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Carcinogenesis

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN0143-3334eISSN1460-2180

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

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The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.02

H-Indexi

261

SNIPi

0.761

Total Worksi

14,221

Total Citationsi

725,304

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.19

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Oncology; Medicine (miscellaneous); Cancer Research.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications14,221

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Reviewdouble-blind peer review

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0143-3334 / 1460-2180

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

double-blind peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

204

5.9k

2019

146

4.1k

2020

123

2.3k

2021

103

1.4k

2022

960

2023

428

2024

109

204

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Cancer ResearchQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Oncology

Scopus Categories

Cancer ResearchMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Carcinogens and Genotoxicity AssessmentDNA Repair MechanismsGenomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stressEpigenetics and DNA MethylationCancer-related Molecular Pathways

Frequently asked questions about Carcinogenesis

Is Carcinogenesis a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Carcinogenesis: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Carcinogenesis?

Carcinogenesis is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 2.19.

Is Carcinogenesis indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Carcinogenesis is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Carcinogenesis?