Cancer Research (journal)

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Cancer Research is a biweekly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the American Association for Cancer Research. It covers research on all aspects of cancer and cancer-related biomedical sciences and was established in 1941. The editor-in-chief is George C. Prendergast. The journal was described as the flagship journal of the AACR and has been recognized for its influence and significance in the field.

History[edit | edit source]

Cancer Research was established in 1941. The journal has published many seminal articles that have become classics in the field. The journal's impact factor, a measure of the frequency with which the average article in a journal has been cited, was 9.727 in 2017.

Scope[edit | edit source]

The journal publishes original studies, reviews, and opinion pieces offering significance and broad impact to a diverse audience spanning basic, preclinical, clinical, prevention and epidemiological research. Cancer Research seeks articles of unusual significance in all areas of experimental biology and medicine related to malignancy.

Abstracting and indexing[edit | edit source]

The journal is abstracted and indexed in PubMed, MEDLINE, Chemical Abstracts Service, Scopus, and Crossref. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2017 impact factor of 9.727.

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Contributors: Prab R. Tumpati, MD