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Cancer Biology and Therapy

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United States · Est. 1898

ISSN1538-4047eISSN1555-8576

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

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

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?

154

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 144d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.407

H-Indexi

152

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.723

Total Worksi

5,210

Total Citationsi

167,022

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.96

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Oncology; Molecular Medicine; Pharmacology; Cancer Research.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1898

FrequencySemimonthly, 2009-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,210

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

OA Since2021

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~11 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Scholars PortalCLOCKSSNational Digital Preservation Program, China; Library of CongressLOCKSSPorticoPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1538-4047 / 1555-8576

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Scholars Portal, CLOCKSS, National Digital Preservation Program, China; Library of Congress, LOCKSS, Portico, PMC

✅

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

Citations received

119

5.5k

2019

117

2.1k

2020

995

2021

1.4k

2022

1.2k

2023

115

1.3k

2024

293

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.

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Oncology

Scopus Categories

Molecular MedicinePharmacologyCancer ResearchOncology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cancer-related Molecular PathwaysCancer, Hypoxia, and MetabolismRNA modifications and cancerCell death mechanisms and regulationCancer Cells and MetastasisEpigenetics and DNA MethylationCancer Research and TreatmentsMicroRNA in disease regulationCancer Genomics and DiagnosticsCancer-related molecular mechanisms research

Frequently asked questions about Cancer Biology and Therapy

Is Cancer Biology and Therapy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Cancer Biology and Therapy: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 100/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Cancer Biology and Therapy?

Cancer Biology and Therapy 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 5.96.

Is Cancer Biology and Therapy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Cancer Biology and Therapy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Cancer Biology and Therapy?