Journal profile · ONCOLOGY
Case Reports in Oncology
ISSN 1662-6575 · Karger Publishers · Switzerland
Case Reports in Oncology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.7 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 1,200; median 84 days to acceptance (104 articles, last 24 months); 222 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Case Reports in Oncology is published by Karger Publishers and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment, Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers and Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, together about 20.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Oncology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Case Reports in Oncology is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal that publishes original case studies covering the entire spectrum of oncology, including prevention, diagnosis, treatment, toxicities of therapy, supportive care, quality-of-life, and survivorship issues. The journal will also accept case reports dealing with the use of novel technologies, both in the area of diagnosis and treatment. In this forum, clinicians and researchers can communicate their findings to a broader oncology community. The authors may also provide supplementary material free of charge.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ONCOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Maurie MarkmanPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sarcoma Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine8.3%
- Cancer Immunotherapy and BiomarkersMedicine6.4%
- Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine6.1%
- Neuroendocrine Tumor Research AdvancesMedicine5.5%
- Lung Cancer Treatments and MutationsMedicine5.4%
- Lymphoma Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine5.3%
- Cardiac tumors and thrombiMedicine5.3%
- Lung Cancer Research StudiesMedicine4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Oncology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Oncology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePMCEmbaseCASPublisher website
Other: Google 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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- h-index
- 38OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 581OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.95OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 206LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,795 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 149 | 149 | 21 |
| 2025 | 222 | 222 | 159 |
| 2024 | 204 | 204 | 366 |
| 2023 | 225 | 225 | 611 |
| 2022 | 166 | 166 | 692 |
| 2021 | 292 | 292 | 1,414 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
84 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 66 days – 119 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 22 days (104 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 118 days
- Sample
- 104 articles with submission and acceptance dates (410 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 7 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to final decision
- 84 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 91 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 11 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 | CHF 1,010 / USD 1,200 / EUR 990 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,170 / EUR 1,000 / CHF 1,070 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 990 / USD 1,200 / CHF 1,010 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,020 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Templates
- Word
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted1, with length limits
- case reportailable below. For guidance purposes, a Case Report is typically 2500 words in length and up to 3 Tables and Figures. Document Case Repmain text ≤ 2,500 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Self-archiving
- Authorship Author Contributions
In the Author Contribution statement, a short statement detailing the contributions of each person named as an author should be included. The CRediT taxonomy is a useful framework for preparing this section. Contributors to the submission who do not fulfil the ICMJE Criteria for Authorship should be credited, with their consent, in the Acknowledgement section.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest Statement
Authors are required to disclose any relationship that could be perceived as a conflict of interest in the Conflict of Interest Statement. All forms of support and financial involvement which took place in the previous three years should be listed, regardless of their potential relevance to the paper. Nonfinancial relationships that may potentially influence the writing of the manuscript should al…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Availability Statement
Authors are required to provide a Data Availability Statement that details whether data are publicly available and where the data supporting their study can be accessed. The journal’s data sharing policy strongly encourages authors to make all datasets on which the conclusions of the paper rely available to editors, reviewers and readers without unnecessary restriction wherever possible. In cases …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Licenses and Copyright
Open access under CC BY-NC 4.0 license; authors retain copyright. Model summary
Articles published in Case Reports in Oncology are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, unless otherwise agreed with Karger Publishers. When sharing or reusing any article, attribution must be given to the original source, using the statement "The final, published version of this article is available at http://karger.com/?doi=[inse…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Open Access (All articles are published under Creative Commons licenses)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
Single-anonymous peer review system. Model summary
Peer Review Policy All Karger journals employ a rigorous peer-review process to confirm the validity and ensure scientific accuracy of published articles. Independent researchers with relevant expertise assess submitted manuscripts to help journal editors determine whether a manuscript should be published in their journal. All articles, except for Editorials and some Correspondence articles, are e…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Archiving and Self-Archiving
All articles are archived in Portico. Articles may also be archived in PubMed Central if the journal is indexed there. Karger permits authors of Open Access articles to post the Version of Record (VOR) of their articles in Open Access repositories or on other websites. Preprints may be shared without restriction. Re-posted Open Access articles must follow the terms of the relevant Creative Commons…
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
- Karger Publishers
- Country or region
- Switzerland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1662-6575
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 19, Issue 1 (December 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Case Reports in Oncology
What CAS zone is Case Reports in Oncology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Case Reports in Oncology is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Oncology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Case Reports in Oncology?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.7; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.2, h-index 38.
How long does peer review take at Case Reports in Oncology?
Based on the dates recorded on 104 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 84 days (interquartile range 66–119 days); authors report an average review time of about 7 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Case Reports in Oncology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≥ 3; Reference style: Vancouver; Templates: Word; Graphical abstract: Required; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Case Reports in Oncology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Case Reports in Oncology is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PMC, Embase and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Case Reports in Oncology open access, and what is the APC?
Case Reports in Oncology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,200.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .