About the Journal

World Journal of Oncology publishes original contributions describing basic research and clinical investigation of cancer, on the cellular, molecular, prevention, diagnosis, therapy, translational oncology, and prognosis aspects. The submissions can be basic research or clinical investigation oriented. This journal welcomes those submissions focused on the clinical trials of new treatment modalities for cancer, and those submissions focused on molecular or cellular research of the oncology pathogenesis. Case reports submitted for consideration of publication should explore either a novel genomic event/description or a new safety signal from an oncolytic agent.
The areas of interested manuscripts are these disciplines: tumor immunology and immunotherapy; cancer molecular pharmacology and chemotherapy; drug sensitivity and resistance; cancer epidemiology; clinical trials; cancer pathology; radiobiology and radiation oncology; solid tumor oncology; hematological malignancies; surgical oncology; pediatric oncology; molecular oncology and cancer genes; gene therapy; cancer endocrinology; cancer metastasis; prevention and diagnosis of cancer; other cancer related subjects.
The types of manuscripts accepted are original article, review, editorial, short communication, case report, letter to the editor, book review.

Editor-in-Chief
Kazuaki Takabe, MD, PhD, FACS
Professor, Alfiero Foundation Chair, and Clinical Chief of Breast Surgery in Department of Surgical Oncology at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo, New York, USA
Professor of Surgery with Tenure in Department of Surgery, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, the State University of New York, USA
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ISSN-print: 1920-4531 | ISSN-online: 1920-454X | Open Access | Bimonthly | Aims and Scope

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JCR Impact Factor (JIF 2023): 2.1
CiteScore (2023): 6.1; Journal Rank: 126/404 (Oncology)

Journal archiving and digital preservation: Portico