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Clinical & Experimental Metastasis

Clinical & Experimental Metastasis is an international, multidisciplinary journal devoted to the rapid publication of fundamental advances in basic and applied metastasis research. It is the official journal of the Metastasis Research Society and provides a forum for molecular biology, pharmacology, tumor biology, and clinical cancer treatment. The journal is online-only.

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Subject Oncology
Impact Factor 3.2
Quartile Q2
Open Access Type Hybrid
ISSN 0262-0898
eISSN 1573-7276
Invitation Only No
Cost Range Open access APC: £3290.00 GBP / $5290.00 USD / €3990.00 EUR; subscription publishing: no APC charges apply.

Submission Instructions

Clinical & Experimental Metastasis accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Original Articles

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract is required. Abstract must be 150 to 250 words.
Manuscript Original Articles have no restrictions on text length. Manuscript must include 4 to 6 keywords, a Declarations section before the reference list, documentation of any LLM use in the Methods or another suitable section, a disclosure statement, and a Data Availability Statement explaining what data are available, where they can be found, how to access data supporting the results and analysis, and any applicable access terms, including links or citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study.
References Citations must be numbered in square brackets in the text and the reference list must contain only cited published or accepted works numbered consecutively, with journal names abbreviated according to the ISSN List of Title Word Abbreviations and DOI links included when available.
Figures & Tables Original Articles have no restrictions on the number of figures. Figures should be submitted within the body of the text and large figures should be submitted separately only if file size causes upload problems. Tables and figures must be numbered with Arabic numerals and cited in consecutive numerical order, each table must have a caption, and each figure must have a concise descriptive caption included in the manuscript text file rather than in the figure file.
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Reviews

Cover Letter A cover letter is required for unsolicited Reviews. For unsolicited Reviews, the cover letter must summarize the lead author's publication history on the review topic, emphasizing original research articles as first or last author, and explain how the new review advances existing review publications.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must be 150 to 250 words.
Manuscript Reviews have no restrictions on text length. The manuscript must include 4 to 6 keywords, a Declarations section before the reference list, documentation of any LLM use in the Methods section or suitable alternative part, a review-author contribution statement identifying who conceived the article, performed the literature search and data analysis, and drafted or critically revised the work, and a disclosure statement.
References Citations must use numbered references in square brackets. The reference list must include only cited works that have been published or accepted for publication, be numbered consecutively, use standard journal title abbreviations, and include full DOI links when available.
Figures & Tables Reviews have no restrictions on the number of figures. Figures should be submitted within the body of the text, with large figures submitted separately only if file size causes upload problems. Figures and tables must be numbered with Arabic numerals, cited in consecutive numerical order, and accompanied by concise descriptive captions, with figure captions included in the manuscript text file rather than the figure files.
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Rising Star Reviews

Cover Letter All authors must have approved the manuscript before submission, including the names and order of authors.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must be 150 to 250 words.
Manuscript Manuscript must include a section entitled "Declarations" before the reference list. Include 4 to 6 keywords, document any LLM use in the Methods section or suitable alternative section, and include a "Declarations" section before the references covering Funding, Conflicts of interest/competing interests, Ethics approval, Consent, Data and/or Code availability, and Authors' contribution statements with unused headings marked "Not applicable".
References Citations must appear as numbers in square brackets and the reference list must be numbered consecutively, include only cited published or accepted works, and provide full DOI links when available.
Figures & Tables Figures should be submitted within the body of the text, with large figures uploaded separately only if file size causes upload problems. Figures and tables must be numbered with Arabic numerals and cited in consecutive numerical order, each table must have a caption, and figure captions must be provided in the manuscript text file rather than inside the figure files.
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Short Communications

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must be 150 to 250 words.
Manuscript Short Communications are limited to 4000 words including references. Short Communications should use the same format as regular articles and have a very concise introduction and discussion. Include 4 to 6 keywords and a section titled "Declarations" before the references that includes funding, conflicts of interest or competing interests, consent, data and or code availability, and authors' contribution statements, with LLM use documented in the Methods section or a suitable alternative section if applicable.
References Citations must use numbered references in square brackets. Reference entries must be numbered consecutively, include only works cited in the text that are published or accepted for publication, use standard journal abbreviations, and provide full DOI links when available.
Figures & Tables Short Communications may include up to 4 figures and a maximum of 2 tables. Figures should be submitted within the body of the text, with large figures submitted separately only if file size causes upload problems. Figures and tables must be numbered with Arabic numerals, cited in consecutive numerical order, and accompanied by concise captions, with figure captions included in the manuscript text file rather than in the figure files.
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Letters To The Editor

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract must be 150 to 250 words.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 1000 words. Manuscript must include 4 to 6 keywords, document any LLM use in the Methods section or a suitable alternative part, and include a "Declarations" or "Statements and Declarations" section before the references with the required declaration items.
References Reference list is limited to 5 references. Citations must be numbered in square brackets in the text and the reference list must be numbered consecutively, include only cited published or accepted works, use standard journal name abbreviations, and provide full DOI links when available.
Figures & Tables Figures should be submitted within the body of the text, with large figures submitted separately only if file size causes upload problems. Figures and tables must be numbered with Arabic numerals, cited in consecutive numerical order, and accompanied by concise captions, with figure captions included in the manuscript text file rather than in the figure files.
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Recent Publications

Molecular characterization of the histopathological growth patterns of colorectal cancer liver metastases by RNA sequencing of targeted samples at the tumor-liver interface

Emily Latacz, Sanne M. L. Verheul, Yasmine Sillis, Pieter-Jan van Dam, Michail Doukas, Dirk J. Grunhagen, Hanna Nyström, Piet Dirix, Luc Dirix, Steven Van Laere, Cornelis Verhoef, Peter Vermeulen

10.1007/s10585-024-10319-w
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Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy for pulmonary metastasis from sarcoma: a retrospective comparison with metastasectomy

Youngju Song, Yeon Joo Kim, Sehoon Choi, Jae Kwang Yun, Jin-Hee Ahn, Jeong Eun Kim, Jong Seok Lee, Wanlim Kim, Kyung-Hyun Do, Hye Won Chung, Geun Dong Lee, Si Yeol Song

10.1007/s10585-024-10320-3
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Impact of time-of-day administration of immunotherapy on survival in metastatic renal cell carcinoma: the MOUSEION-09 meta-analysis

Alessandro Rizzo, Fernando Sabino Marques Monteiro, Veronica Mollica, Andrey Soares, Oronzo Brunetti, Angela Dalia Ricci, Francesco Massari, Matteo Santoni

10.1007/s10585-024-10322-1
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Multi-institutional study using sbrt to treat mediastinal and hilar lymphadenopathy

D. Caivano, D. Pezzulla, P. Bonome, C. Ricciardi, P. Zuccoli, M. Rotondi, R. C. Sigillo, M. Serio, F. Giannetti, A. Molinari, C. Menichelli, M. Valeriani, V. De Sanctis, A. Fanelli, M. F. Osti

10.1007/s10585-024-10324-z
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Current preclinical models of brain metastasis

Zacharie Drouin, Flavie Lévesque, Korina Mouzakitis, Marilyne Labrie

10.1007/s10585-024-10318-x
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Frequently asked questions

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Is a cover letter required?

A cover letter is requested for unsolicited review articles and should include a summary of the lead author's publication history on the topic and an explanation of how the new review article advances existing review publications.

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What are the publication costs?

Open access APC: £3290.00 GBP / $5290.00 USD / €3990.00 EUR. Subscription publishing is available with no APC.

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Research Topics

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