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Journal Of The National Cancer Center

The Journal of the National Cancer Center (JNCC) is a peer-reviewed, fully open-access journal launched in March 2021 that publishes high-quality articles across all areas of cancer research, including cancer biology, epidemiology, prevention, detection, diagnosis, treatment, and cancer-related health policies. It publishes original research articles, news stories, systematic and focused reviews, commentaries, brief communications, correspondences, and editorials, and is supervised by the National Health Commission of China and sponsored by the National Cancer Center.

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Subject Oncology
Impact Factor 9.4
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Open
ISSN 2667-0054
eISSN 2667-0054
Invitation Only No
Cost Range Article Publishing Charge: USD 2700 excluding taxes for all articles.

Submission Instructions

Journal Of The National Cancer Center accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Research Article

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 Main text must not exceed 6000 words, excluding the abstract, references, figures, and tables. Manuscript must include an Introduction and sections with succinct titles, and Materials and Methods should provide sufficient detail in a logical organization to allow replication or validation. Manuscript must include 3 to 6 keywords, submit 3 to 5 highlights as a separate editable file, and include any generative AI declaration in a new section before the references if such tools were used in manuscript preparation.
References References are limited to a maximum of 100. Citations must use superscript Arabic numerals in order of appearance, and the reference list must be numbered in that same order with journal names abbreviated according to LTWA.
Figures & Tables A maximum of 10 figures and tables may be included. Figures must be supplied as separate files, while tables are uploaded with the submission as editable text. Tables must be editable text with consecutive numbering and captions, and all figures and tables must be cited in the manuscript text.
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Review

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract must not exceed 250 words.
Manuscript Main text must be limited to 8000 words, excluding the abstract, references, figures, and tables. Manuscript must be divided into clearly defined sections covering all essential elements using headings. Manuscript must include 1 to 6 English keywords, highlights as a separate editable file containing 3 to 5 bullet points of no more than 85 characters each, and a declaration of any generative AI use in manuscript preparation in a section placed before the references list upon initial submission.
References Reference list may include a maximum of 300 references. References must be cited in the text using superscript Arabic numerals in order of appearance, and the reference list must be numbered in that same order with journal names abbreviated according to LTWA.
Figures & Tables Reviews may include a maximum of 10 figures and tables. Figures must be supplied as separate files and tables must be uploaded with the submission. Tables must be editable text with captions and citations in the manuscript text, and figures must be numbered, cited in the text, and accompanied by captions.
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Practice Guideline

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract must not exceed 250 words.
Manuscript Manuscript should contain a maximum of 6000 words, excluding the abstract, references, figures, and tables. Manuscript must be divided into clearly defined sections covering all essential elements using headings. Manuscript must include 1 to 6 English keywords, submit highlights as a separate editable file with 3 to 5 bullet points of no more than 85 characters each, upload a competing interests declaration document, and include a generative AI declaration section before the references if such tools were used in manuscript preparation.
References Reference list should contain 100 references. References must be cited with superscript Arabic numerals in the order of appearance, listed in that same order, and journal names must be abbreviated according to LTWA.
Figures & Tables Figures and tables should total around 10. Figures must be supplied as separate files, while tables are uploaded with the submission as editable text. All figures and tables must be cited in the text, numbered consecutively in order of appearance, and provided with captions, with table notes placed below the table body.
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Consensus

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract must not exceed 250 words.
Manuscript Manuscript should contain a maximum of 6000 words excluding the abstract, references, figures, and tables. Manuscript must clearly describe the processes for deliberation and those processes must be free of bias. Manuscript must include 1 to 6 keywords in English, submit highlights as a separate editable file with 3 to 5 bullet points of no more than 85 characters each, declare any use of generative AI in a section before the references, and clearly state funding sources.
References Reference list should contain 100 references. References must be cited with superscript Arabic numerals in the order of appearance, and the reference list must be numbered in that same order.
Figures & Tables Manuscript should contain around 10 figures and tables. Figures and other graphical items must be supplied as separate files along with the manuscript. Tables must be submitted as editable text with captions and figures must each have a caption.
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Short Communication

