Journal profile · Surgery
Diseases of the Colon & Rectum
ISSN 0012-3706 · eISSN 1530-0358 · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1958
Diseases of the Colon & Rectum: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.95; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; review 3–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 371 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Diseases of the Colon & Rectum is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. and is in Zone 2 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 Diverticular Disease and Complications, together about 44.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Determinar la proporción de pacientes con colitis ulcerosa que experimentan malestar sexual tras la cirugía de reservorio pélvico y explorar los efectos de las características sociodemográficas, la edad, la función intestinal, la ansiedad y la depresión sobre dicho malestar.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Surgery
Editor-in-chief Susan GalandiukPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Colorectal Cancer Surgical TreatmentsMedicine15.9%
- Anorectal Disease Treatments and OutcomesMedicine14.4%
- Diverticular Disease and ComplicationsMedicine14.1%
- Colorectal and Anal CarcinomasMedicine8.1%
- Pelvic floor disorders treatmentsMedicine7.4%
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and DetectionMedicine4.7%
- Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.4%
- Stoma care and complicationsMedicine3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY · rank 65/153
- JCR Q1 · SURGERY · rank 59/321
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
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
- 2.95LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 152LetPub ·
- h-index
- 230OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8,712OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.55OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 6.58%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 127LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 17,727 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 283 | 16 | 22 |
| 2025 | 371 | 31 | 382 |
| 2024 | 341 | 34 | 1,135 |
| 2023 | 337 | 25 | 1,388 |
| 2022 | 325 | 34 | 2,377 |
| 2021 | 459 | 70 | 4,396 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- 3–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly hardLetPub ·
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1958
- ISSN
- 0012-3706
- Electronic ISSN
- 1530-0358
- Society / sponsor
- American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Diseases of the Colon & Rectum
What CAS zone is Diseases of the Colon & Rectum in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Diseases of the Colon & Rectum is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Surgery / Gastroenterology & Hepatology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Diseases of the Colon & Rectum?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.95; CiteScore 4.2, h-index 230.
How long does peer review take at Diseases of the Colon & Rectum?
Authors report an average review time of 3–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly hard”. 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.
What JCR quartile is Diseases of the Colon & Rectum in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1; by category, GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY Q2 (65/153), SURGERY Q1 (59/321). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 2 of Medicine.
Which databases index Diseases of the Colon & Rectum?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Diseases of the Colon & Rectum is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Diseases of the Colon & Rectum open access, and what is the APC?
Diseases of the Colon & Rectum is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .