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Medical Oncology

Springer · United States · Est. 1977

ISSN1357-0560eISSN1559-131X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

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

0.916

H-Index

109

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.721

Total Works

5,884

Total Citations

120,715

2yr Mean Citedness

3.43

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the molecular mechanisms of cancer development and treatment, including gene-environment interactions, therapeutic resistance, and the efficacy of novel drug combinations and natural compounds.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1977

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,884

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

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Acceptance Rate—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1357-0560 / 1559-131X

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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

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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

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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

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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Cancer ResearchQ2

HematologyQ2

OncologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Oncology

Scopus Categories

HematologyCancer ResearchOncologyMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Lung Cancer Treatments and MutationsCancer-related molecular mechanisms researchMicroRNA in disease regulationRNA modifications and cancerLymphoma Diagnosis and TreatmentLung Cancer Research StudiesCancer, Hypoxia, and MetabolismCancer-related Molecular PathwaysCancer Immunotherapy and BiomarkersEpigenetics and DNA Methylation