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Gastric Cancer

Springer Japan · Japan · Est. 1979

ISSN1436-3291eISSN1436-3305

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

102

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 89d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

2.489

H-Indexi

126

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

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

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed by the editorial board

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Japan

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1436-3291 / 1436-3305

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

✅

Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed by the editorial board

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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

5.3k

2019

110

5.6k

2020

125

3.8k

2021

2.7k

2022

1.1k

2023

123

1.3k

2024

119

298

2025

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. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. 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.