aims & Scope The interdisciplinary medical journal coloproctology is indispensable to all proctologists for continuing and advanced training. The focus is on current developments regarding prevention, diagnostic approaches, management of complications and current therapy strategies. Comprehensive reviews on a specific topical issue provide evidenced based information on diagnostics and therapy. Review articles under the rubric “Continuing Medical Education” present verifi ed results of scientific research and their integration into daily practice. Moreover, current international publications are summarized and commented on by experts, while the associated medical societies publish recommendations and standards, as well as society bulletins. Review: All articles of coloproctology are reviewed. Original papers and Continuing Medical Education papers undergo a peer review process Declaration of Helsinki: All manuscripts submitted for publication presenting results from studies on probands or patients must comply with the Declaration of Helsinki. Indexed in in ESCI, EMBASE and SCOPUS
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Alois FürstPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Germany 43, Switzerland 3, United States 1, Italy 1, Australia 1 (50 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Anorectal Disease Treatments and OutcomesMedicine17%
- Colorectal Cancer Surgical TreatmentsMedicine13.4%
- Pelvic floor disorders treatmentsMedicine11.3%
- Diverticular Disease and ComplicationsMedicine9.2%
- Colorectal and Anal CarcinomasMedicine8.3%
- Gastric Cancer Management and OutcomesMedicine3.7%
- Medical and Health Sciences ResearchMedicine3.7%
- Medical Practices and RehabilitationHealth Professions3.2%
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EmbasePublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
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) 2025
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 43OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.19OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 50%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 8.39%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 55LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 106,700Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,878 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 67 | 12 | 1 |
| 2025 | 80 | 14 | 12 |
| 2024 | 90 | 24 | 32 |
| 2023 | 92 | 20 | 56 |
| 2022 | 83 | 19 | 39 |
| 2021 | 71 | 17 | 72 |
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
55 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 37 days – 69 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 29 days (75 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 84 days
- Sample
- 24 articles with submission and acceptance dates (170 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
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,390 / EUR 2,790 / GBP 2,390 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
Open calls for papers2, by deadline
Publisher websitePolicy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, Open access
- Data availability Data availability statements
Springer Nature research data policy; Data Availability Statement required for original research; sharing strongly encouraged. Model summary
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in coloproctology, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
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
- Springer Nature
- Frequency
- 6 issues per year
- ISSN
- 0174-2442
- Electronic ISSN
- 1615-6730
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 48, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about coloproctology
What CAS zone is coloproctology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, coloproctology is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 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 coloproctology?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.2 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.2, h-index 18.
How long does peer review take at coloproctology?
Based on the dates recorded on 24 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 55 days (interquartile range 37–69 days). 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 coloproctology based?
Of the 50 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Germany (43), Switzerland (3) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index coloproctology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, coloproctology is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is coloproctology open access, and what is the APC?
coloproctology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,390.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .