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Liver Cancer

S. Karger AG · Switzerland · Est. 1985

ISSN2235-1795eISSN1664-5553

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

2.779

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

2.071

Total Works

1,029

Total Citations

26,880

2yr Mean Citedness

3.46

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), investigating various treatment modalities including systemic therapies (atezolizumab, bevacizumab, lenvatinib, durvalumab, tremelimumab, nivolumab, ipilimumab, botensilimab, balstilimab), intra-arterial therapies (TACE, HAIC), stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), and hepatic resection. It also covers liver transplantation (LT) eligibility and outcomes, as well as diagnostic imaging and risk factor trajectories for HCC development.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1985

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,029

Publisher OrgKarger Publishers

OA Since2011

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~23 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

S. Karger AG

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2235-1795 / 1664-5553

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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

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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

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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.

HepatologyQ1

OncologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Gastroenterology & HepatologyOncology

Scopus Categories

OncologyHepatology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and PrognosisCholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer StudiesLiver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentLegal and Regulatory AnalysisLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesMilitary Technology and StrategiesCancer Immunotherapy and BiomarkersCancer Mechanisms and TherapyDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHepatitis B Virus Studies