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Journal decision profile

Cancer Discovery

Medicine · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

American Association for Cancer ResearchUnited StatespISSN 2159-8274eISSN 2159-8290

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7.12026 metrics scoreOpenAlex · CC0

138dmedian speedlatest 100 articles

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Journal Metrics Score

Journal Metrics ScoreThe visible value is the 2026Journal Metrics Score: citations in the most recent complete year to the journal's works from the two prior years, divided by the number of those works — from OpenAlex open data (CC0).

2026

7.1

Journal Metrics Score 2026 · 2021–2024 window citedness 9.52.

Speed

SpeedMedian calendar days from manuscript received to accepted. It includes revision time and is not the journal's time to first decision.

PUBMED

138 days

Submission → acceptance · median · 100/100 recent articles.

APC / cost*

APC / cost*Costs are indicative and may exclude taxes, waivers, society discounts, or article-type charges. Always verify the journal's official website.

VERIFY

Not available

No reliable journal-level APC is cached. Cost is excluded from scoring.

At a glance

Journal decision profile

A visual summary for comparison—not a single black-box star rating.

Relative profile

Cost is intentionally excluded. Missing APC data is never converted to a zero-dollar fee or a fabricated cost score.

Raw values behind the shape

Always visible

Metrics Score

Metrics ScoreThe 2026 Journal Metrics Score, normalized within a comparable journal cohort for this preview.

7.12026 · OPENALEX

Source output rank

Source output rankLifetime journal-wide output rank among OpenAlex sources associated with the journal’s leading topic.

#57 / 1,358LIFETIME OUTPUT

Highly cited papers

Highly cited papersRecent works in the global top 10% after normalization by work type, year, and subfield.

25%FIELD-NORMALIZED TOP 10%

Field-normalized impact

Field-normalized impactMedian FWCI, where 1.0 is the expected citation level for comparable work.

0.14MEDIAN FWCI

Review speed

Review speedMedian submission-to-acceptance time from qualified PubMed records.

138 daysMEDIAN

Recent output

Recent outputAverage annual publication volume across the complete analysis window.

520 / yr2021–2024 AVG

Cost efficiency

Cost efficiencyNo score is assigned without a reliable journal-level cost.

—NOT SCORED

Field-normalized top 10% share25%

519 of 2,078 works · same type, year & subfield

Field-normalized top 1% share9%

186 works · same type, year & subfield

Median FWCI0.14×

Below field-year expectation

Source output rank#57

of 1,358 topic-associated OpenAlex sources by lifetime output

What does Median FWCI mean?

FWCI compares papers with the same publication year, type, and field. 1.0 is the world average; above 1.0 is above expectation. This journal's median is 0.14, so its typical recent paper runs about 86% below its field benchmark.

What does Top 10% Share mean?

25% of recent papers rank in the global top 10% after field normalization. This is easier to compare across specialties than raw citation totals.

Submission to acceptance time (publication speed)

Among 100 recent articles with complete PubMed dates, the median time from received to accepted was 138 days. It includes revisions and is not the journal's time to first decision.

Publishing pattern

Publication volume and article mix

Volume is separated from citation accumulation so newer papers are not presented as weaker simply because they are newer.

Works published by year

OpenAlex source records · 2016–2025

5462016

5602017

5412018

4932019

5232020

5532021

5322022

5072023

4862024

4002025

Recent work-type mix

2,078 OpenAlex works · 2021–2024

Article98.2%

Erratum1%

Conference abstract0.5%

Paratext0.2%

OpenAlex article is broader than “original research.” PubMed Publication Types can add case-report and clinical-study detail.

Fit signals

Topics and medical subject coverage

OpenAlex topics show research communities; MeSH keeps the medical taxonomy recognizable.

Major MeSH signals

PubMed-indexed works

NeoplasmsLung NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungBreast NeoplasmsPancreatic NeoplasmsAntineoplastic AgentsLeukemia, Myeloid, AcuteCarcinoma, Pancreatic DuctalMelanoma

Leading OpenAlex topics

2021–2024 works

Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers138

Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics135

CAR-T cell therapy research120

Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies57

Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations56

Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research54

Immune Cell Function and Interaction42

Immune cells in cancer40

Immunotherapy and Immune Responses36

Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment32

Methodology: OpenAlex snapshot 2026-08-09. FWCI, percentile badges, topics, and type mix use 2,078 works published 2021–2024. Radar normalization is versioned in the cached profile, and no cost score is assigned without reliable APC data.