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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
12 11 10 9 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 (11), Peer Review Time (5 days/Mean), Time to First Decision (22 days/Mean), Second Decision Time (34 days/Mean), Accepted (0.0%/Mean), Production Time (0 days/Mean), Time to Publication (0 days/Mean), and Rejected (18.2%/Mean).
Editorial
Review
Joe Youssef, Amani Yehya, Zahraa Salhab, Ricardo Bitar, Fatima Ghamlouche, Hisham F Bahmad, Wassim Abou-Kheir 
World J Clin Oncol 16(12):113578. Published online Dec 24, 2025. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v16.i12.113578
Minireviews
Xiao-Ming Zhang, Fei-Yu Zhao, Lin-Feng Gao, Tao Xu, Fan Yang, Nian-Song Qian 
World J Clin Oncol 16(12):110351. Published online Dec 24, 2025. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v16.i12.110351
Laura S Pernomian, Maria Fernanda Teixeira, Raphael LC Araujo, Pedro Luiz Serrano Uson Junior 
World J Clin Oncol 16(12):110988. Published online Dec 24, 2025. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v16.i12.110988
Balint Madarasz, Mate Adam Balazs, Erzsebet Palfi, Julia Konczos, Andrea Toth, Gyongyver Szentmartoni, Zoltan Herold, Magdolna Dank 
World J Clin Oncol 16(12):111372. Published online Dec 24, 2025. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v16.i12.111372
Case Control Study
Retrospective Cohort Study
Massimo Framarini, Fabrizio D'Acapito, Piero Vincenzo Lippolis, Andrea Di Giorgio, Daniela Di Pietrantonio, Antonio Sommariva, Paolo Sammartino 
World J Clin Oncol 16(12):112443. Published online Dec 24, 2025. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v16.i12.112443
Retrospective Study
Jonah Lee, Quincy Seigel, Spencer Lee, Emily Green, Sara Chitlik, Veronika Lobova, Paul Eastvold, Chris Gresens, Erin A Kaya 
World J Clin Oncol 16(12):103683. Published online Dec 24, 2025. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v16.i12.103683
Observational Study
Basic Study
Bin-Yu Mo, Jia-Ying Wen, Guo-Qiang Chen, Jing-Wen Ling, Han He, Zi-Li Qin, Fang-Yun Tian, Qi Li, Bin Li, Jian-Di Li, Rong-Quan He, Di-Yuan Qin, Zong-Yu Li, Gang Chen, Chao-Hua Mo, Chang Chen, Shi-Hua Yin, Li Yang 
World J Clin Oncol 16(12):112161. Published online Dec 24, 2025. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v16.i12.112161
Case Report
Letter to the Editor