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Cancer Journal (United States)

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins · United States · Est. 2002

ISSN1528-9117eISSN1540-336X

SJR Q2✓ 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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.869

H-Indexi

113

SNIPi

0.597

Total Worksi

1,916

Total Citationsi

58,127

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.69

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Cancer Journal provides an integrated and interdisciplinary perspective on modern oncology across all disciplines. It publishes original research and reviews covering cancer research, risk reduction, treatment, and patient care, aiming to inform readers about significant content in the field of oncology.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2002

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,916

Publisher OrgLippincott Williams & Wilkins

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1528-9117 / 1540-336X

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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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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

1.4k

2019

1.1k

2020

1.2k

2021

939

2022

365

2023

254

2024

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.

OncologyQ2

Cancer ResearchQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Oncology

Scopus Categories

Cancer ResearchOncology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

CAR-T cell therapy researchCancer Immunotherapy and BiomarkersAdvanced Radiotherapy TechniquesCancer Genomics and DiagnosticsProstate Cancer Treatment and ResearchImmunotherapy and Immune ResponsesLymphoma Diagnosis and TreatmentProstate Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentLung Cancer Treatments and MutationsGlioma Diagnosis and Treatment

Frequently asked questions about Cancer Journal (United States)

Is Cancer Journal (United States) a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Cancer Journal (United States): 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 Cancer Journal (United States)?

Cancer Journal (United States) 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 1.69.

Is Cancer Journal (United States) indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Cancer Journal (United States) is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.