Accepted manuscripts are published with the understanding that the author(s) will cover the costs of publication, including page charges. The basic page charge for published manuscripts is USD 500. Any photographs, electron micrographs, color plates, and other special illustrations will also be reproduced at the author’s expense at cost prices.

ACP offers waivers and discounts for authors based in low-income countries as classified by the World Bank (https://datahelpdesk.worldbank.org/knowledgebase/articles/906519/) as of July in the year prior to submission. Requests for waivers should be made at the time of submission. Please contact editor@coloproctol.org to request a waiver. In order to ensure that a paper’s waiver status does not influence the editor’s decision, editors are not informed when a waiver has been granted.