Cancer Causes and Control

Aims & Scope

Cancer Causes & Control is an international refereed journal that both reports and stimulates new avenues of investigation into the causes, control, and subsequent prevention of cancer.

By drawing together related information published currently in a diverse range of biological and medical journals, it has a multidisciplinary and multinational approach.

The scope of the journal includes: variation in cancer distribution within and between populations; factors associated with cancer risk; preventive and therapeutic interventions on a population scale; economic, demographic, and health-policy implications of cancer; and related methodological issues.

The emphasis is on speed of publication.

The journal will normally publish within 30 to 60 days of acceptance of manuscripts.

Cancer Causes & Control publishes Original Articles, Reviews, Commentaries, Opinions, Short Communications and Letters to the Editor which will have direct relevance to researchers and practitioners working in epidemiology, medical statistics, cancer biology, health education, medical economics and related fields.

The journal also contains significant information for government agencies concerned with cancer research, control and policy.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.1
2024	2.20

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	3652

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1045

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.181

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	149

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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
• Embase

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology and 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.

• Vegetables, fruit, and cancer. I. Epidemiology

  Citation: 914

  Authors: Kristi A., John D.

• Socioeconomic status and breast cancer incidence in California for different race/ethnic groups

  Citation: 785

  Authors: Kathleen, Carin, Richard, Cyllene, William

• Cancer risk from occupational and environmental exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

  Citation: 782

  Authors: Paolo, Nadia, Per

• Chordoma: incidence and survival patterns in the United States, 1973–1995

  Citation: 769

  Authors: Mary L., Alisa M., Christina M., Naoko, Dilys M.

• Vegetables, fruit, and cancer. II. Mechanisms

  Citation: 655

  Authors: Kristi A., John D.

• Impact of socioeconomic status on cancer incidence and stage at diagnosis: selected findings from the surveillance, epidemiology, and end results: National Longitudinal Mortality Study

  Citation: 592

  Authors: Limin X., Marsha E., Barry A., Benjamin F., Gopal K., Yi Dan, Marc T., Charles F., Stephen M., Vivien W., Leslie, Scarlett L., John J., Charles C., Norman J., Brenda K.

• Insulin and colon cancer

  Citation: 574

  Authors: Edward

• Meta-analyses of colorectal cancer risk factors

  Citation: 554

  Authors: Constance M., Caimiao, Joe E., Derek J., Christopher I., Bernard, Donald A.

• Energy balance and obesity: what are the main drivers?

  Citation: 546

  Authors: Isabelle, Laure, Simón, Hervé M., Paul W., Marc, Nahla, Stephen D., Michael, Barrie, Chizuru, Nancy, Jacob, Magdalena, Youfa, Klaas, Pattanee, Martin, Walter C.

• International patterns and trends in thyroid cancer incidence, 1973–2002

  Citation: 510

  Authors: Briseis A., Tongzhang, Theodore R., Xuesong, Mary H., Andreas, Yaqun, Yana, Cairong, Grace L., Nathaniel, Yawei

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