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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
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 (271), Peer Review Time (5 days/Mean), Time to First Decision (30 days/Mean), Second Decision Time (26 days/Mean), Accepted (35.4%/Mean), Production Time (44 days/Mean), Time to Publication (135 days/Mean), and Rejected (19.9%/Mean).
Editorial
Review
Minireviews
Hong-Jun Liang, Xian-Yi Tan, Di Li, Cheng Lin, Suo-Yi Huang, Guo-Chao Nie, Xue-Feng Guo, Zheng-Bao Zhang, Xiao-Nian Zhu, Sheng-Kui Tan 
World J Clin Oncol 16(7):106981. Published online Jul 24, 2025. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v16.i7.106981
Case Control Study
Retrospective Study
Observational Study
John Bukasa-Kakamba, Ayrton I Bangolo, Nickson Poka, Christian Bompongo, Shruti Wadhwani, Nikita Wadhwani, Isis Kapinga Kalambayi, Manasse Bukasa Mutombo, Pierre Fwelo, Pascal Bayauli, Gael Menga, Andy Sifa, Cute Diazabakana, Guy Kingebeni, Mbuyi Mulumba, Djo Mambu, Richard Mfuke Bokondo, Jean-René M’Buyamba-Kabangu 
World J Clin Oncol 16(7):107495. Published online Jul 24, 2025. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v16.i7.107495
Adam Galazka, Katarzyna Stawarz, Karolina Bienkowska-Pluta, Monika Paszkowska, Magdalena Misiak-Galazka 
World J Clin Oncol 16(7):109246. Published online Jul 24, 2025. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v16.i7.109246
Basic Study
Chang Song, Yu-Yan Pang, Shang-Yi Lu, Bin Li, Dong-Ming Li, Rong-Quan He, Di-Yuan Qin, Shi-De Li, Ning Qv, Yan-Mei Chen, Gang Chen, Juan He, Xiao-Bo Jiang 
World J Clin Oncol 16(7):107109. Published online Jul 24, 2025. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v16.i7.107109
Ke-Jun Wu, Da-Tong Zeng, Rong-Quan He, Dong-Ming Li, Jin-Lian Yao, Li-Min Liu, Wei-Jian Huang, Di-Yuan Qin, Yu-Feng Li, Han He, Shi-De Li, Jia-Ying Wen, Li Meng, Jia-Rong Shi, Gang Chen, Hui Li 
World J Clin Oncol 16(7):108666. Published online Jul 24, 2025. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v16.i7.108666
Letter to the Editor
Meng-Meng Shi, Ming-Yue Guan, Shi Li, Jie-Yu Guo, Xing-Zhen Chen, Jing-Feng Tang, Ce-Fan Zhou 
World J Clin Oncol 16(7):108071. Published online Jul 24, 2025. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v16.i7.108071