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Welcome to the World Journal of Clinical Oncology

World Journal of Clinical Oncology (WJCOWorld J Clin Oncol) is a high-quality, online, open-access, single-blind peer-reviewed journal published by the Baishideng Publishing Group. WJCO accepts both solicited and unsolicited manuscripts. Articles published in WJCO are high-quality, clinical and basic, influential research articles by established academic authors as well as new researchers. The paramount objective of WJCO is to showcase and promote distinguished research in the field of oncology, to help advance development of this field. 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. Submit here >>

2025 Published Issues
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Editors-in-Chief
  • Hiten RH Patel, BM BCh, BSc, FRCS, PhD, Professor, Surgical Oncologist, (E-mail: 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 2024 edition of Journal Citation Reports® cites the 2023 journal impact factor (JIF) for WJCO as 2.6; JIF without journal self cites: 2.6; 5-year JIF: 2.7; JIF Rank: 175/322 in oncology; JIF Quartile: Q3; and 5-year JIF Quartile: Q3.

ISSN
2218-4333 (online)
Editorial
Review
Minireviews
Tian-Hao Shen, Xue Yu, Cheng Zhou, Yu Liu, Qiu-Ying Li, Wei Li, Ting-Hui Jiang, Yong-Qiang Zhu, Yan Liu 
World J Clin Oncol 16(4):102374. Published online Apr 24, 2025. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v16.i4.102374
Cheng-Chen Hu, Sheng-Guo Wang, Zhi Gao, Mao-Feng Qing, Shan Pan, Ying-Ying Liu, Fang Li 
World J Clin Oncol 16(4):103803. Published online Apr 24, 2025. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v16.i4.103803
Cheng-Jin Li, Shu-Mei Gong, Yu-Juan Shi, Ya-Nan Guo, Na-Na Song, Li-Min Jiang, Yan-Yan Wang, Chang-Jiang Zhang, Yao-Bin Wang, Zhi-Peng Li, Peng Wang, Yu-Hua Ruan, Zhen Shi, Hao-Yu Li, Qiu-Jun Zhang, Wei-Ping Fu 
World J Clin Oncol 16(4):104785. Published online Apr 24, 2025. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v16.i4.104785
Retrospective Cohort Study
Retrospective Study
Li-Jing Wang, Cai-Lu Lei, Ting-An Wang, Zhi-Feng Lin, Shi-Jie Feng, Tao Wei, Yan-Qin Li, Meng-Ru Shen, Yan Li, Liu-Feng Liao 
World J Clin Oncol 16(4):102294. Published online Apr 24, 2025. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v16.i4.102294
Observational Study
Basic Study
Hao-Ling Zhang, Rui Zhao, Di Wang, Siti Nurfatimah Mohd Sapudin, Badrul Hisham Yahaya, Mohammad Syamsul Reza Harun, Zhong-Wen Zhang, Zhi-Jing Song, Yan-Ting Liu, Sandai Doblin, Ping Lu 
World J Clin Oncol 16(4):104182. Published online Apr 24, 2025. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v16.i4.104182
Meta-Analysis
Case Report