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JNCI Cancer Spectrum

JNCI Cancer Spectrum is an open access oncology journal in the JNCI portfolio published by Oxford University Press. It publishes cancer research and reviews, is indexed in PubMed Central and MEDLINE, and has been selected for the Emerging Sources Citation Index in the Web of Science Core Collection. The journal lists a 2024 Impact Factor of 4.1 and a 2025 CiteScore of 6.

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Subject Oncology
Impact Factor 4.1
Quartile Q2
Open Access Type Hybrid
eISSN 2515-5091
Invitation Only No
Cost Range There is usually an Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in fully open access journals, and hybrid journals usually charge an APC for gold open access.

Submission Instructions

JNCI Cancer Spectrum accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Articles

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract A structured abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be structured.
Manuscript Manuscript text must contain 3000 words or fewer, excluding the abstract, reference list, tables, and figure legends. Manuscript should include a brief Introduction and sections labeled Methods, Results, and Discussion. Authors must report and define sex or gender and describe how sex or gender was assessed, and main outcomes should be reported by sex or gender whenever possible.
References References and in-text citations must follow AMA style, 11th edition. References must be numbered in the order cited, listed in a separate section at the end of the manuscript, and for periodical articles with more than six authors should list the first three followed by et al.
Figures & Tables Articles may include no more than 8 figures, tables, and boxes combined. Figures must be submitted separately from the main manuscript file, while tables must be included at the end of the manuscript file. Alt text must be provided in the main manuscript file directly under each relevant figure legend.
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Systematic Reviews (With Or Without Meta-Analysis)

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract is required and must be included. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be structured.
Manuscript Manuscript must contain 6000 or fewer words excluding the abstract, reference list, tables, and figure legends. Manuscript must be formatted like an Article, and the study design must be included in the title.
References References and in-text citations must follow AMA style as set out in the American Medical Association Manual of Style, 11th Edition. References must be numbered in the order cited in the text, listed in a separate section at the end, and for works with more than six authors only the first three authors should be listed followed by et al.
Figures & Tables Figures must be submitted separately from the main manuscript file, while tables must be included at the end of the manuscript file. Tables must be in Microsoft Word format, and figure captions must be provided in the manuscript rather than in the image files.
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Meta-Analyses

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract is required and must be included for this article type. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be structured.
Manuscript Manuscript must contain 6000 or fewer words excluding the abstract, reference list, tables, and figure legends. Manuscript should be formatted like an Article, and the study design should be included in the title.
References References and in-text citations must follow AMA style as set out in the American Medical Association Manual of Style, 11th Edition. References must be numbered in the order cited, listed in a separate section at the end, and for journal articles with more than six authors list the first three followed by 'et al.'.
Figures & Tables Figures must be submitted separately from the manuscript, while tables must be included at the end of the manuscript file. Tables must be in Microsoft Word format, and supplementary figures plus supplementary tables combined must not exceed the total number of figures and tables allowed for this manuscript type.
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Reviews

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract is required. Abstract must be no more than 250 words. Abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript Manuscript must contain 6000 words or fewer, excluding the abstract, reference list, tables, and figure legends.
References References and in-text citations must follow AMA style as set out in the American Medical Association Manual of Style, 11th Edition. References should be numbered in the order cited in the text, and for journal articles with more than six authors, the first three authors should be listed followed by 'et al.'.
Figures & Tables A maximum of 8 figures, tables, and boxes combined is allowed. Figures must be submitted separately from the manuscript, while tables must be included at the end of the manuscript file. Figure legends must be provided in the manuscript, tables must be in Word format, and boxes must be prepared as single-cell Word tables.
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Brief Communications

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Brief Communications must include an abstract. Abstract must not exceed 150 words. Abstract must be unstructured. Abstract must not be divided by headings or subheadings.
Manuscript Manuscript must contain 1500 words or fewer, excluding the abstract, reference list, tables, and figure legends. Brief Communications and their abstracts must not be divided by headings or subheadings. A graphical abstract may be submitted in addition to the text abstract at initial submission.
References References and in-text citations must follow AMA style as set out in the American Medical Association Manual of Style, 11th Edition. For journal articles with more than six authors, list the first three authors followed by 'et al.,' and cite unpublished or in-preparation material parenthetically in the text rather than in the reference list.
Figures & Tables Brief Communications may include no more than 2 figures, tables, and boxes in total. Figures must be submitted separately from the main manuscript file, while tables must be included at the end of the manuscript file. Figure captions must be provided in the manuscript rather than in the image file, and tables must be in Microsoft Word format.
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Correspondence

