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International Journal of Clinical Oncology

Springer Japan · Japan · Est. 1985

ISSN1341-9625eISSN1437-7772

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.945

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.991

Total Worksi

4,123

Total Citationsi

74,443

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.37

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

The International Journal of Clinical Oncology focuses on publishing original and review papers on all aspects of clinical oncology research. Priority given to high-quality clinical articles, including prospective randomized studies.

General Information

Country / RegionJapan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1985

Frequency6 No. A Year, 1998-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,123

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Japan

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1341-9625 / 1437-7772

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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

✅

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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

221

6.9k

2019

233

4.1k

2020

255

3.5k

2021

196

2.4k

2022

162

1.4k

2023

230

1.3k

2024

265

643

2025

231

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

SurgeryQ1

HematologyQ2

OncologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Oncology

Scopus Categories

HematologySurgeryOncologyMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Endometrial and Cervical Cancer TreatmentsColorectal Cancer Treatments and StudiesGastric Cancer Management and OutcomesOvarian cancer diagnosis and treatmentHead and Neck Cancer StudiesBladder and Urothelial Cancer TreatmentsCancer Immunotherapy and BiomarkersLung Cancer Treatments and MutationsProstate Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentColorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Clinical Oncology

Is International Journal of Clinical Oncology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Clinical Oncology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of International Journal of Clinical Oncology?

International Journal of Clinical Oncology 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 2.37.

Is International Journal of Clinical Oncology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Clinical Oncology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.