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Breast Cancer: Targets and Therapy

Dove Medical Press Ltd · New Zealand · Est. 2009

ISSN1179-1314eISSN1179-1314
SJR Q2WOS SCIEScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
68
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
Scopus Q2+18
DOAJ Verified+15
Total68
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
0.944
H-Index
53
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.997
Total Works
695
Total Citations
12,205
2yr Mean Citedness
1.61
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Retractions
4
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Breast Cancer: Targets and Therapy is an international, peer reviewed, open access journal focusing on breast cancer, basic and translational research, clinical trials and treatment. The latter includes outcome studies that incorporate preventative and integrated treatment strategies for enhanced survival, and quality of life for cancer patients.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
16
weeks to review
Average · median is 15 wks
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNew Zealand
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2009
Annual Volume~ 86 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications695
Publisher OrgDove Medical Press
OA Since2008
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind
Review Time~16 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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/12 · 75%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Dove Medical Press Ltd
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1179-1314 / 1179-1314
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
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?
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
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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Oncology

Scopus Categories

Oncology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Breast Cancer Treatment StudiesHER2/EGFR in Cancer ResearchAdvanced Breast Cancer TherapiesBreast Lesions and CarcinomasCancer Treatment and PharmacologyGlobal Cancer Incidence and ScreeningCancer Cells and MetastasisCancer Risks and FactorsEstrogen and related hormone effectsBRCA gene mutations in cancer
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref