Annals of Coloproctology (Ann Coloproctol, ACP) is the official journal of the Korean Society of Coloproctology (KSCP) and Asia Pacific Federation of Coloproctology (APFCP). It was launched in 1985 and was designated as the official journal of APFCP in 2019. The title of our journal was changed from Journal of the Korean Society of Coloproctology (abbreviated title-J Korean Soc Coloproctol) to Annals of Coloproctology (abbreviated title-Ann Coloproctol) in 2013. ACP is published bimonthly on the last day of February, April, June, August, October, and December each year. Supplements are published when applicable. All manuscripts are peer reviewed.

ACP publishes original articles, reviews, case reports, technical notes, brief communications, guidelines, editorials, letters to the editor, and videos in the field of coloproctology. Submitted manuscripts should not contain previously published material and should not be under consideration for publication elsewhere.

All or part of our journal contents is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed (2010–), PubMed Central (PMC; 2010–), Scopus (2013–), Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI; 2020–), Embase (2013–), Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ; 2018–), KoreaMed (1991–), Korea Citation Index (KCI; 2008–), National Library of Korea (2013–), CrossRef, and Google Scholar.

This journal is supported by the Korea Research Foundation funded by the Korean government (the Ministry of Education) and is published in part with the financial support from the Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies.