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OncoTargets and Therapy

Dove Medical Press Ltd · New Zealand · Est. 1980

ISSN1178-6930eISSN1178-6930

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total53

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

0.818

H-Index

111

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.667

Total Works

6,783

Total Citations

154,372

2yr Mean Citedness

1.65

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Retractions

245

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

OncoTargets and Therapy is an international, peer-reviewed journal focusing on the molecular diagnosis of and targeted molecular or precision therapy for all types of cancer. This journal explores the evidence behind new and existing therapies to aid their informed acceptance by clinicians and treatment adherence by patients.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNew Zealand

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1980

Annual Volume~ 131 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications6,783

Publisher OrgDove Medical Press

OA Since2007

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewsingle-anonymous

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC-BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Dove Medical Press Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1178-6930 / 1178-6930

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

single-anonymous

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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

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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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

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.

OncologyQ2

Pharmacology (medical)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biotechnology & Applied MicrobiologyOncology

Scopus Categories

Pharmacology (medical)Oncology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cancer-related molecular mechanisms researchCircular RNAs in diseasesMicroRNA in disease regulationLung Cancer Treatments and MutationsFerroptosis and cancer prognosisRNA modifications and cancerCancer Immunotherapy and BiomarkersLung Cancer Research StudiesCancer, Hypoxia, and MetabolismCancer Cells and Metastasis