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Oncology Letters

Spandidos Publications · Greece · Est. 1840

ISSN1792-1082

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 75% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3 · Scopus CiteScore 4.6. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.652

H-Indexi

103

CiteScorei

4.6

SNIPi

0.568

Total Worksi

15,641

Total Citationsi

252,420

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.83

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

177

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Oncology; Cancer Research.

General Information

Country / RegionGreece

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1840

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications15,641

Publisher OrgSpandidos Publishing

OA Since2010

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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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?

1792-1082

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, 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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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

24k

2019

1.2k

19k

2020

754

11k

2021

468

4.6k

2022

549

3.2k

2023

649

2.1k

2024

585

767

2025

301

199

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.

Cancer ResearchQ3

OncologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Oncology

Scopus Categories

Cancer ResearchOncology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cancer-related molecular mechanisms researchMicroRNA in disease regulationCircular RNAs in diseasesRNA modifications and cancerCancer Cells and MetastasisEpigenetics and DNA MethylationCancer, Hypoxia, and MetabolismLung Cancer Treatments and MutationsSarcoma Diagnosis and TreatmentCancer-related gene regulation

Frequently asked questions about Oncology Letters

Is Oncology Letters a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Oncology Letters: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Oncology Letters?

Oncology Letters 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 4.6.

Is Oncology Letters indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Oncology Letters is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Oncology Letters?