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Molecular Oncology

John Wiley and Sons Ltd · Netherlands · Est. 1903

ISSN1574-7891eISSN1878-0261

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total75

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

1.957

H-Index

147

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.103

Total Works

3,181

Total Citations

115,340

2yr Mean Citedness

2.64

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Molecular Oncology publishes research on the molecular mechanisms of cancer, including therapeutic resistance, tumor heterogeneity, and the role of epigenetic modifications. The journal covers studies on specific cancer types such as urothelial cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, and glioblastoma. Research also focuses on genetic variants, signaling pathways, and the tumor microenvironment in cancer progression and treatment.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1903

FrequencySix No. A Year, 2009-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,181

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2016

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewOpen

Review Time~10 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1574-7891 / 1878-0261

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Open

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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?

Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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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

GeneticsQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Molecular MedicineQ1

OncologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Oncology

Scopus Categories

GeneticsCancer ResearchOncologyMedicine (miscellaneous)Molecular Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cancer Genomics and DiagnosticsRNA modifications and cancerCancer Cells and MetastasisEpigenetics and DNA MethylationCancer-related molecular mechanisms researchCancer-related Molecular PathwaysMicroRNA in disease regulationCancer, Hypoxia, and MetabolismLung Cancer Treatments and MutationsCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers