Overview
Submission Instructions
Recent Publications
Frequently Asked Questions
Research Topics
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Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology is a review journal covering clinical oncology and related advances in cancer diagnosis, management, therapeutics, epidemiology and precision medicine, publishing content such as Review Articles, Comments, Research Highlights and News & Views.
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Subject
Oncology
Impact Factor
82.2
Quartile
Q1
Open Access Type
Hybrid
ISSN
1759-4774
eISSN
1759-4782
Invitation Only
Yes
Cost Range
No fee for publication.
Submission Instructions
Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology is an invitation-only journal. Submissions are accepted by invitation from the editorial board only. The following article types are accepted:
Review-Type
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
A proposal synopsis must include an abstract. The abstract in the proposal synopsis must be 200 words.
Manuscript
The proposal synopsis must include a brief description of the main article sections. The proposal synopsis must include a list of key references and the list of authors and their affiliations, and any use of an LLM must be documented in the Methods section or a suitable alternative section if no Methods section is available.
References
References requirements are not specified.
Figures & Tables
Figures & Tables requirements are not specified.
Perspective
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
An unstructured abstract is required for Perspective manuscripts. The abstract should ideally be no more than 200 words. The abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript
The manuscript must include an introductory section without subheadings and end with a brief summary section without subheadings. The manuscript must include competing interests, document any LLM use in the Methods section or another suitable section if no Methods section exists, and key points are optional but if included must contain 4–6 bullet points of no more than 30 words each.
References
References must use Nature Reviews style. References must be cited as sequential superscript numbers, listed in the order main text, tables, figures, and then boxes, and for works with six or more authors only the first author should be listed followed by 'et al.'.
Figures & Tables
Perspective articles may include no more than 5 display items in total. Tables must be provided as part of the article document, while tables containing graphical content must be provided as separate image files. All figures must have a brief legend and tables must have a short title.
Consensus Statement
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
An unstructured abstract is required. Abstract should ideally be no more than 200 words. Abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript
Manuscript must begin with an introduction without subheadings, may use up to three levels of headings, include a brief Methods section describing methodology and relevant search strategy, decision-making process, inclusion and/or exclusion criteria, and stakeholder details, and end with a brief concluding summary section without subheadings. Use of an LLM must be documented in the Methods section or another suitable part of the manuscript, and competing interests must be declared within the text of the article.
References
References should be approximately 25 per 1,000 words. References must use Nature Reviews style. References must be cited as superscript numbers sequentially in the order of appearance in the main text, tables, figures, and then boxes, and works with six or more authors must list only the first author followed by 'et al.'.
Figures & Tables
No more than 7 display items, including tables, figures, and boxes, are allowed. Tables must be provided as part of the article document, while tables containing graphical content must be provided as separate image files. Display items must be cited in the main text in order as (FIG. 1), tables and boxes must have short titles, figures must be fully labelled with a short title and concise legend defining abbreviations, and all abbreviations in tables must be defined.
Evidence-Based Guidelines
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
An unstructured abstract is required. Abstract should ideally be no more than 200 words. Abstract must be unstructured. Abstract must not contain headings, references, or display item citations and must contain minimal specialist details with all abstracted information addressed in the main article.
Manuscript
Manuscript must include an introduction without subheadings, a Methods section describing methodology and stakeholders, and a brief concluding summary section without subheadings, with up to three levels of headings allowed. Use of an LLM must be documented in the Methods section or, if no Methods section is available, in a suitable alternative part of the manuscript.
References
References should be approximately 25 per 1,000 words. References must use Nature Reviews style. References must be cited as sequential superscript numbers in the order of main text, tables, figures, and then boxes, and references with six or more authors must list only the first author followed by 'et al.'.
Figures & Tables
No more than 7 display items, including tables, figures, and boxes, are allowed. Tables must be provided as part of the article document, while tables containing graphical content must be provided as separate image files. Display items must be cited in the main text in order as (FIG. 1), tables and boxes must have a short title, figures must be fully labelled with a short title and concise legend defining abbreviations, and all abbreviations in tables must be defined.
Recent Publications
Potential new standard of care for resectable gastro-oesophageal adenocarcinoma in Asia
David Killock
10.1038/s41571-026-01177-4
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Daraxonrasib effective in metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
Peter Sidaway
10.1038/s41571-026-01176-5
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Adjuvant selpercatinib shows benefit in patients with NSCLC
Diana Romero
10.1038/s41571-026-01172-9
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Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to publish?
Median time from submission to first editorial decision is 4 days. Median time from submission to acceptance is 122 days.
Reformat to Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology using Livewrite PremiumWhat are the publication costs?
Articles are published via the subscription route with no immediate gold open access option. No publication fee is charged.
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