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BMJ Oncology

BMJ Publishing Group · United Kingdom · Est. 2022

ISSN2752-7948

SJR Q1✓ 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 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

2.349

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

208

Total Citationsi

1,169

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.92

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

BMJ Oncology is an open access, peer-reviewed journal publishing across the broad spectrum of cancer research, investigation, treatment and practice. BMJ Oncology is an open access journal with a mission to optimise cancer care and improve patient outcomes. The journal prioritises high quality original research and review papers across the broad spectrum of cancer research, investigation, treatment and practice. BMJ Oncology accepts submissions of original research and reviews, with the aim of capturing the breadth of translational medicine, clinical endeavour, policy and opinion across the speciality.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2022

Annual Volume~ 62 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications208

Publisher OrgBMJ

OA Since2021

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BMJ Publishing Group

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2752-7948

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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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?

Yes

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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

2022

581

2023

528

2024

425

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.

OncologyQ1

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Oncology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cancer Immunotherapy and BiomarkersGlobal Cancer Incidence and ScreeningEconomic and Financial Impacts of CancerHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeCancer Genomics and DiagnosticsGenetic factors in colorectal cancerRadiomics and Machine Learning in Medical ImagingAdvances in Oncology and RadiotherapyCancer survivorship and careLung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

Frequently asked questions about BMJ Oncology

Is BMJ Oncology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for BMJ Oncology: 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 BMJ Oncology?

BMJ Oncology is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 2.349.

Is BMJ Oncology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

BMJ Oncology is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.