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Current Cancer Drug Targets

Bentham Science Publishers · United Arab Emirates · Est. 1956

ISSN1568-0096eISSN1873-5576

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

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 Score

0.722

H-Index

114

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.443

Total Works

2,056

Total Citations

65,358

2yr Mean Citedness

1.74

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on the molecular mechanisms, therapeutic targets, and treatment strategies for various cancers. Articles explore the roles of genetic and non-coding RNAs, epigenetic modifications, metabolic reprogramming, and immune microenvironment in cancer development and progression. Research also investigates novel drug targets, combination therapies, and the potential of phytochemicals and nanotechnologies in cancer treatment.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Arab Emirates

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1956

Annual Volume~ 121 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,056

Publisher OrgBentham Science Publishers

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Bentham Science Publishers

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1568-0096 / 1873-5576

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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

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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.

Drug DiscoveryQ2

OncologyQ2

PharmacologyQ2

Cancer ResearchQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Oncology

Scopus Categories

PharmacologyDrug DiscoveryCancer ResearchOncology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cancer Mechanisms and TherapyCancer, Hypoxia, and MetabolismCancer Research and TreatmentsCancer, Lipids, and MetabolismHistone Deacetylase Inhibitors ResearchCancer Immunotherapy and BiomarkersEpigenetics and DNA MethylationCancer-related Molecular PathwaysPI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancerFerroptosis and cancer prognosis