Journal profile

Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland

Publisher: Blackwell Science Ltd
ISSN1462-8910 | 1463-1318 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor
3.07
Citation rate 1.52 1,238 total citations
h5-index 36 h5 depth signal
Cited share 45.2% 373 of 825
Total citations 1,238 Citation footprint
Metric signal 1.61 External metric anchor
Self-citation 5.6% 69 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United Kingdom 1,024
United States 494
Italy 381
Spain 295
China 268

Citing Fields of Research

Liver & Colon Cancer 2,344
Abdominal Surgery 1,918
Digestive Disorders 771
Urology 655
Oncology 427

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 9,101 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 825 373 cited publications
Last 12 months 398 33.2 publications/month
Open access share 25.1% 100 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United Kingdom 1,024 citing publications
Leading citing field Liver & Colon Cancer 2,344 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 17 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v5n1, Jan. 2003-
PubMed
v5n1, Jan. 2003-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Liver & Colon Cancer Abdominal Surgery Urology Digestive Disorders

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland
Contributor
European Association of Coloproctology

Broad Categories

Gastroenterology Liver & Colon Cancer

MeSH Descriptors

Colonic Diseases Rectal Diseases

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

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Easan Anand, Theo Pelly, Uday Patel et al.
Background: The Crohn's Anal Fistula Quality of Life (CAF‐QoL) questionnaire is the first disease‐specific patient‐reported outcome measure (PROM) for perianal fistulising Crohn's disease (pfCD). However, validation against objective mea...
10
Daichi Kitaguchi, Fiona R. Kolbinger, Paul Dipanjyoti et al.
Background: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)‐based pelvimetry has been investigated for predicting surgical difficulty in total mesorectal excision (TME) for rectal cancer. However, heterogeneity in pelvimetric parameters, surrogate outc...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Description based on: Vol. 1, no. 3 (May 1999); title from cover.

Latest issue consulted: Vol. 4, no. 6 (Nov. 2002).

Some vols. have supplements.

Also issued online.

Issues for <Nov. 2002-> are the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland and the European Association of Coloproctology.

v.1, no. 1 (Jan. 1999)20030701 Notice published Printed on acid-free paper that meets the full ANSI standard for Permanent Paper