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WoS SCIE Q1CAS 2区Gold OA

Breast Cancer Research

Abbreviation (ISO):BREAST CANCER RES
Country: England•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Identifier (ISSN):1465-542X(Print)/1465-5411(Online)•Articles / Year: 108
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
6.2
↑ +0.6

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
126

126 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation Rate1.6%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
108articles/year
100% Gold OA•92.71% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.2)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.2)
🔵 Computed
20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.6)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.4)
🔵 Computed
20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.466)
🔵 Computed
20193.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.676)
🔵 Computed
20183.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.142)
🔵 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

Breast Cancer Research is an international, peer-reviewed online journal, publishing original research, reviews, editorials and reports. Open access research articles of exceptional interest are published in all areas of biology and medicine relevant to breast cancer, including normal mammary gland biology, with special emphasis on the genetic, biochemical, and cellular basis of breast cancer. In addition to basic research, the journal publishes preclinical, translational and clinical studies with a biological basis, including Phase I and Phase II trials.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine99.5%Internal medicine98.2%Biology96.1%Genetics95%Cancer90.1%Breast cancer85.3%Oncology70.9%Surgery67.5%Surgical oncology60.3%Chemistry55.9%Biochemistry53.9%Pathology45%Cancer research42.1%Gene38.7%
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):
2区 (Zone 2)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2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
Gold OA
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
BioMed Central
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Founding Year
1999
Editorial Address
CAMPUS, 4 CRINAN ST, LONDON, ENGLAND, N1 9XW
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
ONCOLOGY
JCRSCIE
60/333Q1
ONCOLOGY
JCISCIE
59/333Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—18758
20255.62491,119
2024—1932,371
20237.41553,105
2022—1012,741
20216.4661204,341
2020—1388,964
20195.6761579,408
20186.1421567,902
2017—1358,828
2016—13210,409
2015—20012,040
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Breast Cancer Research

WoS Q1
3579201820192021202320255.60
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:5.6

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 1.6%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01