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Journal of Cancer Policy

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2012

ISSN2213-5383eISSN2213-5383

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total84

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⚡ 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 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.772

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.644

Total Worksi

717

Total Citationsi

4,841

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.28

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Health Policy & Services; Oncology; Health Policy.

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

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 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?

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

156

2019

483

2020

484

2021

534

2022

359

2023

257

2024

140

167

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.

Health PolicyQ2

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

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Cancer Policy

Is Journal of Cancer Policy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Cancer Policy: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Cancer Policy?

Journal of Cancer Policy 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 1.28.

Is Journal of Cancer Policy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Cancer Policy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Cancer Policy?