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Journal of Cancer

Ivyspring International Publisher · Australia · Est. 1816

ISSN1837-9664eISSN1837-9664

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.852

H-Indexi

110

SNIPi

0.675

Total Worksi

5,579

Total Citationsi

128,797

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.52

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Journal of Cancer welcomes submissions of research papers, reviews, and short research communications in all cancer-related fields. We particularly welcome high-quality reviews from leading researchers, which will be given priority in processing. Note: Case reports and articles with limited case series will not be considered for publication. Please refrain from submitting case reports, case series, or case reviews.

General Information

Country / RegionAustralia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1816

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,579

Publisher OrgIvyspring International Publisher

OA Since2009

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Ivyspring International Publisher

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1837-9664 / 1837-9664

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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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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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

PMC

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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

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

843

25k

2019

710

18k

2020

645

12k

2021

305

4.5k

2022

370

3.3k

2023

539

3.3k

2024

270

635

2025

106

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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Oncology

Scopus Categories

Oncology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cancer-related molecular mechanisms researchRNA modifications and cancerMicroRNA in disease regulationFerroptosis and cancer prognosisCircular RNAs in diseasesEpigenetics and DNA MethylationCancer Immunotherapy and BiomarkersCancer, Hypoxia, and MetabolismGastric Cancer Management and OutcomesCancer-related gene regulation

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Cancer

Is Journal of Cancer a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of 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 Cancer?

Journal of 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 3.52.

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

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