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Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Research and Practice
ISSN 2637-5974 · Wolters Kluwer Health
Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Research and Practice: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 0.9 (journal website); JCR Q4 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 1,200; median 194 days to acceptance (44 articles, last 24 months); 32 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Research and Practice is published by Wolters Kluwer Health and is classed under Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cancer survivorship and care, Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life and Family Support in Illness, together about 55.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Oncology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Research and Practice is the official global journal of the International Psycho-Oncology Society (IPOS). This open access journal focuses on the growing body of research in the field of psychosocial oncology. The journal publishes articles reporting on clinical research examining psychosocial and behavioral interventions in oncology settings, research on the implementation of psychosocial and behavioral interventions in routine clinical practice and their impact on outcomes. This includes reports on pragmatic clinical trials, qualitative research, systematic reviews, survivorship research and care, psychosocial oncology research and practice in developing countries, innovative research methods and research into global and regional health disparities as they relate to psychosocial oncology care and services.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Linda E. CarlsonPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cancer survivorship and careMedicine24.8%
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of LifeMedicine17.3%
- Family Support in IllnessSocial Sciences13.7%
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesMedicine12%
- Cancer-related cognitive impairment studiesMedicine5.8%
- Global Cancer Incidence and ScreeningMedicine4.1%
- Patient-Provider Communication in HealthcareHealth Professions3.1%
- COVID-19 and healthcare impactsMedicine1.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Oncology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Biomedical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q4 · ONCOLOGY · rank 304/333
- JCR Q4 · SOCIAL SCIENCES, BIOMEDICAL · rank 44/48
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
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)
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.15OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.53%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 200 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| 2025 | 32 | 32 | 33 |
| 2024 | 33 | 33 | 59 |
| 2023 | 31 | 31 | 74 |
| 2022 | 25 | 25 | 96 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | 139 |
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
194 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 141 days – 251 days
- Acceptance to online
- —
- Submission to online
- —
- Sample
- 44 articles with submission and acceptance dates (60 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
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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 1,200 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-SA, CC BY-ND, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-SA, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| Publisher website | USD 1,300 / USD 650 / USD 500 | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics
- Authorship
Authorship requires substantial participation in research, analysis, or writing; all authors must review and approve the manuscript; changes require written approval from all authors. Model summary
Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Research and Practice expects that each person listed as an author has participated sufficiently in the intellectual content, the analysis of data, and/or the writing of the manuscript to take public responsibility for it.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Duplicate publication policy: manuscripts must be original, not published or under consideration elsewhere; plagiarism-detection software may be used. Model summary
Manuscripts are reviewed for possible publication with the understanding that they are being submitted only to the Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Research and Practice and have not been published, simultaneously submitted, or already accepted for publication elsewhere.
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
- Wolters Kluwer Health
- ISSN
- 2637-5974
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 8, Issue 2 (June 2026)
- 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 Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Research and Practice
What CAS zone is Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Research and Practice in?
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 Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Research and Practice?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.9; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.4, h-index 13.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Research and Practice?
Based on the dates recorded on 44 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 194 days (interquartile range 141–251 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.
What JCR quartile is Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Research and Practice in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q4; by category, ONCOLOGY Q4 (304/333), SOCIAL SCIENCES, BIOMEDICAL Q4 (44/48). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones.
Which databases index Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Research and Practice?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Research and Practice is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Research and Practice open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Research and Practice is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,200.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, DOAJ, Publisher website, 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: .