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Cancer Medicine

John Wiley and Sons Inc · United Kingdom · Est. 1886

ISSN2045-7634eISSN2045-7634

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?

182

days submission → published

measured · last 18 articles · accept 172d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.156

H-Indexi

121

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.878

Total Worksi

9,512

Total Citationsi

177,568

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.09

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Cancer Medicine is an open access journal covering clinical cancer research, cancer biology, cancer prevention, and bioinformatics. It also covers internal medicine related to neoplasms, tumors, and oncology, including cancer and carcinogens.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1886

Annual Volume~ 1,162 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications9,512

Publisher OrgWiley

OA Since2011

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~19 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

✅

Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Inc

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

2045-7634 / 2045-7634

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, PMC, 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

895

31k

2019

904

23k

2020

881

16k

2021

1.1k

15k

2022

1.3k

14k

2023

1.2k

6.9k

2024

2.3k

2025

567

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.

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingQ1

Cancer ResearchQ2

OncologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Oncology

Scopus Categories

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingCancer ResearchOncology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cancer Immunotherapy and BiomarkersCancer survivorship and careFerroptosis and cancer prognosisLung Cancer Treatments and MutationsGlobal Cancer Incidence and ScreeningHead and Neck Cancer StudiesCancer-related molecular mechanisms researchHepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and PrognosisLung Cancer Research StudiesPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research

Frequently asked questions about Cancer Medicine

Is Cancer Medicine a predatory journal?

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

Cancer Medicine 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 3.09.

Is Cancer Medicine indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

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