Journal profile · ONCOLOGY
Chinese Journal of Cancer
ISSN 1000-467X · BMC · United Kingdom
Chinese Journal of Cancer: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 133 articles in 2025; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: Cancer Communications is now archived and no longer receiving submissions with this publisher. All articles published in the journal during its time with Springer will remain fully searchable through our websites. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Chinese Journal of Cancer is published by BMC. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Head and Neck Cancer Studies, Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses, together about 23.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Oncology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Cancer Communications is no longer published by BMC. The journal is continuing in cooperation with Wiley as of 1 January 2020. The new journal website is ...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ONCOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Head and Neck Cancer StudiesMedicine10.8%
- Gastric Cancer Management and OutcomesMedicine6.5%
- Immunotherapy and Immune ResponsesImmunology and Microbiology6.1%
- Esophageal Cancer Research and TreatmentMedicine6%
- Cancer-related Molecular PathwaysMedicine5.6%
- Cancer Immunotherapy and BiomarkersMedicine5.5%
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and PrognosisMedicine5.2%
- Cancer Cells and MetastasisMedicine4.2%
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
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
- 3.47LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 126OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,154OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 13.4OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,259 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 69 | 69 | 9,080 |
| 2025 | 133 | 133 | 12,012 |
| 2024 | 128 | 128 | 10,762 |
| 2023 | 131 | 131 | 8,927 |
| 2022 | 160 | 160 | 7,291 |
| 2021 | 138 | 138 | 6,085 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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 | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,080 / EUR 2,640 / GBP 2,310 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 1,370 | Yes | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- BMC
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1000-467X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Chinese Journal of Cancer
How long does peer review take at Chinese Journal of Cancer?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
Which databases index Chinese Journal of Cancer?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Chinese Journal of Cancer is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Chinese Journal of Cancer open access, and what is the APC?
Chinese Journal of 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .