Journal profile
Asian Pacific Journal of Environment and Cancer
ISSN 2645-5404 · West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention · Iran, Islamic Republic of
Asian Pacific Journal of Environment and Cancer: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 8 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Asian Pacific Journal of Environment and Cancer is published by West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Global Cancer Incidence and Screening, Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces and Occupational and environmental lung diseases, together about 34.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Asian Pacific Journal of Environment and Cancer's objective is to encourage comprehensive environmental and cancer research 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 environment and cancer. The Editor welcomes contributions that result from teamwork or collaboration between different health and social organizations, and patient advocacy groups in the fields of: Environmental hazards in the cancer arena of interest Multidisciplinary and service-user involvement in cancer control Carcinogens and carcinogenicity Policy, Service Development, and Healthcare Evaluation in the environment and cancer Oxidative Stress and carcinogenicity mechanism International perspectives on the environment and cancer Occupational hazards and occupational cancer Radiation and radiation epidemiology 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
Editor-in-chief Narges KhanjaniPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 4%); most named Vietnam 6, Iran 4, Japan 3, United States 2, Australia 2 (28 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global Cancer Incidence and ScreeningMedicine13.5%
- Occupational Health and Safety in WorkplacesHealth Professions12.2%
- Occupational and environmental lung diseasesMedicine9%
- Carcinogens and Genotoxicity AssessmentBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.3%
- Women's cancer prevention and managementMedicine5.1%
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine4.5%
- Cervical Cancer and HPV ResearchMedicine4.5%
- Occupational Health and Global JusticeSocial Sciences3.9%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.95OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 114 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 63 |
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | 86 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | 69 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | 59 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | 43 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 41 |
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | 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, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship APJEC Authorship Consideration and Dispute Management.
APJEC 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 ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
APJEC 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 / license: Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Model summary
Copyright:All published articles are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution Non-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 Environment and Cancer 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…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Peer Review Model: The review process for APJEC 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 ·
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
- 2645-5404
- Society / sponsor
- Asian Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention
- 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 Environment and Cancer
How long does peer review take at Asian Pacific Journal of Environment and Cancer?
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 Environment and Cancer based?
Of the 28 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 4%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Vietnam (6), Iran (4) and Japan (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Asian Pacific Journal of Environment and Cancer?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Asian Pacific Journal of Environment and Cancer is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Asian Pacific Journal of Environment and Cancer open access, and what is the APC?
Asian Pacific Journal of Environment and Cancer is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .