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Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Biology

West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention · Iran · Est. 2016

ISSN2538-4635

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.321

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.273

Total Worksi

341

Total Citationsi

1,054

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.45

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Biology is an open-access journal that covers all aspects related to cancer biology. Its scope includes cancer immunology, carcinogenesis, carcinogens, cancer genetics, cancer cell, the biological basis of cancer, cancer microenvironment, translational cancer research, and clinical cancer research.

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General Information

Country / RegionIran

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2016

Annual Volume~ 56 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications341

Publisher OrgWest Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2015

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2538-4635

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

2019

290

2020

102

2021

105

2022

162

2023

180

2024

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.

OncologyQ3

Cancer ResearchQ4

Cell BiologyQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Cancer ResearchOncologyCell Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cervical Cancer and HPV ResearchNanoparticle-Based Drug DeliveryCancer Cells and MetastasisHead and Neck Cancer StudiesCancer Immunotherapy and BiomarkersCancer Genomics and DiagnosticsCurcumin's Biomedical ApplicationsRNA modifications and cancerCancer Research and TreatmentEpigenetics and DNA Methylation

Frequently asked questions about Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Biology

Is Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Biology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Biology: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Biology?

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Biology is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.321.

Is Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Biology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Biology is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.