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Cancer Control

SAGE Publications Ltd · United States

ISSN1073-2748eISSN1526-2359

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

0.907

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.87

Total Worksi

2,874

Total Citationsi

52,776

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.22

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Oncology; Medicine (miscellaneous); Hematology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive

Total Publications2,874

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~12 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Ltd

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1073-2748 / 1526-2359

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, PMC, CLOCKSS

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

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

Citations received

1.6k

2019

124

2.1k

2020

143

2.4k

2021

178

2.3k

2022

139

1.2k

2023

218

1.1k

2024

245

471

2025

125

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

HematologyQ2

OncologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Oncology

Scopus Categories

HematologyOncologyMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Global Cancer Incidence and ScreeningColorectal Cancer Screening and DetectionLung Cancer Treatments and MutationsGastric Cancer Management and OutcomesCancer survivorship and care

Frequently asked questions about Cancer Control

Is Cancer Control a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Cancer Control: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 100/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Cancer Control?

Cancer Control 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 2.22.

Is Cancer Control indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Cancer Control is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Cancer Control?