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Cancer Science

Wiley-Blackwell · United States · Est. 1972

ISSN1349-7006

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

/ 100

High Trust

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total75

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

1.661

H-Index

184

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.04

Total Works

7,978

Total Citations

299,790

2yr Mean Citedness

3.58

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Cancer Science publishes research on the molecular mechanisms of cancer development and progression, including the roles of genetic alterations, epigenetic modifications, and cellular processes like cell division and programmed cell death. The journal also covers research on the tumor microenvironment, immune responses to cancer, and the development of novel therapeutic strategies and biomarkers for various cancer types, such as lung, gastric, colorectal, and thyroid cancers.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1972

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications7,978

Publisher OrgWiley

OA Since2013

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~17 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1349-7006

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

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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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

OncologyQ1

Cancer ResearchQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Oncology

Scopus Categories

Cancer ResearchOncologyMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

RNA modifications and cancerEpigenetics and DNA MethylationCancer Cells and MetastasisCancer-related molecular mechanisms researchCancer Immunotherapy and BiomarkersCancer, Hypoxia, and MetabolismImmunotherapy and Immune ResponsesLung Cancer Treatments and MutationsCancer-related gene regulationCancer-related Molecular Pathways