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Journal of Chemotherapy

The Journal of Chemotherapy is an international multidisciplinary journal committed to the rapid publication of high quality, peer-reviewed, original research on all aspects of antimicrobial and antitumor chemotherapy, including anticancer drugs and gene therapy. It publishes original experimental and clinical research articles, state-of-the-art reviews, brief communications and letters covering pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, and control of infection, as well as antimicrobial, anticancer, immunomodulating, cell therapy, and gene therapy research.

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Subject Infectious Diseases, Oncology, Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Impact Factor 1.8
Quartile Q3
Open Access Type Hybrid
ISSN 1120-009X
eISSN 1973-9478
Invitation Only No
Cost Range Open Select: choose to publish open access.

Submission Instructions

Journal of Chemotherapy accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Review Articles

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must be unstructured and 150 words. Abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript Manuscript must be no more than 9000 words inclusive of the abstract, tables, references, and figure or table captions. Manuscript must be ordered as title page, abstract, keywords, main text introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion, acknowledgments, declaration of interest statement, references, appendices as appropriate, tables with captions on individual pages, figures, and figure captions as a list. Manuscript must contain 6 to 8 keywords and a declaration of interest statement.
References References may be in any style or format if a consistent scholarly citation format is used. Bibliographic entries must include author names, journal or book title, article or chapter title, year of publication, volume and issue where appropriate, page numbers, and a corresponding in-text citation.
Figures & Tables Figures and tables may be placed within the text or submitted as separate documents. Tables must be provided with captions on individual pages, and figure captions must be supplied as a list.
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Original Research Papers

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract An unstructured abstract of 150 words is required. Abstract must be 150 words. Abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript Manuscript must be no more than 9000 words inclusive of the abstract, tables, references, and figure or table captions. Manuscript must be ordered as title page, abstract, keywords, main text introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion, acknowledgments, declaration of interest statement, references, appendices as appropriate, tables with captions on individual pages, figures, and figure captions as a list. Manuscript must include 6 to 8 keywords and a declaration of interest statement.
References References may be in any consistent scholarly citation style or format. Bibliographic entries must include author names, journal or book title, article or chapter title, year of publication, volume and issue where appropriate, page numbers, and a corresponding in-text citation.
Figures & Tables Figures and tables may be placed within the text or submitted as separate documents. Tables must be provided with captions on individual pages, and figure captions must be supplied as a list.
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Case Reports

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract An unstructured abstract is required. Abstract must be 150 words. Abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 9000 words inclusive of the abstract, tables, references, and figure or table captions. Manuscript must be ordered as title page, abstract, keywords, main text introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion, acknowledgments, declaration of interest statement, references, appendices as appropriate, tables with captions on individual pages, figures, and figure captions as a list. Manuscript must include 6 to 8 keywords and a declaration of interest statement.
References References may be in any consistent scholarly citation style or format. Bibliographic entries must include author names, journal or book title, article or chapter title, year, volume and issue where appropriate, page numbers, and a corresponding in-text citation.
Figures & Tables Figures and tables may be placed within the text or submitted as separate documents, but the manuscript order specifies tables with captions on individual pages followed by figures and a list of figure captions. Tables must be supplied as editable files and should be understandable without reference to the text.
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Brief Communications

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must be 150 words. Abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript Manuscript must be 1200 to 1500 words inclusive of the abstract. Manuscript must be ordered as title page, abstract, keywords, introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion, acknowledgments, declaration of interest statement, references, appendices as appropriate, tables with captions on individual pages, figures, and figure captions as a list. Manuscript must include 6 to 8 keywords and a declaration of interest statement.
References References must not exceed 20. References may be in any style or format if a consistent scholarly citation format is used. Bibliographic entries must include author names, journal or book title, article or chapter title, year, volume and issue where appropriate, page numbers, and a corresponding in-text citation.
Figures & Tables Brief Communications may include either 2 tables or 2 figures. Figures and tables may be placed within the text or submitted as separate documents. Tables must have captions on individual pages and figure captions must be provided as a list.
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Letters To The Editor

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract requirements are not specified.
Manuscript Letters to the Editor must be between 1 and 1.5 pages inclusive of references. Letters to the Editor must be arranged in the order title page, figures, and figure captions as a list, and must contain no sections such as introduction, material, or methods.
References Letters to the Editor must contain no more than 10 references. References may be in any style or format if a consistent scholarly citation format is applied. Bibliographic entries must include author names, source title, article or chapter title, year, volume and issue where appropriate, page numbers, and a corresponding in-text citation.
Figures & Tables Letters to the Editor may contain only one figure or one table. Figures and tables may be placed within the text or submitted as separate documents.
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Recent Publications

A 1:1:1 propensity score matching design to account for center-specific antimicrobial treatment or prophylaxis in observational studies: the case of the POSACOVID study

Cristina Marelli, Daniele Roberto Giacobbe, Alessio Signori, Juergen Prattes, Silvia Dettori, Greta Cattardico, Stefan Hatzl, Alexander C. Reisinger, Philipp Eller, Robert Krause, Florian Reizine, Jean-Pierre Gangneux, Martin Hoenigl, Matteo Bassetti

10.1080/1120009x.2026.2700064
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Eravacycline in sepsis complicated by Clostridioides difficile infection: a brief case series

Federico Giovagnorio, Giovanni Del Fabro, Agnese Zanus-Fortes, Camilla Negri, Astrid Callegari, Chiara Zanusso, Barbara Basso, Silvia Grazioli, Marta Del Pup, Ada Zanier, Viviana Castaldo, Ingrid Reffo, Sergio Venturini

10.1080/1120009x.2026.2684333
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Apatinib combined with capecitabine plus temozolomide versus sunitinib in advanced gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumours: a propensity score-matched real-world study

Tiegang Li

10.1080/1120009x.2026.2684301
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Pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic optimization of antimicrobial therapy in neutropenic sepsis: a comprehensive review

Bin Qiu, Jianjiang Huang, Fang Zhang, Yuyu Wang

10.1080/1120009x.2026.2684308
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Cefiderocol for Stenotrophomonas maltophilia infections: real-world evidence from a multicenter study and a comprehensive literature review

Michela Comi, Giulia Mancarella, Silvia Di Bari, Gianluca Fiorentino, Cosmo Del Borgo, Miriam Lichtner, Claudio Maria Mastroianni, Alessandra Oliva

10.1080/1120009x.2026.2685373
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Research Topics

Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing Antibiotic Use and Resistance Antifungal resistance and susceptibility Urinary Tract Infections Management Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing Neutropenia and Cancer Infections Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations Fungal Infections and Studies Streptococcal Infections and Treatments Mycobacterium research and diagnosis Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Cancer therapeutics and mechanisms Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management Lung Cancer Research Studies Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts Surgical site infection prevention Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Nosocomial Infections in ICU

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