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract is not required for Correspondence.
Manuscript Correspondence should contain 500 or fewer words, excluding the reference list.
References Correspondence may include a maximum of 7 references. References and in-text citations must follow AMA style as specified in the American Medical Association Manual of Style, 11th Edition. If the Correspondence comments on an article published in the journal, that article must be included in the numbered reference list.
Figures & Tables Correspondence may include a maximum of 1 figure legend or table. Figures must be submitted separately from the main manuscript file, and tables must be included at the end of the manuscript file.
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Minireviews

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract is required for Minireviews. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript Manuscript must contain 2000 words or fewer, excluding the abstract, reference list, tables, and figure legends.
References References and in-text citations must follow AMA style, 11th edition. References must be numbered in the order cited, listed in a separate section at the end of the manuscript, and for works with more than six authors list the first three followed by et al.
Figures & Tables Minireviews may include no more than 4 total figures, tables, and boxes. Figures must be submitted separately from the manuscript, while tables must be included at the end of the manuscript file. Tables must be in Word format and boxes must be created as single-cell Word tables.
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Recent Publications

Incidence and treatment-modifying impact of immune checkpoint inhibitor–associated peripheral edema: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Anneliese Markus, Kazuya Tsuchiya, Toshiaki Takahashi, Evelyn Elias, Mako Koseki, Yoshito Nishimura, Nicholas C Rohs, Yu Fujiwara

10.1093/jncics/pkag058
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Emerging Role of Radiopharmaceutical Therapy in Oncology: Advances, Challenges, and Future Directions

Laura Ordas, Sean Foster, Phuc Pham, Andy Ollendorff, Varun Gnanasekar, Mahmoud Toulany, Quaovi H Sodji

10.1093/jncics/pkag056
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Outcomes and treatment patterns in germline BRCA1/2 carriers from two matched cohort

Stefania Morganti, Se E Kim, Qingchun Jin, Jaeyoon Cha, Jacqueline E Zeigler, Alexandra B Newman, Gregory J Kirkner, Craig Snow, Yue Zheng, Julie Vincuilla, Tonia Parker, Ryan M Buehler, Brittany L Bychkovsky, Kate E Dibble, Tal Sella, Kathryn J Ruddy, Shoshana M Rosenberg, Laura C Collins, Jeffrey Peppercorn, Lidia Schapira, Virginia F Borges, Yaileen D Guzman-Arocho, Steven E Come, Ellen Warner, Philip D Poorvu, Matteo Lambertini, Giuseppe Curigliano, Melissa E Hughes, Elizabeth A Mittendorf, Tari A King, Nancy U Lin, Judy E Garber, Nabihah Tayob, Sara M Tolaney, Ann H Partridge, Filipa Lynce

10.1093/jncics/pkag055
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Metformin use and the risk of liver cancer in a Swedish population-based cohort study

Yongying Huang, Giola Santoni, Ernesto Sparrelid, Shao-Hua Xie

10.1093/jncics/pkag053
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Trends in lung cancer survival: superior outcomes in US veterans compared to general population

Nikki E Rossetti, Brendan T Heiden, Daniel B Eaton, Steven Tohmasi, Nahom Seyoum, Theodore Thomas, Martin Schoen, Whitney S Brandt, Sara Malone, Yan Yan, Ana Baumann, Su-Hsin Chang, Mayank Patel, Daniel Kreisel, Ruben Nava, Bryan Meyers, Benjamin Kozower, Varun Puri

10.1093/jncics/pkag054
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Accepted Manuscript is published within one week after acceptance and signing of the publishing agreement.

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Is a cover letter required?

A cover letter is required for disclosure of related or similar preprints, dissertations, manuscripts, published papers, and reports, and for a concise explanation of how the submitted manuscript differs from related work. Use of AI should be disclosed in cover letters to editors and in the Methods or Acknowledgements section of manuscripts.

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What are the publication costs?

There is usually an Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in fully open access journals, and hybrid journals usually charge an APC for gold open access.

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Research Topics

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