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Anti-Cancer Drugs

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins · United States

ISSN0959-4973eISSN1473-5741

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total37

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.532

H-Index

113

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.421

Total Works

5,067

Total Citations

106,693

2yr Mean Citedness

1.69

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on the development and evaluation of anti-cancer drugs and therapies. Research includes the synthesis of novel prodrugs, drug repurposing, and the investigation of drug mechanisms of action in various cancer types such as hepatocellular carcinoma, oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma, leiomyosarcoma, endometrial cancer, lung cancer, bladder cancer, breast cancer, gastric cancer, thymic carcinoma, salivary duct carcinoma, and neuroblastoma. Studies also explore combination therapies, including chemotherapy with immunotherapy or targeted agents, and the management of drug resistance and adverse effects.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 104 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications5,067

Publisher OrgLippincott Williams & Wilkins

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0959-4973 / 1473-5741

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2021

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2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

OncologyQ3

PharmacologyQ3

Pharmacology (medical)Q3

Cancer ResearchQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

OncologyPharmacology & Pharmacy

Scopus Categories

PharmacologyPharmacology (medical)Cancer ResearchOncology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cancer therapeutics and mechanismsCancer Treatment and PharmacologyColorectal Cancer Treatments and StudiesLung Cancer Treatments and MutationsLung Cancer Research Studies