The ''European Journal of Cancer'' is a
peer-reviewed
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medical journal
A medical journal is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that communicates medical information to physicians, other health professionals. Journals that cover many medical specialties are sometimes called general medical journals.
History
The first ...
devoted to
cancer
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research on experimental oncology, clinical oncology (medical, paediatric, radiation, surgical), and on cancer epidemiology and prevention. It is the official journal of the
European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer
The European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) is a unique pan-European non-profit clinical cancer research organisation established in 1962 operating as an international association under Belgium law. It develops, conduc ...
(EORTC) and the
European Society of Breast Cancer Specialists (EUSOMA). The
editor-in-chief
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The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
is Alexander M. M. Eggermont.
In Clarivate's 2020 Journal Citation Reports indexed by
Web of Science, the ''European Journal of Cancer'' received an
impact factor
The impact factor (IF) or journal impact factor (JIF) of an academic journal is a scientometric index calculated by Clarivate that reflects the yearly mean number of citations of articles published in the last two years in a given journal, as i ...
of 9.162, ranking it 33 out of 242 journals in the category ''Oncology''.
References
External links
* {{Official, http://www.ejcancer.com/
Elsevier academic journals
Oncology journals
English-language journals
Publications established in 1965