Cancer Letters

Aims & Scope

CANCER LETTERS is a journal providing rapid publication of full-length articles in the broad area of cancer research.

The journal places emphasis on the molecular and cell biology of cancer, oncogenes, carcinogenesis, radiation biology, molecular pathology, hormones and cancer, viral oncology, biology of cancer and metastasis, molecular cytogenetics, epidemiology; and experimental therapeutics.

The primary criterion for publication is interest to a multidisciplinary audience.

Papers should be technically sound and substantiated by sufficient experimental detail.

Clinical papers will be accepted if they contribute to the understanding of the basic mechanisms underlying disease.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	10.1
2024	9.10

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	828

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	11123

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.756

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	230

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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.

• Photo-thermal tumor ablation in mice using near infrared-absorbing nanoparticles

  Citation: 1531

  Authors: D.Patrick, Leon R., Naomi J., J.Donald, Jennifer L.

• Tumor microenvironment and therapeutic response

  Citation: 1417

  Authors: Ting, Yun

• Circular RNA: A new star of noncoding RNAs

  Citation: 1385

  Authors: Shibin, Xisheng, Xiaolei, Jianlin, Yuan, Runze, Wei, Kefeng, Haimin

• Ionizing radiation-induced metabolic oxidative stress and prolonged cell injury

  Citation: 1171

  Authors: Edouard I., Jean-Paul, Debkumar

• Immune cells within the tumor microenvironment: Biological functions and roles in cancer immunotherapy

  Citation: 1146

  Authors: Xu, Yu, Jin-Ke, Wei-Xing, Ru-Gui, Jing, Jian, Fang, Hua-Bing

• Selective laser photo-thermal therapy of epithelial carcinoma using anti-EGFR antibody conjugated gold nanoparticles

  Citation: 1095

  Authors: I, X, M

• Gold nanorod assisted near-infrared plasmonic photothermal therapy (PPTT) of squamous cell carcinoma in mice

  Citation: 1014

  Authors: Erin B., Erik C., Xiaohua, Ivan H., Hunghao, Sujatha, John F., Mostafa A.

• Long non-coding RNAs: A new frontier in the study of human diseases

  Citation: 923

  Authors: Xuefei, Ming, Hongbing, Yanwen, Yong

• HDAC family: What are the cancer relevant targets?

  Citation: 894

  Authors: Olaf, Hedwig E., Till, Ina

• Curcumin and cancer: An “old-age” disease with an “age-old” solution

  Citation: 878

  Authors: Preetha, Chitra, Sonia, Ajaikumar B., Bharat B.

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