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Current Oncology

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland · Est. 1998

ISSN1718-7729

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total68

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

1.113

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.039

Total Works

5,497

Total Citations

75,792

2yr Mean Citedness

2.65

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on various aspects of oncology, including the diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes of different cancer types. It covers studies on specific cancers such as breast, lung, renal, ovarian, and gastric cancers, as well as rare conditions like rhabdomyosarcoma and post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder. The journal also addresses broader topics like genomic medicine, radiotherapy, surgical management, and the impact of systemic therapies, including immune checkpoint inhibitors and tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Research includes clinical trials, retrospective analyses, and investigations into prognostic factors, treatment disparities, and patient-reported outcomes like cancer-related fatigue and quality of life.

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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 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1998

Annual Volume~ 686 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,497

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

OA Since2005

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~6 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

Swiss National LibraryCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1718-7729

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Swiss National Library, 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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

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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.

OncologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Oncology

Scopus Categories