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Gastric Cancer

Springer Japan · Japan · Est. 1979

ISSN1436-3291eISSN1436-3305
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
2.489
H-Indexi
126
SNIPi
2.328
Total Worksi
2,523
Total Citationsi
103,926
2yr Mean Citednessi
4.81
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Gastric Cancer is a high-level global forum dedicated to all areas of research, treatment, and biology relevant to gastric cancer. Welcomes a variety of content such as original articles, case reports, short communications, and technical notes. Encourages Letters to the Editor on articles published or expressing views on gastric cancer topics. Review articles are primarily solicited by the Editor. Provides high levels of author satisfaction with a supportive and expert editorial team. More than 90% of published authors would consider publishing in the journal again.

General Information

Country / RegionJapan
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1979
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications2,523
Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media
Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed by the editorial board
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
CLOCKSSPortico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/11 · 73%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer Japan
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1436-3291 / 1436-3305
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
peer-reviewed by the editorial board
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
CLOCKSS, Portico
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
122
5.4k
2019
110
5.7k
2020
125
3.9k
2021
88
2.8k
2022
94
1.2k
2023
123
1.5k
2024
119
389
2025
94
77
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.

Cancer ResearchQ1
GastroenterologyQ1
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1
OncologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Gastroenterology & HepatologyOncology

Scopus Categories

Cancer ResearchGastroenterologyOncologyMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Gastric Cancer Management and OutcomesHelicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studiesGastrointestinal Tumor Research and TreatmentEsophageal Cancer Research and TreatmentMetastasis and carcinoma case studiesColorectal Cancer Treatments and StudiesEsophageal and GI PathologyBariatric Surgery and OutcomesHER2/EGFR in Cancer ResearchCancer Cells and Metastasis

Frequently asked questions about Gastric Cancer

Is Gastric Cancer a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Gastric Cancer: 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 Gastric Cancer?

Gastric Cancer 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 4.81.

Is Gastric Cancer indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Gastric Cancer is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Gastric Cancer?

Gastric Cancer is a high-level global forum dedicated to all areas of research, treatment, and biology relevant to gastric cancer. Welcomes a variety of content such as original articles, case reports, short communications, and technical notes. Encourages Letters to the Editor on articles published or expressing views on gastric cancer topics. Review articles are primarily solicited by the Editor. Provides high levels of author satisfaction with a supportive and expert editorial team. More than 90% of published authors would consider publishing in the journal again.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref