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Journal of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Dove Medical Press Ltd. · New Zealand · Est. 1942

ISSN2253-5969eISSN2253-5969

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.809

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

999

Total Citationsi

12,319

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.64

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Hepatocellular Carcinoma is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal. The journal welcomes original research manuscripts, reviews, clinical trial reports, expert opinions and commentaries relating to all aspects of HCC, spanning from basic laboratory research through to clinical and translational research.

General Information

Country / RegionNew Zealand

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1942

Annual Volume~ 192 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications999

Publisher OrgDove Medical Press

OA Since2013

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~16 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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Dove Medical Press Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2253-5969 / 2253-5969

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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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?

N/A

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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

Citations received

528

2019

2020

120

3.2k

2021

101

1.4k

2022

175

1.8k

2023

182

1.1k

2024

218

453

2025

152

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.

HepatologyQ2

OncologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Oncology

Scopus Categories

OncologyHepatology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and PrognosisCholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer StudiesLiver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentFerroptosis and cancer prognosisCancer Immunotherapy and BiomarkersRadiomics and Machine Learning in Medical ImagingInflammatory Biomarkers in Disease PrognosisCancer Mechanisms and TherapyCancer, Hypoxia, and MetabolismHepatitis B Virus Studies

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Is Journal of Hepatocellular Carcinoma a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Journal of Hepatocellular Carcinoma?

Journal of Hepatocellular Carcinoma 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 2.64.

Is Journal of Hepatocellular Carcinoma indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Hepatocellular Carcinoma is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.