Journal profile · Surgery
International Journal of Colorectal Disease
ISSN 0179-1958 · eISSN 1432-1262 · Springer Berlin Heidelberg · GERMANY · Bimonthly · Founded 1986
International Journal of Colorectal Disease: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.88; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,790; median 117 days to acceptance (61 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 249 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Colorectal Disease is published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg 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 Cancer Screening and Detection, together about 34.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery and Oncology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The International Journal of Colorectal Disease aims to publish novel and state-of-the-art papers which deal with the physiology and pathophysiology of diseases involving the entire gastrointestinal tract. In addition to original research articles, the following categories will be included: reviews (usually commissioned but may also be submitted), case reports, letters to the editor, and protocols on clinical studies. The journal offers its readers an interdisciplinary forum for clinical science and molecular research related to gastrointestinal disease.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Surgery
Editor-in-chief Gianluca PellinoPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 6 in mainland China (about 7%); most named Italy 19, United States 11, Spain 11, United Kingdom 8, Germany 7 (91 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Colorectal Cancer Surgical TreatmentsMedicine19.2%
- Anorectal Disease Treatments and OutcomesMedicine7.7%
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and DetectionMedicine7.5%
- Diverticular Disease and ComplicationsMedicine7%
- Pelvic floor disorders treatmentsMedicine6.6%
- Colorectal and Anal CarcinomasMedicine6.4%
- Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.5%
- Stoma care and complicationsMedicine3.7%
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 | Surgery | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Zone 4 |
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 3 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEEmbaseCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, AGRICOLA, 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
- 2.88LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.85LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.07LetPub ·
- h-index
- 81LetPub ·
- h-index
- 127OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,892OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.14OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 70.04%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 225LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,100,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,612 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 195 | 195 | 67 |
| 2025 | 249 | 249 | 734 |
| 2024 | 198 | 198 | 1,218 |
| 2023 | 291 | 100 | 2,435 |
| 2022 | 211 | 82 | 2,261 |
| 2021 | 265 | 104 | 4,680 |
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
117 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 76 days – 171 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (109 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 140 days
- Sample
- 61 articles with submission and acceptance dates (508 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)
- 3–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous 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 3,790 / EUR 2,890 / GBP 2,490 | — | — |
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 papers3, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted14
- case reportTypes of Papers: Original Research ArticlesReviewsCase Reports (Only Case Reports of outstanding quality reporting of timely important issues will be considered…Length not stated
- case reportsCase Reports (Only Case Reports of outstanding quality reporting of timely important issues will be considered)Length not stated
- commentaryTypes of Papers: Original Research ArticlesReviewsCase Reports (Only Case Reports of outstanding quality reporting of timely important issues will be considered…Length not stated
- debateDebate (former Letters to the editor; Debates should not include figures, tables, keywords, abstracts, and references)Length not stated
- editorialSingle-blind peer review This journal follows a single-blind reviewing procedure. This journal also publishes special/guest-edited issues. The peer review proce…Length not stated
- hypothesisTypes of Papers: Original Research ArticlesReviewsCase Reports (Only Case Reports of outstanding quality reporting of timely important issues will be considered…Length not stated
- letters to the editorTypes of Papers: Original Research ArticlesReviewsCase Reports (Only Case Reports of outstanding quality reporting of timely important issues will be considered…Length not stated
- matter arisingMatter Arising (Article type denotes formal post-publication scientific commentary on published papers that can be include either challenges or clarifications o…Length not stated
- original researchTypes of Papers: Original Research ArticlesReviewsCase Reports (Only Case Reports of outstanding quality reporting of timely important issues will be considered…Length not stated
- original research articlesTypes of Papers: Original Research ArticlesLength not stated
- protocolTypes of Papers: Original Research ArticlesReviewsCase Reports (Only Case Reports of outstanding quality reporting of timely important issues will be considered…Length not stated
- research highlight/how i do itResearch Highlight/How I do It This section of the journal is for showing how surgical procedures are carried out or to present novel procedures.Length not stated
- reviewsTypes of Papers: Original Research Articles ReviewsLength not stated
- study protocolStudy Protocol (Article type denotes descriptions of proposed or ongoing medical research, and should provide a detailed account of the hypothesis, rationale an…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
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 ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in International Journal of Colorectal Disease, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Single-blind peer review
This journal follows a single-blind reviewing procedure. This journal also publishes special/guest-edited issues. The peer review process for these articles is the same as the peer review process of the journal in general. Additionally, if a guest editor authors an article in their issue/collection, they will not handle the peer review process.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of a clinical trial is "any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes". The WHO defines health interventions as “A health intervention is an act performed for, with or on behalf of a person or population whose purpose is to ass…
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 Berlin Heidelberg
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1986
- ISSN
- 0179-1958
- Electronic ISSN
- 1432-1262
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Colorectal Disease
What CAS zone is International Journal of Colorectal Disease in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Colorectal Disease is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Surgery / Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 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 International Journal of Colorectal Disease?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.88; CiteScore 4.7, h-index 127.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Colorectal Disease?
Based on the dates recorded on 61 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 117 days (interquartile range 76–171 days); authors report an average review time of 3–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 are the manuscript requirements of International Journal of Colorectal Disease?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Suggested reviewers: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of International Journal of Colorectal Disease based?
Of the 91 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 6 (about 7%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (19), United States (11) and Spain (11). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Journal of Colorectal Disease?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Colorectal Disease is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, Embase, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Journal of Colorectal Disease open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Colorectal Disease is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,790.
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: .