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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

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

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?

163

days submission → published

measured · last 15 articles · accept 132d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.738

H-Indexi

147

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.103

Total Worksi

3,181

Total Citationsi

115,340

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.64

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Oncology; Genetics; Medicine (miscellaneous); Molecular Medicine; Cancer Research.

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1574-7891 / 1878-0261

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Open

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

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

202

7.5k

2019

279

13k

2020

280

7.8k

2021

216

2022

225

2.1k

2023

222

1.3k

2024

241

400

2025

112

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.

GeneticsQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Molecular MedicineQ1

OncologyQ1

Cancer ResearchQ2

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

Frequently asked questions about Molecular Oncology

Is Molecular Oncology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Molecular Oncology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 100/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Molecular Oncology?

Molecular 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 2.64.

Is Molecular Oncology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Molecular Oncology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Molecular Oncology?