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract must not exceed 250 words.
Manuscript Short Communication must not exceed 1200 words. Short Communication should briefly introduce the research background, present the methods and results, and contain a conclusion. Highlights consisting of 3 to 5 bullet points of no more than 85 characters each must be submitted as a separate editable file, and any use of generative AI in manuscript preparation must be declared in a section placed before the references list.
References Short Communication may contain around 10 references. References must be cited as superscript Arabic numerals in the order of appearance, and the reference list must be numbered in that same order with journal names abbreviated according to LTWA.
Figures & Tables Short Communication may contain no more than 1 figure or table. Figures must be supplied as separate files, and tables must be uploaded along with the manuscript as editable text. All figures and tables must be cited in the text, numbered according to their order of appearance, and provided with captions.
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Correspondence

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract must not exceed 250 words.
Manuscript Correspondence should contain no more than 1000 words. Manuscripts must be divided into clearly defined sections covering all essential elements using headings. Authors must provide 1 to 6 keywords in English, submit highlights as a separate editable file containing 3 to 5 bullet points of no more than 85 characters each, and include any generative AI declaration in a new section before the references if applicable.
References Correspondence may contain a maximum of 10 references. References must be cited in the text using superscript Arabic numerals in order of appearance and listed in the reference list in the same order, and any commented-on journal item must be included in the numbered reference list.
Figures & Tables Correspondence may contain 1 figure/table. Figures and other images must be supplied as separate files along with the manuscript. Tables must be submitted as editable text with captions and cited in the text, and all figures must be cited in the text and have captions.
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Recent Publications

Sapogenin-based nanoscale assemblies induce immunogenic cell death, remodel the tumor microenvironment, and drive systemic antitumor immunity in melanoma

Göklem Üner, Ceren Ülker, Petek Ballar Kırmızıbayrak, Erdal Bedir

10.1016/j.jncc.2026.03.002
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Editorial Board

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10.1016/s2667-0054(26)00045-1
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Intrinsic and extrinsic regulators of cancer dormancy and awakening

Jingwei Zhang, Md Imtiaz Khalil, Ranjan Mishra, Hao Li, Luigi Perelli, Robert A. Weinberg

10.1016/j.jncc.2026.03.007
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Epidemiological characteristics and risk factors of lung cancer in a population with incidental pulmonary nodules in China: a prospective multicenter study of 10,560 cases

Wenhua Liang, Yongzhao Zhou, Chengping Hu, Wei Xiao, Jian Zhang, Min Li, Wei Wang, Xianwei Ye, Xiangyan Zhang, Ning Chang, Chunmei Yun, Dejun Sun, Yunhui Zhang, Zheng Qin, Wei Wang, Yong Zhang, Xin Zhang, Yi Xiang, Jieming Qu, Wei Zhang, Longhua Sun, Yang Hu, Jinfu Xu, Di Wu, Jianping Zhao, Xiaoju Zhang, Hairong Bao, Xiaoju Liu, Yubiao Guo, Zhanqing Li, Qichuan Zhang, Weiyi Zhu, Lan Yang, Xiaomin Dang, Baohui Han, Zhaohui Tong, Feng Wang, Liping Liu, Minhua Peng, Shuangxiu Wu, Liuhong Zeng, Lin Teng, Xiangcheng Qiu, Bo Wang, Jinsheng Tao, Meng Yang, Junjie Zhao, Silvia S. Chen, Jian-Bing Fan, Weimin Li, Dan Liu, Jianxing He, Nanshan Zhong

10.1016/j.jncc.2026.03.003
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Extracellular vesicles in prostate cancer: current understanding and future perspectives

Balaji Perumalsamy, Parthasarathy Seshacharyulu, Raghupathy Vengoji, Nicole Shonka, Benjamin A. Teply, Surinder K. Batra, Sakthivel Muniyan

10.1016/j.jncc.2026.03.004
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

1 day from submission to first decision; 56 days from submission to decision after review; 141 days from submission to acceptance; 39 days from acceptance to online publication.

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What are the publication costs?

Article Publishing Charge is USD 2700 excluding taxes for all articles.

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Research Topics

Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies Human auditory perception and evaluation Educational Robotics and Engineering Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment Lung Cancer Research Studies Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Cancer Cells and Metastasis Multiple and Secondary Primary Cancers Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis Cancer Risks and Factors Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis Genetic factors in colorectal cancer Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Breast Cancer Treatment Studies Head and Neck Cancer Studies Immunotherapy and Immune Responses Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes CAR-T cell therapy research Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Cervical Cancer and HPV Research

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