SciSight Ecosystem
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #1,046CAS 2区Top JournalHybrid

Molecular Cancer Therapeutics

Abbreviation (ISO):MOL CANCER THER
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 2.392•SCImago Rank: #1,046•Identifier (ISSN):1535-7163(Print)/1538-8514(Online)•Articles / Year: 230•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,842 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
6.9
↑ +1.4

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
157

157 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
230articles/year
36.23% Gold OA•95% 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: 6.9)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.9)
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20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.5)
🔵 Computed
20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.3)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.7)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.009)
🔵 Computed
20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.261)
🔵 Computed
20203.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.615)
🔵 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

Molecular Cancer Therapeutics will focus on basic research that has implications for cancer therapeutics in the following areas: Experimental Cancer Therapeutics, Identification of Molecular Targets, Targets for Chemoprevention, New Models, Cancer Chemistry and Drug Discovery, Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Molecular Classification of Tumors, and Bioinformatics and Computational Molecular Biology. The journal provides a publication forum for these emerging disciplines that is focused specifically on cancer research. Papers are stringently reviewed and only those that report results of novel, timely, and significant research and meet high standards of scientific merit will be accepted for publication.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology98.1%Genetics96.5%Medicine95.9%Chemistry91%Internal medicine88.9%Biochemistry87.4%Cancer research79.5%Cancer71.9%Gene55.2%Cell biology46%Apoptosis39.8%Pharmacology35.2%Immunology32.1%Cell culture28.5%Pathology27.7%Signal transduction27.1%In vitro25%Surgery24.2%Organic chemistry23.6%Receptor22.5%Phosphorylation20.9%Cell20.6%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #1,046Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2001-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyMedicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
2.392

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
212

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
5.55

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,842 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations2,514
3-Year Documents433
Citable Documents425

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate43.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Cancer ResearchQ1
OncologyQ1

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
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
American Association for Cancer Research Inc.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
Founding Year
2001
Editorial Address
AMER ASSOC CANCER RESEARCH, 615 CHESTNUT ST, 17TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA, USA, PA, 19106-4404
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
ONCOLOGY
JCRSCIE
55/333Q1
ONCOLOGY
JCISCIE
62/333Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—13336
20255.5612616
20245.33651,726
20235.77202,652
20226.0091703,726
20216.2615248,008
20205.6152247,960
2019—72410,572
2018—75513,917
2017—38117,104
2016—31618,646
2015—1,13416,858
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Molecular Cancer Therapeutics

WoS Q1
35682020202120222023202420255.50
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:5.5

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 0%

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: 2026-09-28