Gastric Cancer

Aims & Scope

Gastric Cancer, a joint official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association, publishes significant studies related to stomach neoplasms.

The journal welcomes original articles, case reports, short communications, and technical notes, which will be peer-reviewed by the editorial board.

Letters to the Editor commenting on articles published in the journal or expressing views on topics concerning gastric cancer are also welcomed.

Review articles are in principle solicited by the Editor.

Meeting reports will include summaries of symposia or consensus achieved in the congresses of related associations.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	5.1
2024	6.00

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.489

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	106

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	965

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2182

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

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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.

• Japanese classification of gastric carcinoma: 3rd English edition

  Citation: 2877

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• Japanese Classification of Gastric Carcinoma – 2nd English Edition –

  Citation: 2121

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• Japanese gastric cancer treatment guidelines 2014 (ver. 4)

  Citation: 1889

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• Japanese gastric cancer treatment guidelines 2010 (ver. 3)

  Citation: 1821

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• Incidence of lymph node metastasis from early gastric cancer: estimation with a large number of cases at two large centers

  Citation: 1436

  Authors: Takuji, Akio, Mitsuru, Hiroyuki, Yukihiro, Tadakazu, Yo

• Japanese gastric cancer treatment guidelines 2018 (5th edition)

  Citation: 1406

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• Japanese Gastric Cancer Treatment Guidelines 2021 (6th edition)

  Citation: 772

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• Application of artificial intelligence using a convolutional neural network for detecting gastric cancer in endoscopic images

  Citation: 596

  Authors: Toshiaki, Kazuharu, Tetsuya, Soichiro, Satoki, Tsuyoshi, Tatsuya, Mitsuhiro, Keigo, Junko, Tomohiro

• Endoscopic resection of early gastric cancer

  Citation: 518

  Authors: Takuji

• HER2 screening data from ToGA: targeting HER2 in gastric and gastroesophageal junction cancer

  Citation: 488

  Authors: Eric, Yung-Jue, Feng, Jian M., Keun-Wook, Shun-Chang, Jorge León, Roberto I., Timothy, Oleg, Oliver, Julie, Vivian, Michaela, Marlene, Astrid, Josef

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