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Journal of Cancer Policy

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2012

ISSN2213-5383eISSN2213-5383

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total45

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

1.165

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.644

Total Works

717

Total Citations

4,841

2yr Mean Citedness

1.28

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on the policy, economic, and regulatory aspects of cancer care, including cost-effectiveness analyses, drug approval processes, screening program implementation, and quality assurance in various international contexts.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2012

FrequencyFour Issues A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications717

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2213-5383 / 2213-5383

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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

Times cited

2019

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2021

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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.

Health PolicyQ1

OncologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Health Policy & ServicesOncology

Scopus Categories

OncologyHealth Policy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Global Cancer Incidence and ScreeningEconomic and Financial Impacts of CancerHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeAdvances in Oncology and RadiotherapyCancer survivorship and careCervical Cancer and HPV ResearchColorectal Cancer Screening and DetectionPalliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesPharmaceutical Economics and PolicyGlobal Health and Surgery