Journal profile
Revista Brasileira de Cancerologia
ISSN 0034-7116 · eISSN 2176-9745 · Instituto Nacional de Câncer José Alencar Gomes da Silva (INCA) · Brazil
Revista Brasileira de Cancerologia: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 224 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Brasileira de Cancerologia is published by Instituto Nacional de Câncer José Alencar Gomes da Silva (INCA). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Global Cancer Incidence and Screening, Palliative and Oncologic Care and Women's cancer prevention and management, together about 31% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
A Revista Brasileira de Cancerologia (RBC) representa um marco na editoração científica nas áreas do controle do câncer no país. Em 1941, o Decreto que criou o Serviço Nacional de Câncer previa também a criação de uma revista científica de cancerologia, com vistas a difundir os conhecimentos específicos do Serviço. Em setembro de 1947, foi lançado o primeiro número da RBC para divulgar, à comunidade científica, o campo da cancerologia por meio de artigos e relatos de casos clínicos. A Revista permanece incentivando a pluralidade de temas, ideias e abordagens metodológicas. Nas últimas décadas, procurou incorporar tanto o desenvolvimento das ações de detecção precoce do câncer, o aprimoramento do tratamento e a ampliação da oferta de cuidados paliativos, como as estratégias de prevenção dos fatores de risco (comportamentais, ambientais e ocupacionais) e as pesquisas básica, clínica, translacional e populacional. Em sintonia com os avanços feitos pelo movimento conhecido como Ciência Aberta, a RBC implementou práticas para se alinhar a ela, passando a aceitar a submissão de artigos publicados em preprint e incentivando os autores a compartilharem em repositórios reconhecidos os dados primários, códigos e outros materiais subjacentes ao artigo submetido. A partir de 2021, os editores responsáveis pela avaliação do manuscrito publicado passaram a ser identificados. Atualmente, é dada aos pareceristas e aos autores a opção de manter a modalidade de revisão duplo-anônima, ou abrir sua identidade. Está em andamento o processo que visa à divulgação dos pareceres dos artigos aprovados, com ou sem identificação dos pareceristas. On-line desde 1997, a RBC está disponível no site do INCA, no portal da Capes e na Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde Prevenção e Controle de Câncer, tendo encerrado a publicação impressa em 2019. Todo o acervo impresso (ou físico) foi digitalizado e disponibilizado no site. A partir do número 64.2, em 2018, a RBC passou a ser totalmente bilíngue e, no ano de 2023, trilíngue. Em 2024, foi indexada no SciELO. ISSN on-line: 2176-9745Prefixo DOI: 10.32635 __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Qualis 2021-2024: B1
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Portugal 4, Chile 2, United Kingdom 1, Italy 1 (8 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global Cancer Incidence and ScreeningMedicine12.4%
- Palliative and Oncologic CareMedicine9.3%
- Women's cancer prevention and managementMedicine9.3%
- Cancer survivorship and careMedicine8.2%
- Head and Neck Cancer StudiesMedicine6.2%
- Oral Health Pathology and TreatmentDentistry4.8%
- Breast Lesions and CarcinomasMedicine4.3%
- Breast Cancer Treatment StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.2%
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
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
- h-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 261OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.5OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,775 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 260 | 260 | 676 |
| 2025 | 224 | 224 | 919 |
| 2024 | 95 | 95 | 823 |
| 2023 | 689 | 689 | 1,022 |
| 2022 | 241 | 241 | 864 |
| 2021 | 93 | 93 | 887 |
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer review, Open peer review, Unspecified 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 | |
| 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access
- Authorship
Sem taxas de submissão, publicação ou tradução Model summary
A RBC não cobra nenhum tipo de taxa para a submissão, publicação e tradução de artigos, sendo todo o processo isento de custos para o autor.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 e política de acesso aberto Model summary
A RBC adota a Licença Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 e a política de acesso aberto, portanto, os textos estão disponíveis para que qualquer pessoa leia, baixe, copie, imprima, compartilhe, reutilize e distribua, com a devida citação da fonte e autoria.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Accepts preprint submissions and encourages sharing of primary data, code, and other underlying materials in recognized repositories (Open Science practices). Model summary
a RBC implementou práticas para se alinhar a ela, passando a aceitar a submissão de artigos publicados em preprint e incentivando os autores a compartilharem em repositórios reconhecidos os dados primários, códigos e outros materiais subjacentes ao artigo submetido
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
- Instituto Nacional de Câncer José Alencar Gomes da Silva (INCA)
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 0034-7116
- Electronic ISSN
- 2176-9745
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista Brasileira de Cancerologia
How long does peer review take at Revista Brasileira de Cancerologia?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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 Revista Brasileira de Cancerologia?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Reference style: Vancouver; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. 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 Revista Brasileira de Cancerologia based?
Of the 8 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Portugal (4), Chile (2) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Revista Brasileira de Cancerologia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Brasileira de Cancerologia is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Revista Brasileira de Cancerologia open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Brasileira de Cancerologia 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: .