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Journal of Thoracic Oncology

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 2006

ISSN1556-1380

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 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

7.948

H-Index

220

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

4.492

Total Works

28,222

Total Citations

351,727

2yr Mean Citedness

0.90

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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 →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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

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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

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.

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