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Journal of Cancer Education

Springer Publishing Company · United States · Est. 1986

ISSN1543-0154

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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 Scorei

0.666

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.728

Total Worksi

3,906

Total Citationsi

50,631

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.02

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on cancer education, encompassing patient literacy regarding specific cancers like lung cancer, the role of patient-centered communication in treatment preparedness, and the challenges older adults face with health literacy in oncology. It also covers the education of future cancer researchers through multidisciplinary courses and explores oncologists' knowledge and attitudes towards advanced therapies.

AI-summarised from recent articles · verify on publisher page →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1986

Annual Volume~ 183 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,906

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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?

Springer Publishing Company

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1543-0154

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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

212

3.3k

2019

255

2.8k

2020

189

1.7k

2021

131

721

2022

143

597

2023

157

319

2024

249

153

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.

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ2

OncologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education, Scientific DisciplinesOncologyPublic, Environmental & Occupational Health

Scopus Categories

OncologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Global Cancer Incidence and ScreeningAdvances in Oncology and RadiotherapyPatient-Provider Communication in HealthcareCancer survivorship and carePalliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesHealth Literacy and Information AccessibilityCervical Cancer and HPV ResearchColorectal Cancer Screening and DetectionInnovations in Medical EducationChildhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Cancer Education

Is Journal of Cancer Education a predatory journal?

No major predatory indicators were found for Journal of Cancer Education. It is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus and has a PubScope Trust Score of 43/100. Always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Cancer Education?

Journal of Cancer Education is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (in the Journal Citation Reports). 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 1.02.

Is Journal of Cancer Education indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Cancer Education is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.