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Journal of Breast Cancer

Korean Breast Cancer Society · South Korea · Est. 1985

ISSN1738-6756eISSN2092-9900

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

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.89

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.807

Total Worksi

1,211

Total Citationsi

19,661

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.55

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Oncology; Cancer Research.

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Korea

Primary LanguageEnglish, Korean

1st Year Published1985

FrequencyBimonthly, 2020-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,211

OA Since2004

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

SynapsePMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Korean Breast Cancer Society

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1738-6756 / 2092-9900

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Synapse, PMC

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English, Korean

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.4k

2019

987

2020

670

2021

388

2022

740

2023

142

2024

2025

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.

OncologyQ2

Cancer ResearchQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Oncology

Scopus Categories

Cancer ResearchOncology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Breast Cancer Treatment StudiesBreast Lesions and CarcinomasBreast Implant and ReconstructionHER2/EGFR in Cancer ResearchCancer and Skin LesionsCancer Risks and FactorsEstrogen and related hormone effectsGlobal Cancer Incidence and ScreeningCancer Treatment and PharmacologyBRCA gene mutations in cancer

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Breast Cancer

Is Journal of Breast Cancer a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Breast Cancer: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Breast Cancer?

Journal of Breast Cancer 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 1.55.

Is Journal of Breast Cancer indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Breast Cancer is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Breast Cancer?