2021 marked the 20th year since Cancer Cell International published its very first articles. To mark the occasion, we're looking back at the journal's milestone achievements and highlighting some of the best content from the past 20 years.
Cancer Cell International: Celebrating 20 years
Our milestones
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Anniversary video
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Our top ranked articles of all time
| Article | Publication year |
| Acidic extracellular microenvironment and cancer | 2013 |
| MicroRNA (miRNA) in cancer | 2015 |
| 2005 | |
| Tumor suppressor gene E-cadherin and its role in normal and malignant cells | 2003 |
| Survivin: a unique target for tumor therapy | 2016 |
| Article | Publication year |
| Role of stem cells in cancer therapy and cancer stem cells: a review | 2007 |
| Tumor suppressor gene E-cadherin and its role in normal and malignant cells | 2003 |
| Stem cells, senescence, neosis and self-renewal in cancer | 2006 |
| Acidic extracellular microenvironment and cancer | 2013 |
| Real-time RT-PCR analysis of mRNA decay: half-life of Beta-actin mRNA in human leukemia CCRF-CEM and Nalm-6 cell lines | 2002 |
| Article | Publication year |
| A humanized anti-CD26 monoclonal antibody inhibits cell growth of malignant mesothelioma via retarded G2/M cell cycle transition | 2016 |
| Mitochondrial structure alteration in human prostate cancer cells upon initial interaction with a chemopreventive agent phenethyl isothiocyanate | 2014 |
| Inhibition of human lung cancer cell proliferation and survival by wine | 2014 |
| 2013 | |
| Bioluminescence imaging reveals inhibition of tumor cell proliferation by Alzheimer's amyloid beta protein | 2009 |
"Cancer Cell International has successfully and significantly grown and influenced the cancer research community. For our 20th anniversary, we have started to focus on translational research – bridging the bench and the clinic."
– Dr. Yasumasa Kato, Editor-in-Chief
Ohu University, Japan
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Annual Journal Metrics
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Citation Impact 2023
Journal Impact Factor: 5.3
5-year Journal Impact Factor: 5.0
Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 0.920
SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): 1.257Speed 2024
Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 28
Submission to acceptance (median days): 136Usage 2024
Downloads: 2,982,142
Altmetric mentions: 1,332
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Comments from our community
– Dr. Domenico Coppola, Editor-in-Chief
Moffitt Cancer Center and Florida Digestive Health Specialists, USA