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Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1997

ISSN1897-4287

SJR Q2✓ 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?

154

days submission → published

measured · last 18 articles · accept 110d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.049

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.594

Total Worksi

832

Total Citationsi

7,726

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.22

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Oncology; Genetics (clinical).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1997

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications832

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2002

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewOpen

Review Time~18 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

PorticoPMCBritish Library; Koninklijke BibliotheekCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1897-4287

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Open

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, PMC, British Library; Koninklijke Bibliotheek, CLOCKSS

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

✅

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

646

2019

298

2020

402

2021

400

2022

192

2023

137

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.

Genetics (clinical)Q2

OncologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Oncology

Scopus Categories

OncologyGenetics (clinical)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

BRCA gene mutations in cancerGenetic factors in colorectal cancerColorectal Cancer Screening and DetectionCancer Genomics and DiagnosticsGenomics and Rare DiseasesDNA Repair MechanismsColorectal Cancer Treatments and StudiesOvarian cancer diagnosis and treatmentMultiple and Secondary Primary CancersBreast Cancer Treatment Studies

Frequently asked questions about Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice

Is Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice: 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 Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice?

Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice 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 2.22.

Is Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice?