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Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1940

ISSN1460-2105

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.

Find the journal’s official page ↗Open the official JCR record on Clarivate ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

3.786

H-Indexi

489

SNIPi

2.657

Total Worksi

32,457

Total Citationsi

1,569,227

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.68

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Oncology; Cancer Research.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1940

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications32,457

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1460-2105

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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

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

232

12k

2019

221

11k

2020

228

9.1k

2021

226

5.4k

2022

260

4.5k

2023

348

3.3k

2024

392

1.1k

2025

282

114

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

OncologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Oncology

Scopus Categories

Cancer ResearchOncology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesGlobal Cancer Incidence and ScreeningHuman auditory perception and evaluationVirus-based gene therapy researchBreast Cancer Treatment StudiesEducational Robotics and EngineeringCancer Risks and FactorsAdvances in Oncology and RadiotherapyImmunotherapy and Immune ResponsesEstrogen and related hormone effects

Frequently asked questions about Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Is Journal of the National Cancer Institute a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of the National Cancer Institute: 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 Journal of the National Cancer Institute?

Journal of the National Cancer Institute 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 3.68.

Is Journal of the National Cancer Institute indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of the National Cancer Institute is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of the National Cancer Institute?