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Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH · Germany

ISSN0171-5216eISSN1432-1335
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
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.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.954
H-Indexi
137
SNIPi
0.699
Total Worksi
17,058
Total Citationsi
253,864
2yr Mean Citednessi
4.02
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
26
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Official Journal of the German Cancer Society (Deutsche Krebsgesellschaft) The Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology contains significant and up-to-date articles within the fields of experimental and clinical oncology. The following topics are covered: Carcinogenesis – etiology, mechanisms • Molecular biology • Recent developments in tumor therapy • General diagnosis • Laboratory diagnosis • Molecular diagnosis – diagnostic and experimental pathology • Oncologic surgery • Epidemiology – precision medicine, targeted therapy, immuno-oncology, artificial intelligence.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
FrequencyTwelve No. A Year
StatusActive
Total Publications17,058
Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access
Peer ReviewSingle-blind
OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/11 · 91%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0171-5216 / 1432-1335
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
Portico, CLOCKSS
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
285
8.9k
2019
355
8.2k
2020
392
7.1k
2021
655
8.7k
2022
975
8.5k
2023
544
4.1k
2024
327
907
2025
184
35
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
OncologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Oncology

Scopus Categories

Cancer ResearchOncologyMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Lung Cancer Treatments and MutationsCancer Immunotherapy and BiomarkersCancer Genomics and DiagnosticsMedical and Health Sciences ResearchCancer Diagnosis and Treatment

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology

Is Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology?

Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology 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 4.02.

Is Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology?

Official Journal of the German Cancer Society (Deutsche Krebsgesellschaft) The Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology contains significant and up-to-date articles within the fields of experimental and clinical oncology. The following topics are covered: Carcinogenesis – etiology, mechanisms • Molecular biology • Recent developments in tumor therapy • General diagnosis • Laboratory diagnosis • Molecular diagnosis – diagnostic and experimental pathology • Oncologic surgery • Epidemiology – precision medicine, targeted therapy, immuno-oncology, artificial intelligence.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref