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Welcome to the World Journal of Clinical Oncology

World Journal of Clinical Oncology (WJCO, World J Clin Oncol) is a high-quality, open-access academic journal that employs a single-blind peer-review process. The journal focuses on publishing clinical, basic, and translational research achievements that are innovative, novel, and practical in the fields of oncology. The types of articles published in WJCO include Editorial, Opinion Review, Frontier, Review, Minireview, Clinical Research, Basic Study, Systematic Review, Meta-analysis, Evidence-based Medicine, Field of Vision, Clinical Guidelines, Letter to the Editor, and Case Report. All submissions must comply with academic norms and ethical requirements. WJCO is edited and published by the Baishideng Publishing Group. Submit here >>

2026 Published Issues
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Editors-in-Chief
  • Hiten R H Patel, PhD, Professor, (hrhpatel@hotmail.com) Department of Urology, University Hospital North Norway, Tromso 9038, Norway
Indexing/Abstracting
The WJCO is now abstracted and indexed in PubMed, PubMed Central, Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI, Web of Science), Reference Citation Analysis, China Science and Technology Journal Database, and Superstar Journals Database.
Journal Metrics

The 2025 edition of Journal Citation Reports® cites the 2024 journal impact factor (JIF) for WJCO as 3.2; JIF without journal self cites: 3.1; 5-year JIF: 3.2; JIF Rank: 129/326 in oncology; JIF Quartile: Q2; and 5-year JIF Quartile: Q2.

ISSN
2218-4333 (online)
Latest Manuscript Statistics
Received (2176), Peer Review Time (36 days/Mean), Time to First Decision (52 days/Mean), Second Decision Time (42 days/Mean), Accepted (52.1%/Mean), Production Time (45 days/Mean), Time to Publication (173 days/Mean), and Rejected (34.3%/Mean).
Editorial
Review
Marina M G L Oliveira, Carol S Lemos, Mariangela L S Brazão, Alice L A Rodrigues, Evelin da C do Nascimento, Emylli M P Cardoso, Maria F F Arantes, Fabrício F de Melo 
World J Clin Oncol 17(1):114913. Published online Jan 24, 2026. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v17.i1.114913
Minireviews
Nikita Agarwal, Uttam Sharma, Akshi Shree, Rajiv Ranjan Kumar, Jaya Kanta Gorain, Vaishnavi Vishwas, Farhana Jahan, Archna Singh, Jayanth Kumar Palanichamy, Deepam Pushpam, Radhika Bakhshi, Anita Chopra, Ranjit Kumar Sahoo, Atul Batra, Surender K Sharawat, Sameer Bakhshi 
World J Clin Oncol 17(1):113600. Published online Jan 24, 2026. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v17.i1.113600
Case Control Study
Retrospective Cohort Study
Retrospective Study
Noura A A Ebrahim, Habiba Elfandy, Aya Mohamed Adel Arafat, Amira Diyaa Darwish, Mahitab Ibrahim Eltohamy 
World J Clin Oncol 17(1):111426. Published online Jan 24, 2026. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v17.i1.111426
Clinical Trials Study
Jeb F Struder, Aiden J Chauntry, Lauren C Bates-Fraser, Elizabeth P Harrell, Jordan T Lee, Chad W Wagoner, Stephanie A Sullivan, David B Bartlett, Hyman B Muss, Brian C Jensen, Claudio L Battaglini, Erik D Hanson 
World J Clin Oncol 17(1):112039. Published online Jan 24, 2026. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v17.i1.112039
Observational Study
Nobue Futawatari, Takashi Fukuyama, Yusuke Akimoto, Junji Maehara, Daisuke Hihara, Yosuke Okamoto, Yuki Yokouchi, Kei Takahashi, Manabu Watanabe, Yoshihisa Saida 
World J Clin Oncol 17(1):113612. Published online Jan 24, 2026. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v17.i1.113612
Meta-Analysis
Case Report
Letter to the Editor