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JAMA Oncology

American Medical Association · United States · Est. 1902

ISSN2374-2445

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

7.399

H-Indexi

240

SNIPi

5.054

Total Worksi

4,759

Total Citationsi

258,460

2yr Mean Citednessi

6.45

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Oncology; Cancer Research.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1902

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,759

Publisher OrgAmerican Medical Association

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Medical Association

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2374-2445

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

481

36k

2019

459

29k

2020

419

21k

2021

418

13k

2022

362

11k

2023

383

5.5k

2024

337

1.9k

2025

221

177

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.

Cancer ResearchQ1

OncologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Oncology

Scopus Categories

Cancer ResearchOncology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cancer Immunotherapy and BiomarkersLung Cancer Treatments and MutationsEconomic and Financial Impacts of CancerBreast Cancer Treatment StudiesCancer Genomics and DiagnosticsHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeProstate Cancer Treatment and ResearchGlobal Cancer Incidence and ScreeningBRCA gene mutations in cancerChildhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life

Frequently asked questions about JAMA Oncology

Is JAMA Oncology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for JAMA Oncology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of JAMA Oncology?

JAMA Oncology 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 6.45.

Is JAMA Oncology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

JAMA Oncology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of JAMA Oncology?