There are over 594 journals indexed in Scopus and Web of Science that publish oncology and cancer research. This blog post lists the top 20 oncology-related journals based on their Impact Factors.
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The Ca-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians ranks first with an impact factor of 503.1, followed by Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology with an impact factor of 81.1.
Some journals on the list are open access, including Molecular Cancer, the Journal of Hematology and Oncology, Cancer Communications, and Liver Cancer.
Top 20 Oncology Journals with their Impact Factor
| S. No. | Journal Title | Impact Factor | CiteScore | SJR | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ca-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians | 503.1 | 873.2 | 106.094 | John Wiley & Sons |
| 2 | Nature Reviews Cancer | 72.5 | 111.9 | 26.837 | Springer Nature |
| 3 | Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology | 81.1 | 99.4 | 21.048 | Springer Nature |
| 4 | Annals of Oncology | 56.7 | 63.9 | 13.942 | Elsevier |
| 5 | The Lancet Oncology | 41.6 | 62.1 | 12.179 | Elsevier |
| 6 | Cancer Cell | 48.8 | 55.2 | 17.507 | Elsevier |
| 7 | Molecular CancerOpen Access | 27.7 | 54.9 | 8.222 | Springer Nature |
| 8 | Journal of Hematology and OncologyOpen Access | 29.9 | 48.1 | 7.522 | Springer Nature |
| 9 | Journal of Clinical Oncology | 42.1 | 41.2 | 10.639 | Wolters Kluwer Health |
| 10 | JAMA Oncology | 22.5 | 37.5 | 7.843 | American Medical Association |
| 11 | Journal of Thoracic Oncology | 21 | 36.0 | 7.879 | Elsevier |
| 12 | Nature Cancer | 23.5 | 31.1 | 11.9 | Springer Nature |
| 13 | Trends in Cancer | 14.3 | 28.5 | 4.513 | Elsevier |
| 14 | Neuro-Oncology | 16.4 | 27.2 | 6.348 | Oxford University Press |
| 15 | Drug Resistance Updates | 15.8 | 26.2 | 4.665 | Elsevier |
| 16 | Cancer CommunicationsOpen Access | 20.1 | 25.5 | 4.95 | John Wiley & Sons |
| 17 | Cancer Discovery | 29.7 | 22.9 | 7.533 | American Association for Cancer Research Inc. |
| 18 | Cancer Treatment Reviews | 9.6 | 21.4 | 3.667 | Elsevier |
| 19 | Liver CancerOpen Access | 11.6 | 20.8 | 3.599 | Karger |
| 20 | JNCCN Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network | 14.8 | 20.2 | 4.102 | Harborside Press |
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