Journal profile · OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY
Gynecologic Oncology Reports
ISSN 2352-5789 · Elsevier · United States
Gynecologic Oncology Reports: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.5 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 1,000; median 48 days to acceptance (110 articles, last 24 months); 308 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Gynecologic Oncology Reports is published by Elsevier 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 Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments, Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment and Uterine Myomas and Treatments, together about 44.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Obstetrics and Gynecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Official publication of the Society of Gynecologic OncologyGynecologic Oncology Reports is a companion title to the respected Gynecologic Oncology . Gynecologic Oncology Reports is an online-only, open access journal devoted to the rapid publication of narrative review articles, survey articles, case reports, case series, letters to the editor regarding previously published manuscripts and other short communications in the field of gynecologic oncology. The journal will consider papers that concern tumors of the female reproductive tract, with originality, quality, and clarity the chief criteria of acceptance.Gynecologic Oncology and Gynecologic Oncology Reports encourage submission of manuscripts that help understand, address or aim to eliminate health disparities, differences in health status, or access to healthcare based on race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, age, disability, marital status, or social determinants of health.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Susan C. ModesittPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 77, Singapore 3, Mexico 3, Israel 1 (84 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Endometrial and Cervical Cancer TreatmentsMedicine18.9%
- Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatmentMedicine18.1%
- Uterine Myomas and TreatmentsMedicine7.9%
- Cervical Cancer and HPV ResearchMedicine6.8%
- Sarcoma Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine4%
- Intraperitoneal and Appendiceal MalignanciesMedicine3.6%
- Endometriosis Research and TreatmentMedicine3.1%
- Gestational Trophoblastic Disease StudiesMedicine3.1%
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 | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 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
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)
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.63LetPub ·
- h-index
- 38OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 369OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.13OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 201LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,236 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 196 | 196 | 23 |
| 2025 | 308 | 308 | 236 |
| 2024 | 304 | 304 | 654 |
| 2023 | 252 | 252 | 680 |
| 2022 | 248 | 248 | 1,124 |
| 2021 | 214 | 214 | 1,559 |
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
48 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 41 days – 66 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 2 days (110 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 54 days
- Sample
- 110 articles with submission and acceptance dates (469 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 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 29 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 54 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 9 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 | USD 1,000 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 930 / EUR 870 / GBP 740 / JPY 115,350 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 750 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 1,050 | — | — |
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 prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 1
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 5,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted19, with length limits
- case reportSurvey Articles: Survey Articles should synthesize the latest research, experiences, and/or opinions in an area of gynecologic oncology from data gathered using…main text ≤ 2,000 words
- case reportsCase Reports may provide a brief description of up to four cases of a particular condition that is unusual and also provides new insights into diagnosis or clin…Length not stated
- case seriesCase Series may be retrospective or prospective and may report an unlimited number of patients. Case Series should be a maximum of 2,000 words with no more than…Length not stated
- correspondenceLetters may relate to previously published work from Gynecologic Oncology Reports or issues within the field of gynecologic oncology that the author wishes to r…Length not stated
- educational videosEducational videos should provide an overview of a surgical technique or case in the field of gynecologic oncology. Video articles must be no more than ten minu…Length not stated
- invited mini reviewThe content of mini reviews should be practical, concise, clinically focused, and should address new issues in a timely manner. The review should give the reade…Length not stated
- lettercology that the author wishes to raise. Letters should be no more than 1,000 words in length and do not contain an abstract or list of keywordmain text ≤ 1,000 words
- mini reviewup and management of clinical problems. Mini reviews should be no more than 2-4,000 words in length with a maximum of 40 references and 2-5 tables fimain text ≤ 4,000 words
- opinionSurvey Articles: Survey Articles should synthesize the latest research, experiences, and/or opinions in an area of gynecologic oncology from data gathered using…Length not stated
- research reportSurvey Articles: Survey Articles should synthesize the latest research, experiences, and/or opinions in an area of gynecologic oncology from data gathered using…main text ≤ 4,000 words
- research reportsFull-length report of an original basic or clinical investigation. Research Reports should be no more than 4,000 words in length, with a structured abstract, a …Length not stated
- reviewSurvey Articles: Survey Articles should synthesize the latest research, experiences, and/or opinions in an area of gynecologic oncology from data gathered using…Length not stated
- review articleSurvey Articles: Survey Articles should synthesize the latest research, experiences, and/or opinions in an area of gynecologic oncology from data gathered using…Length not stated
- review articlesReviews should relate to an important basic or clinical subject in the field. These articles should be a maximum of 5,000 words in length, with an unstructured …Length not stated
- short communicationSurvey Articles: Survey Articles should synthesize the latest research, experiences, and/or opinions in an area of gynecologic oncology from data gathered using…main text ≤ 2,000 words
- short communicationsShort Communications provide a brief but complete account of work, which presents either new data or existing data to support the conclusions of the author. Sho…Length not stated
- surgical filmsThe maximum file size is 100 MB (after conversion to mp4). Videos will be published in mp4 format onlyLength not stated
- surveySurvey Articles: Survey Articles should synthesize the latest research, experiences, and/or opinions in an area of gynecologic oncology from data gathered using…Length not stated
- survey articlesSurvey Articles should synthesize the latest research, experiences, and/or opinions in an area of gynecologic oncology from data gathered using validated instru…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI use
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Group authorship
Group authorship refers to the attribution of an article to a defined and named group of authors whose members have contributed to the work. Examples include research consortia, clinical trial groups, collaborative networks, task forces or working groups, expert panels or consensus groups, and participatory research groups. Group authorship must be declared on the title page at submission. When av…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interests
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include:EmploymentConsultanciesStock ownershipHonorariaPaid expert testimonyPatent applications or registrationsGrants or any other fundingAffiliation with the journal as an Editor or Advisory Board …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Ethics in publishing Model summary
Authors must follow ethical guidelines stated in Elsevier's Publishing Ethics Policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License options
Authors will be offered open access user license options which will determine how you, and third parties, can reuse your open access article. We advise that you review these options and any funding body license requirements before selecting a license option.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Open access Model summary
We refer you to our open access information page to learn about open access options for this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Single anonymized review process Model summary
This journal follows a single anonymized review process. Your submission will initially be assessed by our editors. If your submission is deemed suitable, it will typically be sent to be reviewed by a minimum of two reviewers for an independent expert assessment of the scientific quality. The decision as to whether your article is accepted or rejected for publication will be made by our editors.Re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint sharing Model summary
Preprint sharingAuthors may share preprints in line with Elsevier's article sharing policy. Sharing preprints, such as on a preprint server, will not count as prior publication.We advise you to read our policy on multiple, redundant or concurrent publication.
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
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2352-5789
- Society / sponsor
- Society of Gynecologic Oncology
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Gynecologic Oncology Reports
What CAS zone is Gynecologic Oncology Reports in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Gynecologic Oncology Reports is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Obstetrics & Gynecology. 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 Gynecologic Oncology Reports?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.5; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2, h-index 38.
How long does peer review take at Gynecologic Oncology Reports?
Based on the dates recorded on 110 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 48 days (interquartile range 41–66 days); authors report an average review time of about 13 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 Gynecologic Oncology Reports?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≥ 1; Manuscript length: ≤ 5,000 words; Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Gynecologic Oncology Reports based?
Of the 84 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (77), Singapore (3) and Mexico (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Gynecologic Oncology Reports?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Gynecologic Oncology Reports is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Gynecologic Oncology Reports open access, and what is the APC?
Gynecologic Oncology Reports is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,000.
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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .