Journal profile · Medicine-Oncology
Nowotwory
ISSN 0029-540X · eISSN 2300-2115 · Via Medica · Poland
Nowotwory: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 11 weeks (community reports); 59 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nowotwory is published by Via Medica. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Breast Cancer Treatment Studies, History of Science and Medicine and Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques, together about 27.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Oncology
Editor-in-chief Wojciech M. WysockiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Poland 17, United States 2, Italy 2, Netherlands 2, Spain 1 (28 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Breast Cancer Treatment StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.5%
- History of Science and MedicineArts and Humanities8.7%
- Advanced Radiotherapy TechniquesPhysics and Astronomy8.6%
- Breast Lesions and CarcinomasMedicine6.5%
- Advances in Oncology and RadiotherapyMedicine6.1%
- Medical History and InnovationsArts and Humanities5.4%
- Global Cancer Incidence and ScreeningMedicine4.8%
- Head and Neck Cancer StudiesMedicine4.3%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oncology | Q3 | 314/428 | 26th |
| Cancer Research | Q4 | 198/233 | 15th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EmbaseCASPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, CNKI, Crossref, Arianta, Biochemistry and Biophysics Citation Index, CNKI (China National Knowledge Index), Free Medical Journals (Geneva Foundation), Index Copernicus, Polish Medical Library (GBL), Polish Scientific Bibliography (PBN), Polindex, SJR (Scimago Journal & Country Rank), Urlichs' Periodicals Directory
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.81OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,887 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 31 | 147 |
| 2025 | 59 | 59 | 196 |
| 2024 | 49 | 49 | 164 |
| 2023 | 60 | 60 | 180 |
| 2022 | 62 | 62 | 189 |
| 2021 | 74 | 74 | 135 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 11 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 11 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-ND |
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)
What to prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 3,000 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Not considered
- laboratory studies
Article types accepted8
- editorialArticle Words limit* References limit* Figures and Tables limit* Original articles 3000 30 8 Reviews 6000 100 6 Pictures in Oncology 300 2 2 Letters to Editor 5…Length not stated
- letterArticle Words limit* References limit* Figures and Tables limit* Original articles 3000 30 8 Reviews 6000 100 6 Pictures in Oncology 300 2 2 Letters to Editor 5…Length not stated
- letters to editorLetters to Editor 500 5 2Length not stated
- original articleArticle Words limit* References limit* Figures and Tables limit* Original articles 3000 30 8 Reviews 6000 100 6 Pictures in Oncology 300 2 2 Letters to Editor 5…Length not stated
- original articlesOriginal articles 3000 30 8Length not stated
- pictures in oncologyPictures in Oncology 300 2 2Length not stated
- reviewArticle Words limit* References limit* Figures and Tables limit* Original articles 3000 30 8 Reviews 6000 100 6 Pictures in Oncology 300 2 2 Letters to Editor 5…Length not stated
- reviewsReviews 6000 100 6Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
No APC Model summary
Currently, there is neither Author Preparation Charge (APC) nor any other charge for submission and publication of articles in 'Nowotwory. Journal of Oncology'.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
To meet the responsibility to the public to provide clear and unbiased scientific information, all authors must disclose any association that poses a conflict of interest in connection with the manuscript. Authors must indicate any affiliations, funding sources, or financial holdings that might raise questions about possible causes of bias. This information will not be revealed to the reviewers an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Completion of the online submission form electronically is tantamount to automatically and free-of-charge transferring of the copyright for publishing and distribution of the submitted material (in all known now and developed in the future forms and fields of exploitation) to the Polish Oncological Society, under condition that those materials are accepted for publication. The authors agree not to…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Articles published on-line are open access and available under Creative Common Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) allowing to download articles and share them with others as long as they credit the authors and the publisher, but without permission to change them in any way or use them commercially. In justified cases CC-BY licence may alternatively be gra…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Peer review Model summary
The Journal is committed to prompt evaluation and publication of submitted articles. All manuscripts together with supplementary files (if applicable) should be submitted online via the journal web page. The submission and review process is fully electronic and submissions by e-mail or postal mail will not be accepted. Please follow the manuscript preparation directions presented below. Manuscript…
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
- Via Medica
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0029-540X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2300-2115
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 76, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Nowotwory
How long does peer review take at Nowotwory?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Nowotwory?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 3,000 words; Reference style: Vancouver; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Required; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Nowotwory based?
Of the 28 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (17), United States (2) and Italy (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Nowotwory?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nowotwory is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Embase and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Nowotwory open access, and what is the APC?
Nowotwory 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: .