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Cancer Imaging

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2000

ISSN1740-5025eISSN1470-7330

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?

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.16

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.074

Total Worksi

2,016

Total Citationsi

39,117

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.34

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Oncology; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging; Medicine (miscellaneous); Radiological and Ultrasound Technology; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2000

FrequencyTwo No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,016

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2013

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review

Review Time~9 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC0

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1740-5025 / 1470-7330

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Peer review

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, PMC, CLOCKSS

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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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

3.5k

2019

3.3k

2020

1.5k

2021

1.2k

2022

127

1.5k

2023

173

1.6k

2024

162

453

2025

103

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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Radiological and Ultrasound TechnologyQ1

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingQ1

OncologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

OncologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging

Scopus Categories

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingOncologyMedicine (miscellaneous)Radiological and Ultrasound Technology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical ImagingMRI in cancer diagnosisMedical Imaging Techniques and ApplicationsLung Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentHepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and PrognosisGlioma Diagnosis and TreatmentHead and Neck Cancer StudiesAdvanced X-ray and CT ImagingProstate Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research

Frequently asked questions about Cancer Imaging

Is Cancer Imaging a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Cancer Imaging: 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 Cancer Imaging?

Cancer Imaging 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 4.34.

Is Cancer Imaging indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Cancer Imaging is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Cancer Imaging?