International Journal of Cancer

Aims & Scope

The International Journal of Cancer (IJC) is the official journal of the Union for International Cancer Control—UICC; it appears twice a month.

IJC invites submission of manuscripts under a broad scope of topics relevant to experimental and clinical cancer research and publishes original Research Articles and Short Reports under the following categories: -Cancer Epidemiology- Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics- Infectious Causes of Cancer- Innovative Tools and Methods- Molecular Cancer Biology- Tumor Immunology and Microenvironment- Tumor Markers and Signatures- Cancer Therapy and Prevention

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	4.7
2024	5.70

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1151

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	7827

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.252

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	268

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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 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.

• Cancer incidence and mortality worldwide: Sources, methods and major patterns in GLOBOCAN 2012

  Citation: 21242

  Authors: Jacques, Isabelle, Rajesh, Sultan, Colin, Marise, Donald Maxwell, David, Freddie

• Estimates of worldwide burden of cancer in 2008: GLOBOCAN 2008

  Citation: 12035

  Authors: Jacques, Hai‐Rim, Freddie, David, Colin, Donald Maxwell

• Estimating the global cancer incidence and mortality in 2018: GLOBOCAN sources and methods

  Citation: 5746

  Authors: J., M., I., C., D.M., M., A., F.

• Cancer statistics for the year 2020: An overview

  Citation: 4208

  Authors: Jacques, Murielle, Isabelle, Donald M., Marion, Ariana, Freddie

• Estimating the world cancer burden: Globocan 2000

  Citation: 2749

  Authors: D. Maxwell, Freddie, Jacques, Paola

• The global health burden of infection‐associated cancers in the year 2002

  Citation: 2184

  Authors: Donald Maxwell

• Production of a mouse monoclonal antibody reactive with a human nuclear antigen associated with cell proliferation

  Citation: 2041

  Authors: Johannes, Ulrich, Hilmar, Harald

• Worldwide burden of cancer attributable to HPV by site, country and HPV type

  Citation: 1798

  Authors: Catherine, Martyn, Jerome, Silvia

• Establishment and characterization of a human histiocytic lymphoma cell line (U‐937)

  Citation: 1766

  Authors: Christer, Kenneth

• Establishment and characterization of a human acute monocytic leukemia cell line (THP‐1)

  Citation: 1676

  Authors: Shigeru, Michiko, Yoshiko, Yasuko, Tasuke, Keiya

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