Journal profile · ONCOLOGY
npj Precision Oncology
ISSN 2397-768X · Springer Nature · ENGLAND · Founded 2017
npj Precision Oncology: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 9.86; fully open access; APC about USD 4,290; median 187 days to acceptance (125 articles, last 24 months); 454 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
npj Precision Oncology is published by Springer Nature 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 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics, Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers and Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging, together about 31.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Online-only and open access, npj Precision Oncology is an international, peer-reviewed journal committed to publishing cutting-edge scientific research in all aspects of precision oncology from basic science to translational applications to clinical medicine.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ONCOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cancer Genomics and DiagnosticsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology14.2%
- Cancer Immunotherapy and BiomarkersMedicine10.4%
- Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical ImagingMedicine7.2%
- Ferroptosis and cancer prognosisMedicine6.5%
- Lung Cancer Treatments and MutationsMedicine6%
- Single-cell and spatial transcriptomicsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.4%
- Cancer Cells and MetastasisMedicine4.2%
- AI in cancer detectionComputer Science4.2%
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 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Oncology | Zone 2 |
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 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePubMedEmbaseCASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar, Biological Abstracts, CNPIEC, Chinese Academy of Medical Science (CAMS), INIS Atomindex, Japanese Science and Technology Agency (JST), Meta, Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals and Series, OCLC WorldCat Discovery Service, Ovid Discovery, SCImago, TD Net Discovery Service, Wanfang, eLibrary.ru
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
- Impact factor
- 9.86LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 9.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 9.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.62LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 82OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 730OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 8.86OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 444LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 4,085,545Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,678 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 462 | 462 | 353 |
| 2025 | 454 | 454 | 3,845 |
| 2024 | 291 | 291 | 6,490 |
| 2023 | 136 | 136 | 4,200 |
| 2022 | 96 | 96 | 3,762 |
| 2021 | 103 | 103 | 4,471 |
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
187 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 136 days – 262 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (125 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 206 days
- Sample
- 125 articles with submission and acceptance dates (985 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 18 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 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 | EUR 3,490 / USD 4,290 / GBP 3,190 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 4,090 / EUR 3,390 / GBP 3,090 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 2,890 / USD 3,790 / EUR 3,190 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 websiteData availability, Open access
- Data availability
Corrections and retractions policy page listed Model summary
Corrections, Retractions and Matters Arising
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
npj Precision Oncology is a fully open access journal. More on Creative Commons Attribution licenses and the benefits of publishing open access can be found in this section.
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
- Springer Nature
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 2017
- ISSN
- 2397-768X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about npj Precision Oncology
What CAS zone is npj Precision Oncology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, npj Precision Oncology is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 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 npj Precision Oncology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 9.86; CiteScore 9.8, h-index 82.
How long does peer review take at npj Precision Oncology?
Based on the dates recorded on 125 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 187 days (interquartile range 136–262 days); authors report an average review time of about 18 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 npj Precision Oncology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, npj Precision Oncology is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PubMed, Embase, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is npj Precision Oncology open access, and what is the APC?
npj Precision Oncology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 4,290.
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: .