Journal profile
Journal of Radiation and Cancer Research
ISSN 2588-9273 · eISSN 2468-9203 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India
Journal of Radiation and Cancer Research: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 82 days to acceptance (65 articles, last 24 months); 39 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Radiation and Cancer Research is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Effects of Radiation Exposure, Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques and Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry, together about 38.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
To assess the real-world outcomes of postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) for oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma and to examine whether delay in starting PORT affects the survival.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Nagraj HuilgolPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Effects of Radiation ExposureMedicine14%
- Advanced Radiotherapy TechniquesPhysics and Astronomy12.4%
- Radiation Therapy and DosimetryMedicine11.7%
- Head and Neck Cancer StudiesMedicine9.6%
- Radiation Dose and ImagingMedicine6.4%
- Sarcoma Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine3.4%
- Breast Cancer Treatment StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.3%
- Glioma Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine3.1%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.19OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 391 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | 37 | 69 |
| 2025 | 39 | 39 | 99 |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | 80 |
| 2023 | 30 | 30 | 70 |
| 2022 | 62 | 62 | 91 |
| 2021 | 41 | 41 | 78 |
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
82 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 54 days – 105 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 64 days (65 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 144 days
- Sample
- 65 articles with submission and acceptance dates (74 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 11 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 43 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2588-9273
- Electronic ISSN
- 2468-9203
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 17, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Radiation and Cancer Research
How long does peer review take at Journal of Radiation and Cancer Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 65 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 82 days (interquartile range 54–105 days); authors report an average review time of about 11 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.
Which databases index Journal of Radiation and Cancer Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Radiation and Cancer Research is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of Radiation and Cancer Research open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Radiation and Cancer Research is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .