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Top-Ranked SCI Journals: CAS Zone 1

Journals in Zone 1 of their major category in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition), highest impact factor first.

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CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians

ISSN 0007-9235 · Wiley-Blackwell · UNITED STATESOncology

IF 671.5CAS Zone 1 · Medicine · TopReview: median 65 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 4,330Gold OA80 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus

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Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology

ISSN 1471-0072 · Springer Nature · ENGLANDCell Biology

IF 117.97CAS Zone 1 · Biology · TopReview: 6–12 weeksSubscription120 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus

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LANCET

ISSN 0140-6736 · Elsevier Ltd · ENGLANDMedicine, General & Internal

IF 105.5CAS Zone 1 · Medicine · TopReview: median 47 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 7,890Hybrid OA1,484 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus

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Nature Reviews Microbiology

ISSN 1740-1526 · Springer Nature · ENGLANDMicrobiology

IF 104.79CAS Zone 1 · Biology · TopReview: 6–12 weeksSubscription129 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus

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Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology

ISSN 1759-4774 · Springer Nature · ENGLANDOncology

IF 94.53CAS Zone 1 · Medicine · TopReview: 6–12 weeksSubscription131 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus

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Nature Reviews Drug Discovery

ISSN 1474-1776 · Springer Nature · ENGLANDBiotechnology & Applied Microbiology

IF 90.65CAS Zone 1 · Medicine · TopHybrid OA241 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus

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MMWR Surveillance Summaries

ISSN 1545-8636 · CENTERS DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION · UNITED STATESPUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

IF 88.3CAS Zone 1 · Medicine · TopGold OA5 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus

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New England Journal of Medicine

ISSN 0028-4793 · Massachussetts Medical Society · UNITED STATESMedicine, General & Internal

IF 83.43CAS Zone 1 · Medicine · TopReview: about 1 monthSubscription987 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus

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Nature Reviews Materials

ISSN 2058-8437 · Springer Nature · UNITED STATESMaterials Science-Biomaterials

IF 82.87CAS Zone 1 · Materials Science · TopSubscription115 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus

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Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy

ISSN 2095-9907 · Springer Nature · United KingdomBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Genetics

IF 81.24CAS Zone 1 · Medicine · TopReview: median 192 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 3,790Gold OA428 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus · DOAJ

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Nature Reviews Disease Primers

ISSN 2056-676X · Springer Nature · ENGLANDMedicine-General Medicine

IF 79.61CAS Zone 1 · Medicine · TopSubscription92 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus

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World Psychiatry

ISSN 1723-8617 · Wiley-Blackwell · ITALYPsychiatry

IF 79.41CAS Zone 1 · Medicine · TopGold OA118 articles/yrSCIE · SSCI · Scopus

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World Psychiatry

ISSN 2051-5545 · Wiley-Blackwell · ItalyNursing-Psychiatric Mental Health

IF 79.41CAS Zone 1 · Medicine · TopGold OA118 articles/yrSCIE · SSCI · Scopus

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European Journal of International Security

ISSN 2057-5637 · Cambridge University PressINTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

IF 79CAS Zone 1 · Sociology · TopAPC about USD 3,655Gold OA54 articles/yrESCI · Scopus · DOAJ

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Annals of Oncology

ISSN 0923-7534 · Oxford University Press · ENGLANDOncology

IF 76.9CAS Zone 1 · Medicine · TopReview: median 79 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 5,080Hybrid OA5,417 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus

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Nature Reviews Earth & Environment

ISSN 2662-138X · Springer NatureMultiple

IF 74.55CAS Zone 1 · Earth Sciences · TopSubscription126 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus

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Nature Energy

ISSN 2058-7546 · Springer Nature · UNITED STATESEnergy-Energy Engineering and Power Technology

IF 69.77CAS Zone 1 · Materials Science · TopReview: median 290 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 12,690Hybrid OA237 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus

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JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

ISSN 0098-7484 · American Medical Association · UNITED STATESMedicine, General & Internal

IF 64.95CAS Zone 1 · Medicine · TopReview: about 2 monthsSubscription1,837 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus

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Chemical Reviews

ISSN 0009-2665 · American Chemical Society · UNITED STATESChemistry, Multidisciplinary

IF 64.38CAS Zone 1 · Chemistry · TopReview: median 158 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 4,500Transformative255 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus

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Living Reviews in Relativity

ISSN 1433-8351 · Springer International Publishing · GermanyPhysics and Astronomy-Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

IF 64.18CAS Zone 1 · Physics & Astronomy · TopReview: median 229 days to acceptanceNo APCDiamond OA10 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus · DOAJ

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Nature reviews. Cancer

ISSN 1474-175X · Springer Nature · ENGLANDOncology

IF 60.46CAS Zone 1 · Medicine · TopReview: 6–12 weeksSubscription115 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus

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Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology

ISSN 1759-5045 · Springer Nature · UNITED STATESGastroenterology & Hepatology

IF 57.15CAS Zone 1 · Medicine · TopReview: 6–12 weeksSubscription133 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus

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Cancer Cell

ISSN 1535-6108 · Cell Press · UNITED STATESOncology

IF 55.79CAS Zone 1 · Medicine · TopReview: median 236 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 10,400Hybrid OA216 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus

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Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior

ISSN 2327-0608 · Annual Reviews Inc.Multiple

IF 55.63CAS Zone 1 · Management · TopSubscription20 articles/yrSSCI · Scopus

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Nature

ISSN 0028-0836 · Springer Nature · ENGLANDMultidisciplinary Sciences

IF 55.42CAS Zone 1 · Multidisciplinary · TopReview: median 326 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 12,690Hybrid OA4,567 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus

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Nature Reviews Methods Primers

ISSN 2662-8449 · Springer NatureMULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES

IF 54.2CAS Zone 1 · Multidisciplinary · TopSubscription79 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus

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eScience

ISSN 2667-1417 · KeAi Communications Co. Ltd. · ChinaEnergy-Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

IF 52.9CAS Zone 1 · Materials Science · TopReview: about 12 weeksAPC about USD 1,000Gold OA96 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus · DOAJ

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BMJ-British Medical Journal

ISSN 1756-1833 · BMJ Publishing Group · ENGLANDMEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL

IF 52.71CAS Zone 1 · Medicine · TopReview: 2–4 weeksHybrid OA2,851 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus

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Nature Medicine

ISSN 1078-8956 · Springer Nature · UNITED STATESBiochemistry & Molecular Biology

IF 52.24CAS Zone 1 · Medicine · TopReview: median 165 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 12,690Hybrid OA748 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus

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LANCET NEUROLOGY

ISSN 1474-4422 · Lancet Publishing Group · ENGLANDClinical Neurology

IF 51.38CAS Zone 1 · Medicine · TopReview: median 128 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 7,280Hybrid OA254 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus

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