Journal profile · Medicine-Medicine (miscellaneous)
Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Care
ISSN 2588-3682 · West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention · Iran, Islamic Republic of
Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Care: fully open access; APC about USD 300; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 66 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Care is published by West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Head and Neck Cancer Studies, Global Cancer Incidence and Screening and COVID-19 and healthcare impacts, together about 25.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Oncology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Care's objective is to encourage comprehensive cancer care across Asia and the Pacific Region and internationally. It publishes original research articles, systematic and narrative literature reviews, clinical trial protocols, guest editorials, and letters to the Editor related to the care of cancer patients. The Editor welcomes contributions that result from teamwork or collaboration between different health and social care providers, and patient advocacy groups in the fields of: Primary, secondary, and tertiary care for cancer patients Multidisciplinary and service-user involvement in cancer care Rehabilitation, supportive, palliative, and end-of-life care for cancer patients Policy, Service Development, and Healthcare Evaluation in Cancer Care Psychosocial interventions for patients and family members International perspectives on cancer care. The journal adheres to the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals, issued by the International Committee for Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Medicine (miscellaneous)
Editor-in-chief Abhishek ShankarPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named India 8, Iran 5, Egypt 3, Türkiye 2, Greece 2 (30 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Head and Neck Cancer StudiesMedicine9.1%
- Global Cancer Incidence and ScreeningMedicine9.1%
- COVID-19 and healthcare impactsMedicine7.2%
- Women's cancer prevention and managementMedicine7%
- Cancer survivorship and careMedicine6.8%
- Breast Cancer Treatment StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.4%
- Advanced Radiotherapy TechniquesPhysics and Astronomy5.9%
- Endometrial and Cervical Cancer TreatmentsMedicine5.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 344/466 | — |
| Oncology (nursing) | Q4 | 20/24 | — |
| Oncology | Q4 | 354/428 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PorticoPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.33OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,017Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 605 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 87 | 87 | 111 |
| 2025 | 66 | 66 | 215 |
| 2024 | 82 | 82 | 210 |
| 2023 | 78 | 78 | 238 |
| 2022 | 81 | 81 | 233 |
| 2021 | 71 | 71 | 171 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 300 | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship APJCC Authorship Consideration and Dispute Management.
APJCC considers an author as a person who has substantially contributed to all stages of research, and the manuscript reports its results. On the other hand, all authors who are listed in a manuscript have contributed to the research and the manuscript submitted to the journal. There are many different definitions of authorship among different bodies that oversee authorship rights and responsibili…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Privacy statement: names and email addresses used exclusively for stated purposes of the journal, not shared with other parties. Model summary
The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
APJCC is very sensitive to research misconduct and uses all means available to prevent publishing miscounted research. Though there is no standard definition of research misconduct, the Council of Science Editors defines research misconduct broadly in three categories of action and conduct: Mistreatment of research subjects Falsification and Fabrication of Data Piracy and Plagiarism Protection of …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright copyright
Copyright: articles licensed under CC BY 4.0 (Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International). Model summary
Copy Right:All published articles are licensed under the Creative Commons AttributionNon Commercial 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Articles published in the Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Care are 'open access'. A universally accepted definition of the term is provided in the Bethesda Statement on Open Access Publishing in 2003: The article is universally and freely accessible via the Internet, in an easily readable format and deposited immediately upon publication, without embargo, in a PDF format on the Journal's site The …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Peer Review Model: The review process for APJCC is a single-blind review procedure. This means the authors are not aware of the identity of the reviewers, but reviewers are aware of the identity of the authors. In the process of submission, authors are invited to suggest potential reviewers for their paper (including address and email). The reviewers MUST declare a conflict of interest. The sugges…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism:
Plagiarism is defined as the appropriation of another person's ideas, processes, results, or words without giving appropriate credit. Another category of plagiarism is self-plagiarism, when the author publishes their own idea, data, and text in different journals when no need for such duplication exists. APJCC uses all means to detect plagiarism. As a matter of quality assurance, a similarity of m…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention
- Country or region
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2588-3682
- Society / sponsor
- Asia Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention and its subsidiary
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 11, Issue S1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Care
How long does peer review take at Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Care?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Care based?
Of the 30 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are India (8), Iran (5) and Egypt (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Care?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Care is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Care open access, and what is the APC?
Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Care is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 300.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, DOAJ, Publisher website, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .