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Annual Review of Cancer Biology

Annual Reviews Inc. · United States · Est. 1932

ISSN2472-3428eISSN2472-3428
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / 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.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
2.724
H-Indexi
50
Total Worksi
222
Total Citationsi
8,877
2yr Mean Citednessi
3.29
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Annual Review of Cancer Biology reviews a range of subjects in cancer research that represent important and emerging areas in the field. With recent advances in our understanding of the basic mechanisms of cancer development and the translation of an increasing number of these findings into the clinic in the form of targeted treatments for the disease, the Annual Review of Cancer Biology is divided into three broad themes: Cancer Cell Biology, Tumorigenesis and Cancer Progression, and Translational Cancer Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1932
FrequencyAnnual
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications222
Publisher OrgAnnual Reviews
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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

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Annual Reviews Inc.
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2472-3428 / 2472-3428
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
26
1.5k
2019
21
680
2020
13
403
2021
10
190
2022
29
598
2023
26
195
2024
22
21
2025
8
0
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
Cell BiologyQ1
OncologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Oncology

Scopus Categories

Cancer ResearchOncologyCell Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cancer Genomics and DiagnosticsEpigenetics and DNA MethylationCAR-T cell therapy researchProtein Degradation and InhibitorsCancer Immunotherapy and BiomarkersCancer, Hypoxia, and MetabolismCancer Cells and MetastasisImmunotherapy and Immune ResponsesImmune Cell Function and InteractionCRISPR and Genetic Engineering

Frequently asked questions about Annual Review of Cancer Biology

Is Annual Review of Cancer Biology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Annual Review of Cancer Biology: 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 Annual Review of Cancer Biology?

Annual Review of Cancer Biology 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 3.29.

Is Annual Review of Cancer Biology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Annual Review of Cancer Biology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Annual Review of Cancer Biology?

The Annual Review of Cancer Biology reviews a range of subjects in cancer research that represent important and emerging areas in the field. With recent advances in our understanding of the basic mechanisms of cancer development and the translation of an increasing number of these findings into the clinic in the form of targeted treatments for the disease, the Annual Review of Cancer Biology is divided into three broad themes: Cancer Cell Biology, Tumorigenesis and Cancer Progression, and Translational Cancer Science.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref