Colorectal Disease is the official journal of ESCP, the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Spanish Society of Coloproctology. It is edited by Professor John Nicholls. The journal is first and foremost a vehicle for publishing original research in any discipline relating to colorectal pathology. It should, therefore, appeal to gastroenterologists and surgeons, pathologists, oncologists and any other health professional who cares for patients with a disease of the lower GI tract.
Colorectal Disease is available at a discounted rate to ESCP members.
Report from ESCP Journal Representative Prof. Najib Haboubi
I am happy to report that the Journal has moved from strength to strength in recent years and here are a few significant facts about Colorectal Disease that you may find interesting.
- Based on citations in 2008 on papers published in 2006 and 2007, the impact factor of the journal moved from 2.059 to 2.293
- Circulation has grown by 2.5% over the last year, which in the current 'credit crunch' climate that has affected Academia in particular, is a great success
- Online subscription increased from 18% in 2007 to 23% in 2008, reflecting the trend to online-only subscription
- Subscriptions overall have increased by a further 2.9% among personal and member subscribers, bringing the 2009 total to 127
- A total of 95,569 articles were downloaded in 2008, reflecting a 5% increase on 2007
- In 2008, a total 960 editorial text pages filled nine issues and included 226 articles
- The Journal will move to monthly publication from January 2010
- The rejection rate is approaching 60% and there is a steady increase in articles being submitted from all over the world
- The Journal is in profit now, with the latest reported profit of over £60,000 being shared equally between the Association and the publishers Wiley Blackwell
Editorial Board
- F Penninckx, Leuven, Belgium, Chairman
- R J Nicholls, London, UK, Editor
- N Y Haboubi, Manchester, UK, Co-Editor
- M C Winslet, London, UK, Co-Editor
- P Wille-Jørgensen, Copenhagen, Denmark, Reviews Editor
- D Altomare, Bari, Italy
- W A Bemelman, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsS Biondo, Barcelona, Spain
- A Dziki, Lodz, Poland
- K Matzel, Erlangen, Germany (ESCP)
- NJ Mortensen, Oxford, UK (ACPGBI)
- P-O Nyström, Stockholm, Sweden
- P R O’Connell, Dublin, Ireland
- S Wexner, Weston, USA
Editorial Advisory Board
- R Bergamaschi, Stony Brook, USA
- L Bokie, Sydney, Australia
- S Bulöw, Copenhagen, Denmark
- A F Engel, Zaandam, The Netherlands
- E Espin, Barcelona, Spain
- J Fleshman, St Louis, USA
- K Geboes, Leuven, Belgium
- P Goldberg, Cape Town, South Africa
- F Konishi, Saitama, Japan
- Z Krivokapic, Belgrade, Serbia
- P-A Lehur, Nantes, France
- J Leite, Coimbra, Portugal
- R Omar, London, UK, Statistical Advisor
- M Parker, Dartford, UK
- T Read, Pittsburgh, USA
- F Remzi, Cleveland, USA
- E Rullier, Bordeaux, France
- F Seow-Choen, Singapore
- M Solomon, Sydney, Australia
- P Tekkis, London, UK
- B Warren, Oxford, UK