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Elsevier B.V. · United Kingdom · Est. 1972

ISSN2059-7029eISSN2059-7029

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total75

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

3.582

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.982

Total Works

7,325

Total Citations

50,969

2yr Mean Citedness

1.40

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on cancer therapies, including the evaluation of novel drug combinations and targeted treatments for various cancer types such as breast, colorectal, gastric, and urothelial carcinoma. It also covers studies on biomarkers, treatment resistance, and the prediction of outcomes like venous thromboembolism and pathological response. Additionally, the journal addresses aspects of regulatory assessment complexity and health inequalities in cancer care.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1972

Annual Volume~ 1,383 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications7,325

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2014

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~10 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

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%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2059-7029 / 2059-7029

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS

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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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Cancer ResearchQ1

OncologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Oncology

Scopus Categories

Cancer ResearchOncology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cancer Immunotherapy and BiomarkersLung Cancer Treatments and MutationsAdvanced Breast Cancer TherapiesBreast Cancer Treatment StudiesHER2/EGFR in Cancer ResearchCancer Genomics and DiagnosticsCancer Treatment and PharmacologyLung Cancer Research StudiesColorectal Cancer Treatments and StudiesLung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment