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The Lancet Oncology

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1906

ISSN1470-2045eISSN1474-5488

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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

9.432

H-Indexi

512

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

10.225

Total Worksi

12,026

Total Citationsi

1,033,284

2yr Mean Citednessi

9.37

Open Impact Factor alternative

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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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—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

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

Citations received

560

57k

2019

496

60k

2020

499

44k

2021

498

21k

2022

421

15k

2023

470

8.9k

2024

503

3.7k

2025

222

207

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.

OncologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Oncology

Scopus Categories

Oncology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Lung Cancer Treatments and MutationsGlobal Cancer Incidence and ScreeningEconomic and Financial Impacts of CancerAdvances in Oncology and RadiotherapyCancer Immunotherapy and BiomarkersBreast Cancer Treatment StudiesProstate Cancer Treatment and ResearchCancer Genomics and DiagnosticsHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeColorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies

Frequently asked questions about The Lancet Oncology

Is The Lancet Oncology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for The Lancet Oncology: 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 The Lancet Oncology?

The Lancet Oncology 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 9.37.

Is The Lancet Oncology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

The Lancet Oncology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.