Molecular Cancer Research
American Association for Cancer Research Inc. · United States · Est. 2002
ISSN1541-7786eISSN1557-3125
SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR
60
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
✓ Scopus Q1+25
Total60
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
1.748
H-Index
155
CiteScore
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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.851
Total Works
4,944
Total Citations
164,830
2yr Mean Citedness
2.45
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Aims & Scope
Subject areas (NLM/MEDLINE-assigned): Cells, Molecular Biology, Neoplasms, Research.
⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field
General Information
Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2002
FrequencyMonthly
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications4,944
Publisher OrgAmerican Association for Cancer Research
Submission Info
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OA License—
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Ethics & Quality
COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Think.Check.Submit Compliance
6/12 · 50%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
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Does the journal have a website?
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Is the ISSN verified?
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Indexed in a trusted database?
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Peer review process documented?
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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
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APC fees clearly disclosed?
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Not on predatory/blacklists?
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Long-term digital preservation?
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Plagiarism detection in place?
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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
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Primary language documented?
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
2020
2021
2022
2023
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.
Cancer ResearchQ1
Molecular BiologyQ1
OncologyQ1
Subject Classification
Web of Science Categories
Cell BiologyOncology
Scopus Categories
Cancer ResearchOncologyMolecular Biology
Research Topics (OpenAlex)
Cancer-related Molecular PathwaysCancer, Hypoxia, and MetabolismEpigenetics and DNA MethylationRNA modifications and cancerCancer Cells and MetastasisUbiquitin and proteasome pathwaysDNA Repair MechanismsCancer Genomics and DiagnosticsHippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZPI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer
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