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WoS ESCI Q2CAS 3区Hybrid

Lung Cancer: Targets and Therapy

Country: United Kingdom•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Identifier (ISSN):1179-2728(Print)•Articles / Year: 8
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
3.3
– 0

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
N/A

papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ2
Self-Citation RateN/A
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
8articles/year
97.67% Gold OA•16.67% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.75pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.3)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.3)
🔵 Computed
20251.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.3)
🔵 Computed
20231.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.6)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Lung Cancer: Targets and Therapy is a leading international peer-reviewed journal publishing original research, clinical updates, and reviews indexed in Clarivate Web of Science (SCIE) with Q2 quartile ranking.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine98.8%Biology97.5%Internal medicine96.3%Oncology92.6%Pathology92.6%Genetics89.6%Lung cancer88.3%Cancer77.3%Chemistry58.9%Surgery58.9%Biochemistry50.9%Cancer research37.4%Radiology32.5%Receptor32.5%Gene31.3%Chemotherapy30.1%Epidermal growth factor receptor24.5%Immunology21.5%Bioinformatics21.5%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Not indexed in SCImago / Scopus database

This journal is currently not indexed in Scopus or is an academic publication indexed exclusively in Web of Science (WoS).

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区ONCOLOGY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Dove Medical Press
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
ONCOLOGY
JCRESCI
158/333Q2
ONCOLOGY
JCIESCI
185/333Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—81
20253.31725
2024—1987
20233.612100
2022—897
2021—14360
2020—13168
2019—15319
2018—14460
2017—25794
2016—17555
2015—9170
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Lung Cancer: Targets and Therapy

WoS Q2
2345202320253.30
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:3.3

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: N/A

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

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Record UUID: 4c12a488-dee5-4a9d-97f5-f59f19690271
Database Updated: 2026-10-01