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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 >>

2025 Published Issues
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Editors-in-Chief
  • Hiten RH Patel, PhD, Professor, 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 (311), Peer Review Time (5 days/Mean), Time to First Decision (30 days/Mean), Second Decision Time (27 days/Mean), Accepted (36.7%/Mean), Production Time (45 days/Mean), Time to Publication (135 days/Mean), and Rejected (24.8%/Mean).
Editorial
Review
Minireviews
Xin Sun, Xiao-Wei Shi, Lei Han, Yi-Fan Zhang, Yang Xu, Yu-Cheng Lu 
World J Clin Oncol 16(8):107490. Published online Aug 24, 2025. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v16.i8.107490
Emir Begagić, Amina Džidić-Krivić, Hakija Bečulić, Ragib Pugonja, Adnana Ljevaković, Binasa Bašić, Adem Nuhović, Elma Milanović, Semir Hadžić, Emir Bećirović, Lemana Buljubašić, Minela Bećirović, Mirza Pojskić 
World J Clin Oncol 16(8):108112. Published online Aug 24, 2025. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v16.i8.108112
Ottavia Cicerone, Giorgia Basilico, Claudio Tassi, Caterina Antoniacomi, Federica Lucev, Salvatore Corallo, Alessandro Vanoli, Marcello Maestri 
World J Clin Oncol 16(8):108557. Published online Aug 24, 2025. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v16.i8.108557
Atsushi Mitamura, Shingo Tsujinaka, Fumiyoshi Fujishima, Kentaro Sawada, Makoto Hikage, Tomoya Miura, Yoh Kitamura, Yuuri Hatsuzawa, Toru Nakano, Chikashi Shibata 
World J Clin Oncol 16(8):109088. Published online Aug 24, 2025. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v16.i8.109088
Retrospective Study
Basic Study
LiBang Yang, Thomas Kono, Adam Gilbertsen, Yingming Li, Bo Sun, Blake A Jacobson, Sabine Karam, Scott M Dehm, Craig A Henke, Robert A Kratzke 
World J Clin Oncol 16(8):107208. Published online Aug 24, 2025. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v16.i8.107208
Systematic Reviews
Anna Russo, Luca Marinelli, Vittorio Patanè, Marina Alessandrella, Maria Cristina Pezzella, Teresa Troiani, Gabriella Brancaccio, Camila Scharf, Giuseppe Argenziano, Salvatore Cappabianca, Alfonso Reginelli 
World J Clin Oncol 16(8):109206. Published online Aug 24, 2025. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v16.i8.109206
Meta-Analysis
Case Report
Ghada E Esheba, Hala FM Kamel, Heba MK Youssef, Hatoon FM Badawood, Abdullah A Alshamrani, Rehab J Alharbi, Rami Nassir 
World J Clin Oncol 16(8):108865. Published online Aug 24, 2025. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v16.i8.108865
Haider Zuhair Waheed, Can-Qiang Huang, Yang-Yang Bao, Zhe Chen, Heng-Chao Chen, Zai-Zai Cao, Jiang-Tao Zhong, Peng Ye, Shui-Qiao Fu, Shui-Hong Zhou 
World J Clin Oncol 16(8):109217. Published online Aug 24, 2025. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v16.i8.109217
Letter to the Editor
Correction