Breast Cancer

Aims & Scope

Breast Cancer, the official journal of the Japanese Breast Cancer Society, publishes articles that contribute to progress in the field, in basic or translational research and also in clinical research, seeking to develop a new focus and new perspectives for all who are concerned with breast cancer.

The journal welcomes all original articles describing clinical and epidemiological studies and laboratory investigations regarding breast cancer and related diseases.

The journal will consider five types of articles: editorials, review articles, original articles, case reports, and rapid communications.

Although editorials and review articles will principally be solicited by the editors, they can also be submitted for peer review, as in the case of original articles.

The journal provides the best of up-to-date information on breast cancer, presenting readers with high-impact, original work focusing on pivotal issues.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.9
2024	4.00

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	5226

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1055

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.954

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Medline
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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• CircRNA: a novel type of biomarker for cancer

  Citation: 600

  Authors: He-da, Lin-hong, Da-wei, Jun-chen, Zhen-ling

• Fluorescence navigation with indocyanine green for detecting sentinel lymph nodes in breast cancer

  Citation: 535

  Authors: Toshiyuki, Takuya, Mitsuharu, Takahiro

• An overview of mammographic density and its association with breast cancer

  Citation: 230

  Authors: Shayan Shaghayeq, Pinku

• Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC): review of its molecular characteristics, screening, treatment, and prognosis

  Citation: 197

  Authors: Reiko

• Immune infiltrates in the breast cancer microenvironment: detection, characterization and clinical implication

  Citation: 177

  Authors: Samantha, Karama, Torsten O.

• Role of stromal myofibroblasts in invasive breast cancer: stromal expression of alpha-smooth muscle actin correlates with worse clinical outcome

  Citation: 171

  Authors: Masako, Tomoko, Xinhui, Noriko, Yumi, Mitsuyuki, Misao, Taizo

• Prevalence of anxiety among breast cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

  Citation: 165

  Authors: Seyed-Mehdi, Hosein, Tayebe, Mahin, Mehrbanoo, Mahdieh, Niaz, Kamran

• Activation of PI3K/Akt signaling and hormone resistance in breast cancer

  Citation: 160

  Authors: Eriko, Yasue, Kojiro, Eiji, Akemi, Shinji, Masaru, Yoshihiro, Hideo, Yoshihiko

• Mechanism of resistance to endocrine therapy in breast cancer: the important role of PI3K/Akt/mTOR in estrogen receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer

  Citation: 156

  Authors: Kazuhiro, Yasuo

• Breast cancer incidence, mortality and mortality-to-incidence ratio (MIR) are associated with human development, 1990–2016: evidence from Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

  Citation: 154

  Authors: Rajesh

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