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Current Opinion in Oncology

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins · United States

ISSN1040-8746eISSN1531-703X
SJR Q2WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
43
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
Scopus Q2+18
Total43
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
1.123
H-Index
119
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.774
Total Works
3,876
Total Citations
94,568
2yr Mean Citedness
2.03
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Retractions
2
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on recent advances in oncology, including systemic treatments like radionuclide therapy for gastro-entero-pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors and fluoropyrimidine regimens for gastrointestinal cancers. It also covers the management of cancer-related symptoms and sequelae such as pain, fatigue, and cognitive impairment, particularly in adolescents and young adults. The scope extends to rare and aggressive malignancies like intimal sarcoma and desmoplastic small round cell tumors, as well as genetic predispositions like Lynch syndrome.

AI-summarised from recent articles · verify on publisher page →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
Annual Volume~ 90 articles / year
StatusActive
Total Publications3,876
Publisher OrgLippincott Williams & Wilkins
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription
Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed
Review Time
Acceptance Rate
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/12 · 58%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1040-8746 / 1531-703X
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
peer-reviewed
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
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.

Cancer ResearchQ2
OncologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Oncology

Scopus Categories

Cancer ResearchOncology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

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