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Cancer Genetics

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 1957

ISSN2210-7762eISSN2210-7770

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

Publication speed: not measurable

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

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.251

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.438

Total Worksi

2,531

Total Citationsi

21,141

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.49

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Cancer Genetics publishes high-quality scientific papers on the cellular, genetic, and molecular aspects of cancer. This includes cancer predisposition, clinical diagnostic applications, descriptions of new chromosomal, molecular, or epigenetic alterations in benign and malignant diseases, and the molecular genetics of cancer predisposition.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1957

Annual Volume~ 170 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,531

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer 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

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2210-7762 / 2210-7770

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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

141

1.2k

2019

136

873

2020

148

683

2021

305

509

2022

162

619

2023

128

851

2024

221

319

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.

GeneticsQ1

Cancer ResearchQ2

Molecular BiologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Genetics & HeredityOncology

Scopus Categories

GeneticsCancer ResearchMolecular Biology

Frequently asked questions about Cancer Genetics

Is Cancer Genetics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Cancer Genetics: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Cancer Genetics?

Cancer Genetics 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 2.49.

Is Cancer Genetics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Cancer Genetics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.