Journal profile · Oncology
Journal of Clinical Oncology
ISSN 0732-183X · eISSN 1527-7755 · American Society of Clinical Oncology · UNITED STATES · Biweekly · Founded 1983
Journal of Clinical Oncology: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 42.85; hybrid open access; median 95 days to acceptance (35 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 20%; 8,704 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Clinical Oncology is published by American Society of Clinical Oncology and is in Zone 1 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations, Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology and Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics, together about 24.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Oncology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Clinical Oncology (JCO) is a high-impact, peer-reviewed medical journal that publishes significant clinical oncology research along with editorials, reviews, and other works that relate to the care of patients with cancer.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Oncology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Lung Cancer Treatments and MutationsMedicine8.6%
- Cancer Treatment and PharmacologyMedicine8.1%
- Cancer Genomics and DiagnosticsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.9%
- Colorectal Cancer Treatments and StudiesMedicine7.9%
- Cancer Immunotherapy and BiomarkersMedicine6.2%
- Prostate Cancer Treatment and ResearchMedicine4.5%
- Gastric Cancer Management and OutcomesMedicine4.3%
- Lung Cancer Research StudiesMedicine4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Oncology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Oncology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Oncology | Zone 1 |
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
- 42.85LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 14.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 4.65LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 6.83LetPub ·
- h-index
- 494LetPub ·
- h-index
- 743OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 33,531OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.81OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 36.39%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 308LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 174,216 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9,762 | 2,358 | 1,826 |
| 2025 | 8,704 | 4,115 | 13,098 |
| 2024 | 8,191 | 3,871 | 33,333 |
| 2023 | 8,021 | 3,619 | 57,357 |
| 2022 | 7,608 | 570 | 74,201 |
| 2021 | 6,487 | 429 | 78,096 |
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
95 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 27 days – 169 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 56 days (35 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 151 days
- Sample
- 35 articles with submission and acceptance dates (18,827 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)
- 20%LetPub ·
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- American Society of Clinical Oncology
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Biweekly
- Founded
- 1983
- ISSN
- 0732-183X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1527-7755
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 44, Issue 27 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Clinical Oncology
What CAS zone is Journal of Clinical Oncology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Clinical Oncology is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Oncology; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Clinical Oncology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 42.85; CiteScore 14.2, h-index 743.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Clinical Oncology?
Based on the dates recorded on 35 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 95 days (interquartile range 27–169 days); authors report an average review time of about 2 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 20%”. 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 Clinical Oncology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Clinical Oncology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Clinical Oncology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Clinical Oncology is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .