Journal profile · ONCOLOGY
Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
ISSN 1540-1405 · eISSN 1540-1413 · Cold Spring Publishing LLC · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 2003
Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 15.67; subscription journal; median 134 days to acceptance (53 articles, last 24 months); 447 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network is published by Cold Spring Publishing LLC and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer, Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations and Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy, together about 24.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Oncology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
JNCCN features updates on the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology®, (solicited) review articles elaborating on guideline recommendations, health services research, and case reports highlighting molecular insights in patient care. JNCCN's vision is to further the mission of NCCN by serving as the primary resource for information on NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines (NCCN Guidelines®), innovation in translational medicine, and on scientific studies related to oncology health services research, including quality care and value, bioethics, comparative and cost effectiveness, public policy, and interventional research on supportive care and survivorship.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): ONCOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Daniel M. GeynismanPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Economic and Financial Impacts of CancerEconomics, Econometrics and Finance10.6%
- Lung Cancer Treatments and MutationsMedicine7.2%
- Advances in Oncology and RadiotherapyMedicine6.3%
- Cancer survivorship and careMedicine5.9%
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.1%
- Cancer Treatment and PharmacologyMedicine4.7%
- Global Cancer Incidence and ScreeningMedicine4.4%
- Colorectal Cancer Treatments and StudiesMedicine4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Oncology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Oncology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Oncology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview 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
- 15.67LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 19.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 5.99LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 6.37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 88LetPub ·
- h-index
- 204OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,772OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.56OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.48%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 134LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,312 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 485 | 45 | 159 |
| 2025 | 447 | 89 | 1,805 |
| 2024 | 399 | 97 | 5,430 |
| 2023 | 365 | 204 | 7,248 |
| 2022 | 393 | 157 | 12,333 |
| 2021 | 347 | 204 | 14,255 |
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
134 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 99 days – 174 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 140 days (40 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 280 days
- Sample
- 53 articles with submission and acceptance dates (618 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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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
- Publisher
- Cold Spring Publishing LLC
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 2003
- ISSN
- 1540-1405
- Electronic ISSN
- 1540-1413
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 24, Issue 8 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
What CAS zone is Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Oncology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 15.67; CiteScore 19.4, h-index 204.
How long does peer review take at Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network?
Based on the dates recorded on 53 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 134 days (interquartile range 99–174 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 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 the National Comprehensive Cancer Network?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network is a subscription 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: .