Journal profile · ONCOLOGY
Journal of Cancer Prevention
ISSN 2288-3649 · eISSN 2288-3657
Journal of Cancer Prevention: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; median 70 days to acceptance (54 articles, last 24 months); 24 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Cancer Prevention 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 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities, Medicinal Plant Research and Cancer-related Molecular Pathways, together about 21.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): ONCOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine9%
- Medicinal Plant ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.5%
- Cancer-related Molecular PathwaysMedicine6.1%
- Global Cancer Incidence and ScreeningMedicine5.7%
- Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studiesMedicine5.2%
- Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effectsMedicine5%
- Cell death mechanisms and regulationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.9%
- Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stressBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.7%
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
ESCILetPub
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
- h-index
- 51OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 243OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.08OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 649 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 21 | 811 |
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | 1,223 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | 1,279 |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | 1,365 |
| 2022 | 27 | 27 | 1,299 |
| 2021 | 34 | 34 | 1,292 |
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 Crossref · to
70 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 31 days – 92 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 26 days (54 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 102 days
- Sample
- 54 articles with submission and acceptance dates (58 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".
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- ISSN
- 2288-3649
- Electronic ISSN
- 2288-3657
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Cancer Prevention
What CAS zone is Journal of Cancer Prevention in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Cancer Prevention 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 Journal of Cancer Prevention?
Based on the dates recorded on 54 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 70 days (interquartile range 31–92 days). 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 Journal of Cancer Prevention?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Cancer Prevention is indexed in ESCI.
Is Journal of Cancer Prevention open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Cancer Prevention is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .