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International Journal of Oncology

Spandidos Publications · Greece · Est. 1943

ISSN1791-2423

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 · Scopus CiteScore 8.9. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

1.408

H-Indexi

149

CiteScorei

8.9

SNIPi

0.955

Total Worksi

10,831

Total Citationsi

317,973

2yr Mean Citednessi

12.99

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Oncology; Cancer Research.

General Information

Country / RegionGreece

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1943

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications10,831

Publisher OrgSpandidos Publishing

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Spandidos Publications

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1791-2423

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Peer review

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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

285

9.1k

2019

212

6.2k

2020

135

3.6k

2021

172

2.9k

2022

135

2.2k

2023

109

1.3k

2024

127

412

2025

2.4k

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.

OncologyQ1

Cancer ResearchQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Oncology

Scopus Categories

Cancer ResearchOncology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cancer-related Molecular PathwaysRNA modifications and cancerCancer-related molecular mechanisms researchMicroRNA in disease regulationCancer, Hypoxia, and MetabolismCancer Cells and MetastasisEpigenetics and DNA MethylationCancer-related gene regulationCell death mechanisms and regulationCancer Research and Treatments

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Oncology

Is International Journal of Oncology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Oncology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 International Journal of Oncology?

International Journal of 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. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 8.9.

Is International Journal of Oncology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Oncology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Oncology?