Journal profile · ONCOLOGY
eCancerMedicalScience
ISSN 1754-6605 · ecancer Global Foundation · United Kingdom
eCancerMedicalScience: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 27 weeks (community reports); 229 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
eCancerMedicalScience is published by ecancer Global Foundation 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 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening, Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy and Breast Cancer Treatment Studies, together about 29% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal considers articles on all aspects of research relating to cancer, including molecular biology, genetics, pathophysiology, epidemiology, clinical reports, controlled trials (in particular if they are independent or publicly funded trials), health systems, cancer policy and regulatory aspects of cancer care.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ONCOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Enrique Soto Pérez de Celis MD, PhD, FASCOPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global Cancer Incidence and ScreeningMedicine13.1%
- Advances in Oncology and RadiotherapyMedicine8.9%
- Breast Cancer Treatment StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7%
- Cervical Cancer and HPV ResearchMedicine5.7%
- Economic and Financial Impacts of CancerEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.5%
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesMedicine4.2%
- Cancer Genomics and DiagnosticsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.2%
- Cancer survivorship and careMedicine4.1%
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 SciencePMCEmbasePublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO
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
- 2.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 66OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 669OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.55OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96.79%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 230LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,296 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 171 | 171 | 25 |
| 2025 | 229 | 229 | 281 |
| 2024 | 176 | 176 | 584 |
| 2023 | 161 | 161 | 788 |
| 2022 | 163 | 163 | 1,413 |
| 2021 | 187 | 187 | 1,892 |
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 27 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 27 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 | GBP 1,000 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | GBP 1,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 1,000 | Yes | — | |
| 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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
Article types accepted8, with length limits
- case reportUpon submission, authors will be asked to identify the type of article. ecancermedicalscience accepts the following: Research Papers - Research articles have no…Length not stated
- conference reportUpon submission, authors will be asked to identify the type of article. ecancermedicalscience accepts the following: Research Papers - Research articles have no…Length not stated
- editorialUpon submission, authors will be asked to identify the type of article. ecancermedicalscience accepts the following: Research Papers - Research articles have no…Length not stated
- hypothesisUpon submission, authors will be asked to identify the type of article. ecancermedicalscience accepts the following: Research Papers - Research articles have no…Length not stated
- research articleUpon submission, authors will be asked to identify the type of article. ecancermedicalscience accepts the following: Research Papers - Research articles have no…Length not stated
- research paperUpon submission, authors will be asked to identify the type of article. ecancermedicalscience accepts the following: Research Papers - Research articles have no…Length not stated
- reviewUpon submission, authors will be asked to identify the type of article. ecancermedicalscience accepts the following: Research Papers - Research articles have no…main text ≤ 6,000 words
- short communicationUpon submission, authors will be asked to identify the type of article. ecancermedicalscience accepts the following: Research Papers - Research articles have no…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Peer review
- Conflicts of interest Conflicts of interest
A conflict of interest exists when your interpretation of data or presentation of information may be influenced by your personal or financial relationship with other people or organisations. Authors should disclose any competing interests, (financial or otherwise) that may cause them embarrassment were they to become public after the publication of the manuscript. Authors are required to declare a…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
The journal does not accept case reports Model summary
NB: The journal does not accept case reports
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
- ecancer Global Foundation
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1754-6605
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- 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 eCancerMedicalScience
What CAS zone is eCancerMedicalScience in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, eCancerMedicalScience 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.
How long does peer review take at eCancerMedicalScience?
Authors report an average review time of about 27 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 eCancerMedicalScience?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Reference style: Vancouver. 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 eCancerMedicalScience?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, eCancerMedicalScience is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PMC and Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is eCancerMedicalScience open access, and what is the APC?
eCancerMedicalScience is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .