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Nature Cancer

Nature Research · United States · Est. 1980

ISSN2662-1347eISSN2662-1347

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

11.941

H-Index

125

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

3.924

Total Works

1,146

Total Citations

55,183

2yr Mean Citedness

13.76

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on advanced cancer therapies, including immunotherapy, CAR T-cell therapy, and the use of circulating tumor DNA as a prognostic marker. Studies investigate treatment strategies for metastatic solid tumors, leptomeningeal disease, and non-small cell lung cancer, often focusing on improving patient survival and reducing toxicity.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1980

Annual Volume~ 192 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,146

Publisher OrgNature Portfolio

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewsingle-blind peer review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Nature Research

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2662-1347 / 2662-1347

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

single-blind peer review

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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)?

N/A

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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

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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.

Cancer ResearchQ1

OncologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Oncology

Scopus Categories

Cancer ResearchOncology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cancer Immunotherapy and BiomarkersCancer Genomics and DiagnosticsCAR-T cell therapy researchImmunotherapy and Immune ResponsesImmune Cell Function and InteractionEpigenetics and DNA MethylationImmune cells in cancerCancer Cells and MetastasisRNA modifications and cancerLung Cancer Treatments and Mutations