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Cancer Cell

Cell Press · United States · Est. 1983

ISSN1535-6108eISSN1878-3686

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

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

26.632

H-Indexi

480

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

5.728

Total Worksi

4,193

Total Citationsi

878,406

2yr Mean Citednessi

26.91

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Cell Biology; Oncology; Cancer Research.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1983

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,193

Publisher OrgCell Press

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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?

Cell Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1535-6108 / 1878-3686

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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

158

32k

2019

215

36k

2020

204

27k

2021

202

20k

2022

171

20k

2023

199

12k

2024

218

4.3k

2025

105

175

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

Cell BiologyQ1

OncologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cell BiologyOncology

Scopus Categories

Cancer ResearchOncologyCell Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cancer Immunotherapy and BiomarkersEpigenetics and DNA MethylationCancer Genomics and DiagnosticsCancer-related Molecular PathwaysCAR-T cell therapy researchCancer, Hypoxia, and MetabolismImmunotherapy and Immune ResponsesCancer Cells and MetastasisUbiquitin and proteasome pathwaysImmune cells in cancer

Frequently asked questions about Cancer Cell

Is Cancer Cell a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Cancer Cell: 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 Cancer Cell?

Cancer Cell 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 26.91.

Is Cancer Cell indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Cancer Cell is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Cancer Cell?