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New! Glycosylation in cancer: structure, mechanism, and therapy development

Guest edited by Matthew Macauley, Emma Scott and PrzemysÅ‚aw Wielgat

New! Pediatric cancers: advances in research, treatment and supportive care

Guest Edited by Ankie Tan Cheung and Yuhki Koga

Genitourinary cancers: advances in research, treatment, and diagnosis

Guest edited by Marco Maruzzo and Samuel L. Washington III

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New Content ItemEx vivo engineering of phagocytic signals in breast cancer cells for a whole tumor cell-based vaccine


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Plasma exosomes in insulin resistant obesity exacerbate progression of triple negative breast cancer



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Targeted Therapies for Cancer
Guest edited by Prof. Min Li and Dr. Yanis Boumber
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Microbiome and Cancer
Guest edited by Christopher Staley, Jacques Ravel, Sean Devlin
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Cross journal collection: Advances in CAR-T immunotherapy
Guest edited by Profs Marko Radic, Djordje Atanackovic and Tim Luetkens
Collection published: 30 June 2020

Cross journal collection: Precision Oncology
Collection published: 28 August 2019

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BMC Cancer is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of cancer research, including the pathophysiology, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancers. The journal welcomes submissions in broad areas of cancer research including molecular and cellular biology, genetics, epidemiology, and clinical trials. Learn more about our scope here

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Annual Journal Metrics

  • Citation Impact 
    Journal Impact Factor: 3.4 (2024)    
    5-year Journal Impact Factor: 3.7 (2024)   
    Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 0.964 (2024)    
    SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): 1.178 (2024)

    Speed 
    Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 10
    Submission to acceptance (median days): 140

    Usage 2024
    Downloads: 11,210,121
    Altmetric mentions: 3,310

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    Reviewer interacts with: Editor

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