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Journal of Thoracic Oncology

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 2006

ISSN1556-1380

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

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?

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

7.497

H-Indexi

220

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

4.492

Total Worksi

28,222

Total Citationsi

351,727

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.90

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Journal of Thoracic Oncology is the official journal of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer. It is a primary educational and informational publication for topics relevant to lung cancer.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2006

FrequencyNine No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications28,222

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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?

Elsevier Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1556-1380

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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

3.1k

21k

2019

496

19k

2020

2.7k

19k

2021

1.4k

6.8k

2022

2.2k

6.5k

2023

1.8k

3.7k

2024

2.7k

1.5k

2025

438

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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

OncologyQ1

Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

OncologyRespiratory System

Scopus Categories

Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineOncologyMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Lung Cancer Treatments and MutationsLung Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentLung Cancer Research StudiesCancer Immunotherapy and BiomarkersRadiomics and Machine Learning in Medical ImagingCancer Genomics and DiagnosticsColorectal Cancer Treatments and StudiesGastric Cancer Management and OutcomesCancer Diagnosis and TreatmentOccupational and environmental lung diseases

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Thoracic Oncology

Is Journal of Thoracic Oncology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Thoracic Oncology: 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 Journal of Thoracic Oncology?

Journal of Thoracic Oncology 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 0.90.

Is Journal of Thoracic Oncology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Thoracic Oncology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.