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Cancer Cell International

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1976

ISSN1475-2867eISSN1475-2867

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total75

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

1.5

H-Index

115

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.097

Total Works

4,741

Total Citations

126,130

2yr Mean Citedness

5.06

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Cancer Cell International publishes research on the molecular mechanisms of cancer, including studies on specific genes, signaling pathways, and cellular processes. The journal also covers investigations into novel therapeutic strategies, such as cell-based therapies, drug repurposing, and nanocarrier-mediated drug delivery. Furthermore, it addresses challenges in cancer treatment, including drug resistance, tumor microenvironment, and immune evasion, and explores the role of biomarkers and machine learning in cancer diagnosis and prognosis.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1976

Annual Volume~ 424 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,741

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2000

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~15 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1475-2867 / 1475-2867

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

LOCKSS, PMC

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

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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.

GeneticsQ1

OncologyQ1

Cancer ResearchQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Oncology

Scopus Categories

GeneticsCancer ResearchOncology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cancer-related molecular mechanisms researchMicroRNA in disease regulationFerroptosis and cancer prognosisCircular RNAs in diseasesCancer Cells and MetastasisCancer Immunotherapy and BiomarkersRNA modifications and cancerCancer, Hypoxia, and MetabolismEpigenetics and DNA MethylationImmune cells in cancer