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The Lancet Oncology

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1906

ISSN1470-2045eISSN1474-5488

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

11.319

H-Index

512

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

10.225

Total Works

12,026

Total Citations

1,033,284

2yr Mean Citedness

9.37

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Lancet Oncology is a clinical oncology journal that publishes original research, reviews, comment, opinion, news, and commissions. It covers international issues relevant to clinical cancer specialties worldwide, aiming to advance clinical practice, advocate for health policy change, and address global oncology issues. The journal also fosters research in internal medicine, oncology, cancer, and text mining, and connects internal medicine research with gastroenterology.

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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 Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1906

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications12,026

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1470-2045 / 1474-5488

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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.

OncologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Oncology

Scopus Categories