Techniques in Coloproctology

Techniques in Coloproctology is published by Springer International Publishing 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 Pelvic floor disorders treatments, together about 45.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Techniques in Coloproctology is an international journal fully devoted to diagnostic and operative procedures carried out in the management of colorectal diseases. Imaging, clinical physiology, laparoscopy, open abdominal surgery and proctoperineology are the main topics covered by the journal. Reviews, original articles, technical notes and short communications with many detailed illustrations render this publication indispensable for coloproctologists and related specialists. Both surgeons and gastroenterologists are represented on the distinguished Editorial Board, together with pathologists, radiologists and basic scientists from all over the world. The journal is strongly recommended to those who wish to be updated on recent developments in the field, and improve the standards of their work. Manuscripts submitted for publication must contain a statement to the effect that all human studies have been reviewed by the appropriate ethics committee and have therefore been performed in accordance with the ethical standards laid down in an appropriate version of the 1965 Declaration of Helsinki. It should also be stated clearly in the text that all persons gave their informed consent prior to their inclusion in the study. Details that might disclose the identity of the subjects under study should be omitted. Reports of animal experiments must state that the Principles of Laboratory Animal Care (NIH publication no. 86-23 revised 1985) were followed as were applicable national laws (e.g. the current version of the German Law on the Protection of Animals). The Editor-in-Chief reserves the right to reject manuscripts that do not comply with the above-mentioned requirements. Authors will be held responsible for false statements or for failure to fulfill such requirements. The journal is open for publication of supplements and for publishing abstracts of scientific meetings. Conditions can be obtained from the Editor-in-Chief or the publisher.

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY-SURGERY

Editor-in-chief Rodrigo OlivaPublisher website

Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 1%); most named Italy 17, United States 15, Brazil 11, United Kingdom 6, Argentina 5 (88 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website · 2026-09-29

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

SCIEScopusLetPub

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

Indexing the journal's website claims

MEDLINEEmbaseCurrent ContentsPublisher website

Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar

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Impact

Impact factor

2.56LetPub · 2026-09-13

Impact factor (publisher) 2025

2.6Publisher website · 2026-09-29

5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025

3Publisher website · 2026-09-29

CiteScore 2026-06

4LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR 2026-06

0.78LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

1.26LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

44LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

87OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

1,466OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

2.35OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

7.7%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

52.57%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

162LetPub · 2026-09-13

Downloads per year (publisher) 2025

679,900Publisher website · 2026-09-29

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.

Other sources

Average review time (community reports)

about 1 monthLetPub · 2026-09-13

Average acceptance (community reports)

Fairly easyLetPub · 2026-09-13

Submission to first decision

16 daysPublisher website · 2026-09-29

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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.

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.

Publisher

Springer International Publishing

Country or region

ITALY

Language

English

Frequency

Quarterly

Founded

1999

ISSN

1123-6337

Electronic ISSN

1128-045X

Society / sponsor

Italian Society of Colorectal Surgery

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗LetPub
• Submission system ↗Publisher website
• Author guidelines ↗LetPub
• Special issues ↗Publisher website