CA (journal)


CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians is a bimonthly peer-reviewed medical journal published for the American Cancer Society by Wiley-Blackwell. The journal was established in 1950 and covers aspects of cancer research on diagnosis, therapy, and prevention. The editor-in-chief is Don S. Dizon.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in:

Journal Rankings

The following table provides an overview of the latest rankings of CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians across major scientific indexing databases, highlighting its top position in multiple subject areas.
SourceCategoryRankPercentileQuartile
ScopusOncology in Medicine1/40499.75Q1
ScopusHematology in Medicine1/13799.27Q1
IF Oncology1/32299.80Q1
JCI Oncology1/32299.69Q1

According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2022 impact factor of 254.7, ranking it first among all journals in the database.
The journal publishes a mix of comprehensive review articles, clinical guidelines, statistical reports, and other educational content aimed at informing cancer care professionals about advances in diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.