Journal profile · Medicine-Oncology
Best Practice Onkologie
ISSN 0946-4565 · eISSN 1862-8559 · Springer Nature · 12 issues per year
Best Practice Onkologie: subscription journal; 80 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Best Practice Onkologie is published by Springer Nature. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cancer survivorship and care, Breast Cancer Treatment Studies and Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy, together about 23.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Oncology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
best practice onkologie richtet sich an alle Ärztinnen und Ärzte, die in der onkologischen Regelversorgung tätig sind - sei es als Niedergelassene mit eigener Praxis oder in einer Klinik. Im Mittelpunkt der Zeitschrift stehen Themen, mit denen die ärztliche Fachkraft tagtäglich in Berührung kommt. In jeder Ausgabe werden jeweils drei Themenbereiche praxisorientiert und interdisziplinär abgehandelt. Davon bietet ein Beitrag die Möglichkeit, 3 CME-Punkte zu sammeln. In einem Interview wird eine bedeutende Persönlichkeit aus dem Bereich der Onkologie mit ihrer Arbeit vorgestellt. Ein weiterer Beitrag informiert über interessante Aspekte aus dem Praxismanagement oder bietet einen Blick in die Zukunft onkologischer Medizin. Ein umfassender Service- und Informationsteil zu Webadressen, aktuellen Forschungsergebnissen und weiterführender Literatur rundet jede Ausgabe ab. Review Alle Fachbeiträge durchlaufen ein Peer-Review-Verfahren.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Oncology
Editor-in-chief Michael SandherrPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named Germany 33, Mainland China 1 (34 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cancer survivorship and careMedicine9%
- Breast Cancer Treatment StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.1%
- Advances in Oncology and RadiotherapyMedicine6.1%
- Palliative and Oncologic CareMedicine6.1%
- Cancer Immunotherapy and BiomarkersMedicine5.1%
- Lymphoma Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine4.5%
- Colorectal Cancer Treatments and StudiesMedicine4.4%
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine4.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oncology | Q4 | 416/428 | — |
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
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EmbasePublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
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
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.03LetPub ·
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.06OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 68,500Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,566 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 66 | 8 | 11 |
| 2025 | 80 | 2 | 28 |
| 2024 | 79 | 2 | 35 |
| 2023 | 86 | 2 | 24 |
| 2022 | 92 | 12 | 21 |
| 2021 | 84 | 15 | 33 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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 websitePublication ethics, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Publication ethics
COPE member, follows COPE guidelines for misconduct Model summary
Als Mitglied des Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) orientiert sie sich an den COPE-Leitlinien für den Umgang mit möglichen Verstößen gegen die Regeln der guten wissenschaftlichen Praxis.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
No simultaneous submission to multiple journals Model summary
Ein Manuskript darf nicht gleichzeitig bei mehr als einer Zeitschrift zur Begutachtung eingereicht werden.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism detection software may be used Model summary
Die Zeitschrift kann Software zum Auffinden von Plagiaten einsetzen.
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
- Springer Nature
- Frequency
- 12 issues per year
- ISSN
- 0946-4565
- Electronic ISSN
- 1862-8559
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 21, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Best Practice Onkologie
Where are the editorial board members of Best Practice Onkologie based?
Of the 34 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Germany (33) and Mainland China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Best Practice Onkologie?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Best Practice Onkologie is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Best Practice Onkologie open access, and what is the APC?
Best Practice Onkologie is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .