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Nature Cancer

Nature Research · United States · Est. 1980

ISSN2662-1347eISSN2662-1347

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

472

days submission → published

measured · last 9 articles · accept 429d

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

12.443

H-Indexi

125

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

3.924

Total Worksi

1,146

Total Citationsi

55,183

2yr Mean Citednessi

13.76

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Oncology; Cancer Research.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1980

FrequencyMonthly

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%

✅

Do you know the journal / publisher?

Nature Research

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

2662-1347 / 2662-1347

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

✅

Peer review process documented?

single-blind peer review

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

❌

Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

✅

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

466

2019

158

17k

2020

161

13k

2021

183

13k

2022

177

7.5k

2023

194

5.4k

2024

204

2.4k

2025

112

151

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 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

Frequently asked questions about Nature Cancer

Is Nature Cancer a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Nature Cancer: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 Nature Cancer?

Nature Cancer 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 13.76.

Is Nature Cancer indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Nature Cancer is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Nature Cancer?