Journal profile · Obstetrics & Gynecology
Gynecologic Oncology
ISSN 0090-8258 · eISSN 1095-6859 · Academic Press Inc. · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1972
Gynecologic Oncology: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 4.51; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,380; median 66 days to acceptance (106 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 938 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Gynecologic Oncology is published by Academic Press Inc. and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments, Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment and Cervical Cancer and HPV Research, together about 54.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Obstetrics and Gynecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Obstetrics & Gynecology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Endometrial and Cervical Cancer TreatmentsMedicine22.8%
- Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatmentMedicine21.9%
- Cervical Cancer and HPV ResearchMedicine10%
- Uterine Myomas and TreatmentsMedicine5%
- Intraperitoneal and Appendiceal MalignanciesMedicine3.9%
- PARP inhibition in cancer therapyMedicine3.8%
- Gynecological conditions and treatmentsMedicine3%
- BRCA gene mutations in cancerBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Oncology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Oncology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Oncology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 4.51LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.81LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- h-index
- 147LetPub ·
- h-index
- 226OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 12,625OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.49OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 21.01%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 281LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 28,965 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 954 | 99 | 123 |
| 2025 | 938 | 165 | 1,132 |
| 2024 | 1,028 | 205 | 3,099 |
| 2023 | 898 | 678 | 4,230 |
| 2022 | 982 | 189 | 6,281 |
| 2021 | 1,129 | 227 | 11,258 |
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
66 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 43 days – 88 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 9 days (106 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 76 days
- Sample
- 106 articles with submission and acceptance dates (631 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 2 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly hardLetPub ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,380 / EUR 4,100 / GBP 3,510 / JPY 543,250 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Academic Press Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1972
- ISSN
- 0090-8258
- Electronic ISSN
- 1095-6859
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Gynecologic Oncology
What CAS zone is Gynecologic Oncology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Gynecologic Oncology is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Obstetrics & Gynecology / Oncology; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Gynecologic Oncology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.51; CiteScore 7.3, h-index 226.
How long does peer review take at Gynecologic Oncology?
Based on the dates recorded on 106 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 66 days (interquartile range 43–88 days); authors report an average review time of about 2 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly hard”. 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 Gynecologic Oncology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Gynecologic Oncology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Gynecologic Oncology open access, and what is the APC?
Gynecologic Oncology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,380.
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: .