Journal profile · Oncogenes-CELL BIOLOGY
Oncotarget
ISSN 1949-2553 · Impact Journals LLC · United States · Monthly · Founded 2009
Oncotarget: fully open access; review 4–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 132 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Oncotarget is published by Impact Journals LLC. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research, MicroRNA in disease regulation and Cancer Cells and Metastasis, together about 23.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cancer Research and Oncology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Oncogenes-CELL BIOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cancer-related molecular mechanisms researchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.2%
- MicroRNA in disease regulationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.9%
- Cancer Cells and MetastasisMedicine7.6%
- Cancer-related Molecular PathwaysMedicine5.1%
- Breast Cancer Treatment StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.6%
- Glioma Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine4.5%
- Cancer Immunotherapy and BiomarkersMedicine4.1%
- Cancer, Hypoxia, and MetabolismBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oncology | Q2 | 141/428 | — |
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
ScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.83LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 91LetPub ·
- h-index
- 222OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 22,008OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.3OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 6,625LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 27,624 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 94 | 94 | 45,868 |
| 2025 | 132 | 132 | 70,991 |
| 2024 | 127 | 127 | 82,919 |
| 2023 | 180 | 180 | 91,607 |
| 2022 | 149 | 149 | 106,293 |
| 2021 | 296 | 296 | 126,177 |
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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly hardLetPub ·
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- Impact Journals LLC
- Country or region
- United States
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 2009
- ISSN
- 1949-2553
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Oncotarget
How long does peer review take at Oncotarget?
Authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly hard”. 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 Oncotarget?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Oncotarget is indexed in Scopus.
Is Oncotarget open access, and what is the APC?
Oncotarget is a fully open-access 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: .